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A bare-chested man with a short beard stands in a smoky, dimly lit hall holding a silver plate of offerings wrapped in white cloth, with red flower petals and a gold ornament visible. He wears a white dhoti with green, yellow and red borders, a beaded rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant, and a pink shawl over his shoulder. Behind him, several people in saffron and red garments and bright headbands move through the crowd, and a bright light stands at the upper left. The scene suggests a ritual procession or puja, with the man presenting the offering tray.

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August 22 20172017-08-22A bare-chested priest stands in the foreground holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with green leaves, looking down at it. He wears a large gold-bead necklace, a red sacred thread, and a white dhoti with a pink and gold shawl draped over his shoulder. The blurred background shows pink and white decorative drapery and a few seated figures. Only the standing priest is clearly visible as a physical person.2016-07-02December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-30December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and a yellow-and-blue sash stands at a stone or brass bowl on a flower-decorated altar, pouring from a tall brass or copper pot. He wears a magenta-and-purple turban and a thin necklace, and his bare upper torso is visible. Fine mist or sprayed water catches the light in the air above him, and marigold-orange and yellow flowers and white offerings lie on the altar. Hanging brass lamps and a tented pavilion frame the scene.2016-12-02A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with red and white cloth stands at centre holding a golden tray of flowers, petals and two gold kalasha-style vessels, a rudraksha mala across his chest and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other robed devotees in orange and red and a woman in a red sari stand in a large hall with an orange umbrella and blurred figures, while a small child sits lower left. No clear appearance cues establish the a person candidate beyond the ritual role, so the identity remains uncertain.2016-10-06A bare-chested man in white dhoti and yellow-green cloth wrap stands on a stage under bright lights, holding a silver kalasha pot wrapped in white cloth and topped with yellow flowers and grass blades, pouring a thin stream of water from it. He wears an orange headcloth, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. The setting appears to be an outdoor tent-like venue with scaffolding in the background. No visible identification of a specific individual is possible from appearance alone.2016-12-05A man performs an abhishekam-style pouring ritual at night under stage lights. He is bare-chested with an orange turban, an orange and dark bead mala, and a yellow-and-red patterned cloth wrapped at his waist. He holds a silver kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow marigold flowers and grass blades, and water streams from its spout. A watch is on his wrist. The background is blurred with bright lights and a stage structure.2016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A bare-chested priest in a pink turban and white dhoti stands at center, holding a large white cloth-wrapped bundle decorated with yellow marigolds and a purple flower, while pouring or offering from a small silver vessel with a lingam-like silver figure inside. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala necklace. Blurred onlookers with hands folded stand in the background, and a brick pillar is visible at right. Warm orange lighting dominates the scene. The priest's face is not clearly identifiable enough to confirm who he is, so he is described by role.2016-09-09April 14 20182018-04-14