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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a gold-edged white shawl draped over his left shoulder sits close to a microphone with his palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Behind him, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a pink-red cloth, with a red backdrop and a blurred oil lamp glowing at left. The setting suggests a devotional or discourse setting. Gold armlet and bangles are visible on his arm, and a gold chain is around his neck.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti and a white upper cloth with a gold-coloured border, standing before an altar at night. He wears a long gold bead necklace, has white horizontal vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red mark at the centre, and white stripes marked across his upper arm and shoulder. He bends forward and looks down toward an offering. Behind him, a large ornate deity murti with a sunburst-style halo, multiple arms and bright garlands is lit by an oil lamp. The setting is a dim, open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof.2011-09-28September 28 20112011-09-28A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold border stands with palms pressed together in anjali before a microphone. He wears white tripundra marks on his forehead, rudraksha malas around his neck, and a gold bangle on his wrist, and his eyes are lowered. Blurred red and blue fabric and an orange building wall fill the background.August 08 20112011-08-08August 08 20112011-08-08December 23 20102010-12-23A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits with palms pressed together and head bowed in prayer before an ornate gold altar with a yellow marigold garland. He wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands also prays. In the foreground, out of focus, are the heads of other devotees and silver plates holding fruit and offerings.2010-10-18 +1 copiesMay 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12A bare-chested man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms kneels with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a raised white platform. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala. In front of him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with white and yellow flowers and purple blooms. Behind him, figures in orange and red robes sit in rows in a hall with maroon drapes, golden pillars and a seated crowd in the background.2019-01-05January 08 20122012-01-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together at his forehead in a devotional gesture. He has a white vertical line on his forehead and wears rudraksha beads and a gold pendant on a chain, with gold armlets on his upper arms. Behind him is a red cloth backdrop, a gilded metal panel with a relief of a deity pair, and heaps of marigold and chrysanthemum garlands, with a plastic water bottle at lower left.2012-10-18