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A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a microphone stand, wearing a long ornate gold bead necklace and gold bangles. He holds a gold ritual vessel or kalasha-like object in both hands, close to his chest. Orange cloth lies beneath him and a striped mat is visible on the floor. The face is cropped out of frame.

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December 31 20112011-12-31October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01November 02 20102010-11-02A shaved-headed young priest sits cross-legged in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold borders, hands folded in anjali before his face. He wears a long gold-bead mala with a gold pendant and gold bangles. In front of him is a silver bowl, a silver vessel, a small silver stand with a microphone, a pile of firewood, and incense sticks burning. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum in a leafy garden courtyard, while other seated people in white watch quietly.2011-12-16A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on the floor, speaking into a microphone on a metal stand, and holds a brass handbell in his right hand. He wears a white dhoti and upper cloth with red borders, and a long necklace of gold beads. A bangle is on his wrist. Papers and an open notebook rest in front of him. Behind him, others sit on the floor in a hall.2010-10-06A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a white stone platform during a ritual, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold bead necklace. He leans toward a microphone on a stand and rests his hand on a large polished silver bowl. Silver vessels, a small brass pot and flower offerings lie before him. Behind him, seated women in white saris with gold borders and a bearded man in white cloth sit under a striped red and white canopy.2011-12-31August 18 20112011-08-18December 17 20112011-12-17December 31 20112011-12-31October 09 20122012-10-09October 01 20112011-10-01