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September 20 2015

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with tilak lines on his forehead, performing a ritual with a small object held in his hands while his eyes are closed and he chants. Beside him, another shaved-headed priest in white with a dark rudraksha mala chants with eyes closed. Several shaved-headed people are seen in the foreground from behind, and pink lotus flowers sit on a tray near the bottom. A gold ornately carved panel stands behind them and a blue cloth hangs at left.

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Two men sit cross-legged on a glossy floor performing a puja at a low wooden table with brass vessels, a small oil lamp, a bowl of red flower petals, and offerings. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, a red pendant, a wrist bangle and white tilak on his forehead, with palms pressed together in prayer. The man on the right, with a shaved head and glasses, wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, multiple rudraksha malas, ear studs, white ash markings on his arms and forehead, and holds a printed sheet while joining his hands. Behind them are gold-coloured ornate pillars, red and maroon drapes and a turquoise wall. Both appear to be reciting from the printed text. The gold-framed figure and tall red drapes suggest a ceremonial hall.

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A temple ritual scene in which a young man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white paper and reads from it, his head bowed with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Beside him stand other men: one in plain white dhoti with a white-striped shawl and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, another bare-chested in orange with a gold chain, and a shaven-headed man in orange with a gold neck ornament. To the right, a figure in white with white forehead markings holds a small brass vessel, and behind them an ornate gold-framed seat with red cushions stands in the background. A yellow cloth lies at the lower left and a metal tray with brass items sits in front.

March 13 2013

Three shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before microphones. Each wears a long gold bead necklace and white forehead markings. The man on the left rings a handbell, while the centre priest reads from a sheet of printed paper and the right priest chants with eyes lowered. Behind them a man in a yellow shawl stands near a red-cushioned gold throne against an orange wall. A small framed picture is visible at the lower right edge. The scene suggests a chanting ritual such as a puja.

A close photograph of a bald man with white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste while chanting. He wears a saffron-orange cloth with a gold border over a bare upper body, and multiple rudraksha malas hang on his chest with a dark pendant cord at his neck. Behind him, several men with white tilak marks and white dhotis sit with their hands folded in prayer. The man in front is not clearly shown as a person, so the identity is uncertain.