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Photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti seen from the side and behind, wearing a rudraksha mala with gold spacers and a rudraksha bracelet, with white and yellow markings on his forehead and shoulder. He holds a yellow-flowered brass kalasha with a coconut and mango-leaf cone and a long green-wrapped stick, while a small brass ladle and marigold petals lie on a silver tray. Behind him are white and red painted steps and a blue striped cloth. The man's face is turned away and his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.

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A shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti and white shawl sits on a mat during a night ritual, pouring or arranging over a brass kalasha decorated with yellow marigold flowers and green leaves. He wears rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, a small earring, and white horizontal sacred ash on his forehead and upper arms. Behind him stand striped whitewashed steps, and at right a purple draped table holds a brass vessel and lit incense sticks beside a small oil lamp. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the floor.2013-12-17December 15 20132013-12-15December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A shaved-headed young priest in white ritual cloth sits behind silver puja trays, a white sacred thread shawl draped over his shoulder with orange-tipped strings, and a rudraksha mala hanging around his neck. He has white vertical tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead, and he looks down toward the trays holding red flowers, a silver bowl and offerings. Behind him stand an orange patterned cloth hanging and red-and-white striped pillars in an open courtyard. The scene suggests a padapuja setting of devotional worship, with the priest as the central figure.2010-10-02December 19 20132013-12-19December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha mala and bracelets, and white and red sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He sits beside a stone-walled fire pit containing ash and offerings, holding a long striped ritual stick over a small brass bell and incense holder. Yellow marigold garlands lie along the pit's edge, with a brass kalasha, a bowl of rose petals and a lit oil lamp nearby. A wicker basket and a vehicle are in the dim background.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A shaved-headed young man sits cross-legged on a marble floor, bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, with white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. He leans forward arranging brass ritual items on a red cloth: a brass bell with a handle, small brass cups, a brass plate with yellow flowers, and a small oil lamp with a lit flame. A second person in a red-orange cloth sits behind him, partly visible. A yellow cloth bag lies at right and a white paper cup sits nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual preparation.2017-01-06October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copies