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A shaved-headed male priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands outdoors before a low ritual setup. He tilts a clear glass vessel over a brass lamp or kalasha, pouring liquid, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Potted plants line a red-brick wall with white and red striped base, and a sign reading Sri Ashram is partly visible at top. Brass vessels sit on a purple mat and dark cloth in front of him, and a rudraksha mala hangs on his chest, with vertical tilak on his forehead. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at an ashram courtyard.

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April AF 2012October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit beside a red temple wall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a sacred thread and a white tilak, stands at the square fire pit and pours offerings from a metal vessel. Brass kalashas wrapped in netting, topped with mango leaves and coconuts, sit on a white cloth with orange, red and white cloths tied around them. Steel bowls and trays of offerings lie on a mat at left. A small flame burns on the pit's edge, and a black stone deity murti stands on a platform at right. Red containers are stacked behind the temple. Text on the temple wall reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir.A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands at a square homa fire pit, pouring ghee or liquid from an ornate brass ladle-vessel into the fire. He wears a gold bead mala and a gold pendant with a small image, and a tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises from the pit, with a brass bowl at its edge. Behind him is a red-orange wall with a sign reading Shri Anandeshwar Mandir in Devanagari and English, and a standing attendant in red and white is partly visible at right, with seated people at left.2011-12-17A shaven-headed priest sits cross-legged behind a fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa. He wears white ritual cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and gestures with one hand while holding a steel plate of grains. Brass and copper vessels, a ladle, a bell, dry twigs, and an open book sit on the altar, with a microphone in front of him. Red cloth and green leaves lie at the bottom edge, and a terracotta-coloured wall and pillar stand behind under a covered walkway.April AF 2012December 31 20112011-12-31December 17 20112011-12-17October 27 20112011-10-27A 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 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.2011-12-17December 31 20112011-12-31