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Outdoor evening ritual at night with lamps glowing. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a white horizontal forehead mark and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a green mat and speaks into a microphone while holding an open book. Gold-bordered arm bands are on his arms. Before him are stacked yellow-dyed bricks, a row of white pieces (possibly cloth or shell-like objects), a silver vessel and a small brass lamp. Behind him, two young men in dark red-and-gold shawls sit on the mat, and older men in striped and light shirts stand behind a white backdrop with orange and yellow bunting strung overhead.

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November 10 20112011-11-10October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold beaded necklace and gold pendant sits cross-legged before a square fire pit for a homa. He holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Brass bowls of offerings, fruit and flowers lie on an orange cloth; two seated people in white are blurred in the background.2011-12-31October 01 20112011-10-01A photograph at an evening outdoor event shows a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth draped over one shoulder, seated cross-legged on green cloth in front of a microphone on a stand. He wears a heavy necklace of gold beads and gold bangles on his upper arm, and his mouth is open as if chanting or speaking. A silver metal pot stands behind the mic, with a white backdrop and strings of lights behind him, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible in the background. Because the appearance cues are limited to white clothing and a shaved head, identity is uncertain and he is described by role as a seated ritual speaker.2011-12-20A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl draped over his left shoulder, wearing a long beaded gold-toned necklace and a large gold pendant. He holds a silver lamp with a burning flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, performing an aarti or puja. Vertical white tilak marks decorate his forehead. Behind him, blurred seated figures and drums suggest a ritual gathering in an outdoor courtyard with green foliage.2011-12-17A 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 man seated in profile at a microphone on a stand, speaking or chanting. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth draped over one shoulder, a heavy gold bead necklace, a gold bangle on his wrist, and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his arm and shoulder. A open book or papers lie before him. Behind him, blurred figures in white clothes and orange-and-red garments stand against a green-and-gold bordered stage backdrop.2011-11-10October 01 20112011-10-01December 20 20112011-12-20A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits cross-legged at a stone altar, wearing a long gold bead necklace and bangles, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. He picks up yellow marigold petals from a silver plate and places them with his fingers. A microphone stands beside him, a silver vessel and small silver pot sit on the altar, and another man in white and a seated man in dark clothing are visible in the background among green plants.2011-12-17A 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.2011-12-31