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A photograph of a bald, bespectacled man standing in a temple-like hall with painted wooden ceiling beams in green, red and white. He wears a red-and-yellow forehead mark, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold chain, with a saffron-orange shawl over his bare chest and a green-and-maroon silk dhoti. He holds a dark metal bowl in both hands. To his right is a garland of white, yellow and red flowers. The shot is taken from below.

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April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man standing in a lit arched niche of a stone shrine. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold-toned necklace, a white forehead band with a red mark, and a rudraksha-bead headband. He holds a silver tray of flowers before a brass lamp stand and a gold kalasha-like vessel on the right. Fresh flower petals lie on the floor and a brass oil lamp sits nearby. The page indicates a person, but the visible appearance (shaved head, priestly white markings, no long hair or crown) does not clearly match the expected cues, so the identity is uncertain and the figure is described by role as a priest performing an offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesA shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl sits with eyes lowered, holding a folded reddish-orange cloth in cupped hands with a pink flower on it. He wears a red bindi, white vertical tilak on the forehead and arms, rudraksha mala beads, a gold pendant, hoop earrings and wire-rimmed glasses. Silver bowls with ornate embossed patterns and a small white-capped bottle sit on a gold tray in front of him. Dark background.2013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in glasses and an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, holding up a white flower garland and a thin chain in both raised hands during a temple ritual. Behind him are colourful festoons with red, yellow, purple and blue tassels hanging from a ceremonial pole, and a gold-and-red decorated structure with a garlanded deity murti area of marigolds and roses. A rudraksha mala hangs at his chest.2012-04-05June 19 20132013-06-19A seated, bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with gold border performs puja at a golden shrine niche with a deity murti, pink and green flower offerings on a tray, and a glowing oil lamp held by another person at left. He wears rudraksha beads, white tilak markings on forehead and arms, and a gold earring, and rings a brass bell with his right hand. A gold plate holds offerings at lower left and warm lights line the shrine pillars. The man has long swept hair pulled back and a distinctive ceremonial look, but his face is not clearly enough visible to confirm identity.2012-05-12May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20132013-09-29A bare-chested man stands in profile against a warm tan stone wall, holding a small white cup with green leaf pattern in his right hand. He wears a red-orange cloth wrapped at the waist with gold borders, a dark rudraksha mala with gold beads and a large gold pendant, a red-brown bead headband, gold hoop earring, gold bangle and rings, and white sacred ash markings on the forehead and shoulders. The shaven-headed figure looks to the side. Outside the frame, a blue-and-white vessel is partly visible at right.2012-05-11