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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a saffron-gold border sits cross-legged, holding incense sticks over a flame in a brass oil lamp on a stand. Gold ornaments and a gold chain are visible on his neck, and metal bangles and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Before him stands a silver bowl with a silver ladle holding cooked grain or prasadam. Behind him brass kalashas and vessels sit beside a garland of white flowers, and a yellow and red cloth drapes a deity altar. Potted plants and a red-and-white striped wall form the background.

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October 29 20112011-10-29October 27 20112011-10-27A photograph of a priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold trim sitting cross-legged beside a fire pit with rising smoke, holding a brass lamp stand with a wick toward a yellow flame. Behind him, a shrine with brass pots, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a deity murti draped in blue and yellow cloth. Potted plants stand on red-and-white steps. A silver bowl and a small oil lamp sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-10-27October 27 20112011-10-27October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border, seated on a carved wooden chair and facing left. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a bundle of green grass and a small white ladle over a large polished silver bowl. A brass lamp with a lit oil flame stands at right beside a brass kalasha vessel, with white flower garlands nearby. Behind him are steps with terracotta pots and potted plants. A microphone stands at his side. A small bowl of red kumkum sits at lower left. A priest is performing a ritual.2011-10-29A photograph of a homa or yagna at a shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead kneels before a dark rectangular fire pit with his right hand extended over it, smoke rising around him. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the pit's edge, beside a silver bowl with offerings and a small book in his left hand. Behind, a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands before a red and gold cloth, with brass kalashas and potted plants along a red and white wall.2011-10-29A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a golden-yellow border, sitting cross-legged and waving a whisk of grass over a brass lamp with a lit flame. He wears a tilak on his forehead, gold bangles and a gold waist cord. Before him sits a silver bowl with a ladle. Behind the lamp stand three brass kalashas wrapped in flower garlands and mango leaves, and a deity murti adorned with orange and white flowers sits within an altar draped in a red cloth. A green wall and terracotta pots line the background.2011-10-29December 17 20112011-12-17A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a red brick homa fire pit with burning wood and flames, pouring an offering from a long-handled ladle. Nearby stand silver vessels with lids, brass pots, bowls of yellow marigold flowers and offerings on a plate, and a microphone on a stand. Behind him a golden palanquin-style deity seat is draped with green and red silk and garlanded with flowers, beside a stone pillar. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Setting suggests a temple courtyard with an orange-floored area.2011-11-01A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and wrist watch holds a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp, seated in front of a red and white striped backdrop with potted plants and a silver brass vessel in the foreground. Apparent aarti performed during a puja; the figure appears to be a priest rather than a clearly identifiable a person.2011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit, holding a handheld bell and a lit oil lamp on a long silver-stand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and a bangle on his wrist, with a white vertical forehead mark. Brass bowls with yellow flower petals and a bundle of dried sticks sit on a stone ledge in front of him, with smoke rising from the fire. Behind him, a red and white striped wall and green plants frame the outdoor ritual, while seated men in the background watch.2011-12-17