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A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon border sits cross-legged before an offering tray, hands cupped together in prayer with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red border and a dark beaded mala watches with eyes lowered. Behind them a gold-carved throne stands with red and green cushions, and an orange and maroon cloth hangs in the right foreground. Silver and brass vessels hold offerings of fruit and sweets on the table.

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A photo of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with pink border, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms, performing a ritual at a metal tray of flowers and offerings. An orange-robed monk stands behind him beside a microphone, and a woman in a white sari with pink border stands at left. Pink lotus flowers rest on the tray in the foreground.2010-10-29A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like room with a gilded ornate panel behind. A young shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a red border, bare-chested, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a gold bracelet, holds a small silver oil lamp (aarti lamp) in one hand while gesturing with the other. Vibhuti (white ash) marks are on his forehead and body. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl and white garment stands, and to the right a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands and a blonde woman in a cream sari hold small lamps. Silver puja plates with offerings and a lit flame sit in the foreground, with several heads in silhouette. No one in the scene is identified as a person by appearance, so the central man is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2010-10-23October 26 20102010-10-26November 24 20102010-11-24A photograph of a ritual scene with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, holding a small silver lamp (oil lamp) with a flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and gold border presses her palms together in prayer, wearing a dark beaded mala and a red bindi. Behind them, a man in a white shawl and gold necklace speaks into a microphone, and another man in an orange cloth with a gold necklace and forehead markings sits at right. Silver plates and small lamps with lit flames are in the foreground, with a blurred person at lower left. Visible white vibhuti/tilak lines mark several foreheads and arms.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white borders sits before silver ritual trays, holding a red apple in one hand and reaching toward a small silver bowl with the other. White tripundra lines and a red bindi mark his forehead, and he wears gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas. Behind him stands a second figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain, beside a microphone stand, and a gilded panel with red drapery is at right. Pink flowers lie on a silver tray in the foreground, with blurred heads of seated people at the bottom edge.2010-10-19Photograph of a seated priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon border, bare-chested, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a brown rudraksha mala. He has a red bindi and a shaved head, and holds a gold bead garland with a small framed deity pendant in both hands while looking down at it. Behind him an older man in white clothes with a white moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaste and a rudraksha mala. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, some with grey hair, and an orange cloth on the floor suggest a ritual gathering. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the presentation cues for the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.2010-10-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold necklace and white tripundra marks on forehead and arms, offers an apple and handles pink flowers over an arrangement of silver ritual vessels and a plate on a tray. Other figures in orange and white clothing are partially visible at the edges, with dark hair of people in the foreground. Ritual puja setting with silver vessels and pink flowers.2010-10-19 +1 copiesA ritual scene during a puja. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stand at right, holding brass trays with orange cloth and offerings. The taller priest on left wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, and the other has a white and red tilak. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes and a maroon head covering sits beside an ornate gold-toned wooden structure. Blurred heads of attendees fill the lower edge, and small brass vessels sit on a tray below.2011-01-21A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at a ritual setup, holding a small silver cup or vessel in his right hand and wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha mala. His forehead and arms are marked with white sacred ash lines and a red bindi. Beside him a woman in white sari with a gold border holds incense sticks and a small lamp, and a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold chain stands behind a microphone. Silver trays hold offerings, and at upper right a golden cabinet displays apples and wrapped sweets above a red cushioned seat draped in orange cloth. Blurred heads of seated devotees fill the foreground.2010-10-19October 26 20102010-10-26A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits with palms pressed together and head bowed in prayer before an ornate gold altar with a yellow marigold garland. He wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands also prays. In the foreground, out of focus, are the heads of other devotees and silver plates holding fruit and offerings.2010-10-18 +1 copies