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A young shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat in an open courtyard, performing a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. In front of him is a small silver tray with bowls, a brass lamp, a brass cup and flower-garlanded offerings, with a kalasha-style pot and marigold garland at right. A long white cloth to his left is covered with rows of white sweets and red flower petals. Red pillars frame the covered area, and the ground is pale concrete.

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December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A young shaven-headed boy in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged behind a small silver puja tray during a ritual setting in an open courtyard. He wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant, and small hoop earrings, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. On the tray are brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, a brass vessel, incense sticks, a conch shell, flowers and offerings of fruit. Beside him stand a brass kalasha decorated with yellow flowers and mango leaves, coconuts, a basket of red petals and a tall steel container. The mat beneath is striped red, green and natural woven. Red pillars frame the scene. The image is a photograph; no a person candidate is visibly identifiable by the cues required.2013-12-20A young person with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a concrete floor under a red-pillared open shelter, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. They wear an orange-saffron robe with a red undercloth, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a small round pendant, and white horizontal markings on the forehead and arms. In front lie a white cloth scattered with red flowers, a basket of red blossoms, brass vessels, a coconut, yellow marigold garlands and incense. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja offering.2013-12-20A young boy with a shaved head and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged on a sunlit stone floor, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala. He holds a brass incense burner with smoke rising from it in one hand and a brass bell-handled ritual implement in the other. Before him on a low wooden platform are brass bowls with kumkum, vermilion, and offerings, a brass vessel with swastika markings, and a steel tiffin carrier. A wicker basket of red flowers and white shells lie nearby, with a red pillar behind and bare construction ground beyond. The scene looks like a puja being performed outdoors.2013-12-20April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20September 19 20182018-09-19A seated man in orange and saffron dhoti and cloth, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and white sacred ash markings on his chest, arms and forehead, sits on stone steps. His hands rest together, palms pressed with white ash. In front of him on a saffron cloth lies a brass puja tray with brass bowls, a small brass lamp, a sacred mala, flowers, incense sticks, a small brass murti and a conch-like white shell. This is a puja setup, and the man appears to be a priest or devotee; the page's a person mention is unverified and his face is not visible, so no a person identification is made.2016-11-22November 22 20162016-11-22A young shaved-headed child in saffron-orange robes with a red border sits at a silver ritual tray during a puja. He has white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot between his brows, and wears a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He leans over the tray with his eyes lowered, reaching toward a small brass oil lamp and a conch shell. Nearby stand silver cups and bowls with red flower petals. An adult in orange sits beside him. The scene is a ritual setting with a blurred background of other devotees in maroon clothing.2013-04-10 +1 copies