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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame raised in front of his face. He wears a gold bangle, a ring and a long gold-beaded garland across the chest, with white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms and a red mark between his brows. Another person's green and orange clothing is visible at the edges. The setting is an ashram or temple hall with a plain wall behind.

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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand while looking upward. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain of round beads, a gold bangle and a ring, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red kumkum dot. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the chain. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti; an orange cloth edge appears at the right. He is a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering. Printed text on the image is a copyright notice that is not included here.2010-11-24November 24 20102010-11-24October 03 20102010-10-03Close-up photo of a ritual scene with a man in white dhoti and cloth with maroon and pink border, wearing gold necklaces and gold bracelet, with white sandalwood or ash marks on his arm and forehead, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while speaking. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and sindoor-style marking presses her palms together in prayer. Blurred background.2010-10-16A shaved-headed young man sits cross-legged, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand, as in a puja or aarti. He wears white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, and white horizontal tilak lines with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a saffron-orange wall, and a striped mat lies on the floor. He appears to be a priest performing ritual worship; no identity is established from appearance.2010-10-03November 10 20102010-11-10October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver lamp with a lit flame in both hands during a ritual. He wears white horizontal tilak and sacred ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, a red-and-white forehead dot, a rudraksha mala, a long gold ceremonial necklace and bangles. Behind him a woman in a yellow sari and a second woman in orange stand, and an orange cloth and a gold-carved wooden panel frame the scene. Lit oil lamps and the back of a seated head appear in the foreground.2010-10-23November 02 20102010-11-02October 28 20102010-10-28 +2 copiesOctober 09 20122012-10-09September 28 20112011-09-28