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Outdoor ritual setting with a standing man in white dhoti and white shawl bordered with gold, holding a brass kalasha-type vessel in one hand and raising a long gold-handled implement in the other. A brass lamp with a burning flame sits on a stainless steel table beside brass ritual implements, a bowl and a white yak-hair chamara fan with a gold handle. A red curtain hangs at left, palm trees and stone blocks stand behind, and a crowd is not visible. The man appears to be performing a puja or aarti.

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December 06 20132013-12-06September 21 20132013-09-21December 07 20132013-12-07December 06 20132013-12-06A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours a ghee offering from a ladle into a square white fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with smoke rising. Behind him, a second man in white clothing tends items, and a red-and-white garland-draped table with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offering plates sits to the right beside an orange wall and potted plants. Brass bowls with yellow offerings sit in the foreground.2011-12-17A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border, seated on a carved wooden chair and facing left. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a bundle of green grass and a small white ladle over a large polished silver bowl. A brass lamp with a lit oil flame stands at right beside a brass kalasha vessel, with white flower garlands nearby. Behind him are steps with terracotta pots and potted plants. A microphone stands at his side. A small bowl of red kumkum sits at lower left. A priest is performing a ritual.2011-10-29October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 29 20112011-10-29A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and wrist watch holds a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp, seated in front of a red and white striped backdrop with potted plants and a silver brass vessel in the foreground. Apparent aarti performed during a puja; the figure appears to be a priest rather than a clearly identifiable a person.2011-12-31A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, bare-chested with a yellow waistcloth, performs aarti with a lit camphor flame in a metal dish, holding a bell-shaped vessel. Seated devotees in white clothes with red borders sit on a purple and orange mat under a open-sided shelter with orange triangular pennants and hanging striped cloth banners. Other seated men with palms joined in prayer, one holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings wrapped in yellow and green cloth. A brass oil lamp, silver plates of marigold petals, a small metal pot and a sacred fire pit are in front, with palm trees and stone sculptures behind.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-edged border, seen from behind, waving a lamp or ritual implement before a shrine. The shrine holds a golden arched frame, red drapery, and a deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and a crown, with a saffron-clothed figure in a side niche. A brass lamp burns on a stone counter, beside brass ritual implements, a brass plate, and a golden fish-shaped ornament. The setting is an outdoor temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars.2013-12-07A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border performs a ritual on an orange cloth, holding a brass lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a bangle, with a sacred mark on his forehead. Before him on a silver tray are brass pots, small bowls of red and yellow powders, a plate of rice, flowers and betel leaves. Two men sit in the background near a red-and-white striped wall, one playing a small hand cymbal, one in a pink shirt. Ritual aarti-style worship with lamp and bell.2010-12-14