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A man in a red-and-gold turban and red-orange dhoti with gold borders stands bent forward over a large ornate silver bowl, dipping a long-handled silver ladle into it. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala around his neck and has white markings on his arms and chest. A smoky haze fills the air, and a hand is raised at the right edge of the frame. Another person in orange sits in the lower right. Appearance-based cues for a person are a turban, saffron-toned clothing and rudraksha mala, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. The scene suggests a ritual offering with a ladle and bowl.

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A bare-chested priest in a maroon and gold turban and maroon dhoti with gold border sits before a yellow-painted altar at night, performing a ritual. He wears long rudraksha malas, earrings and a gold bangle, with white sacred ash on his forehead and arms. In front of him are silver bowls, a silver covered vessel and a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Behind him, other ritual participants in orange and white cloth are partly visible.2014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06 +1 copiesOctober 06 20132013-10-06October 08 20132013-10-08A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban performing a fire ritual at night against a black background. He wears a microphone headset, a red tilak mark on his forehead, long rudraksha malas around his neck, and bangles on his wrist. He holds a thin stick over a silver bowl with a burning flame, while smoke rises to the left. A green leaf and a coconut sit near the bowl, and yellow flowers appear at the right edge. A man in such clothing and presentation is described as a sannyasi performing a homa, with an appearance-based a person candidate present but identity uncertain.2013-10-06May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20142014-09-14A photograph of a ritual scene in a dim hall. A priest in a rust-red turban with gold border and a rust-red dhoti with gold edging sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a long rudraksha mala and an orange-gold shawl, holding thin dry sticks in his hands. White ash markings are painted on his arms and forehead. Beside him is a polished silver bowl with a ladle and yellow flower garlands, and in the background a man in white clothes and a red beaded necklace sits near a gold-coloured cabinet. A second ritual participant in red and gold clothing is partly visible at left.2014-09-06December 15 20132013-12-15A man in a red-orange turban and matching draped cloth performs an evening ritual beside a fire. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads on the upper arm, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, while holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick in one hand and a metal vessel in the other. Bright flames rise from a brass bowl in the foreground, consistent with a homa or puja fire, and a partly visible figure in orange sits at the left edge against a dark background. The man appears to be a priest performing the rite rather than a depicted or distinctively identified figure.2014-01-05A man in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold border tends a large fire at a homa. He wears a rudraksha mala and heavy gold beaded necklaces, with bead bracelets on his wrists and a red bindi on his forehead. Bright flames rise from a brick fire pit in front of him, and a copper pot sits to the side. The setting is dark and smoky, with the figure lit mainly by the fire.2014-01-05March 03 20182018-03-03