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A man with short dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead sits in front of gold temple ornaments, brass lamps and a garland of white and orange flowers. He wears a white ceremonial shawl over bare shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of round beads. In the foreground, the blurred head of another person is visible at the left edge. The background shows ornate gold decorations and lit lamps.

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A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a green and orange-striped border looks down at a silver tray. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold bangle. He holds a small silver container with a white flower. Red flowers and a gilded altar piece appear in the background, and a shawl-draped figure in orange is partly visible at right.2010-11-13May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red stripes sits bare-chested, wearing a long necklace of gold beads and a sacred thread, with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead. He bends over a silver tray holding pink lotus flowers and small silver bowls, with his hands near the offerings. Beside him, a person in orange robes is partly visible at right, and a gilded carved panel and red cushion stand behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting.2010-10-30A photograph of a seated man with hands pressed together in anjali, seated before ornate gold thrones with embossed lion-face and deity relief carvings in front of a red draped backdrop. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, a long rudraksha mala with a red-brown pendant, a small red bindi on his forehead, and a gold bangle and wristwatch. In the left foreground a second figure in white with rudraksha malas and a braided shawl claps. The scene suggests a ceremonial gathering, but the man's appearance is not clearly confirmed from the visible cues alone.2016-12-21A seated man in a white dhoti and white shawl with green and orange borders holds a pink lotus flower cupped in his hands, eyes lowered in devotion. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, gold bangles and a pendant. A red bindu marks his forehead, and white ash lines appear on his arms. Silver and gold offering plates with fruit and flowers sit in front of him, with a gilded deity murti and an orange-clad figure at the right edge.2010-11-13A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-striped border and a white upper cloth, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings. He holds a small glass lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. Behind him, another man in an orange-saffron robe and gold bead necklace sits near a microphone stand. Gold-ornamented panels and a red cloth are visible at the right edge, and a lit oil lamp sits at the bottom left.2010-10-19A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth wrap, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace of ball-shaped beads, with a white sandalwood mark and red bindi on his forehead and his dark hair tied in a bun. He rests one hand on a golden ornate throne-like seat with carved floral details, and two brass hanging bells hang from a chain against a dark background.2013-03-08A middle-aged man with short hair, a red bindi on his forehead and dark-framed glasses sits in a crowded hall, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant at his neck. Red-and-white lanyards hang around his neck. Blurred attendees and warm light fill the background.2015-12-10July 28 20172017-07-28January 01 20192019-01-01September 16 20132013-09-16