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A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a red shawl draped over his shoulders holds incense sticks and a small brass vessel in his raised right hand while speaking. He wears white tripundra forehead markings with a red bindi, and a beaded necklace. Behind him, seated devotees in white and striped shirts watch, with a lamp and orange cloth at the left edge.

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October 23 20102010-10-23Close photo of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta seated in front of a standing man in an orange shirt. The seated man wears a red shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala with a small golden pendant, a silver bracelet and a broad white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He has his eyes closed, is chanting, and holds a small brass spoon in his right hand. The standing man in the background is also visible.2012-09-12A photograph of several men seated in a hall performing a ritual with incense sticks. Four men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and white forehead marks hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells, raising their arms. A man at the front left wears wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. At the right foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his head bowed. A tall whiteboard and pale walls form the background, and a few partially visible children appear at the left edge.2011-10-22September 13 20122012-09-13October 17 20122012-10-17January 28 20132013-01-28July 05 20132013-07-05Several men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames during a ritual. The men in front have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a gold bangle. Behind them, other participants in white are bending and seated, with a red curtain and a white wall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting worship ceremony.2011-10-02A seated assembly of men dressed in white dhoti-style cloth with thin red borders, many with white vibhuti lines painted across their foreheads and arms. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a red-tilak forehead mark, looking toward the front. Others, some wearing headphones, sit attentively around him.2010-10-15A ritual photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a pink border, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a small pendant. He holds a brass lamp with lit incense sticks in both hands at chest height while a woman in a white and green sari beside him holds a similar incense stick offering. On the right edge, a figure in orange robes stands near a gold-decorated wooden shrine with a red cushion. The setting appears to be an indoor puja hall.2010-11-24A photograph of two shaved-headed young men in white dhoti-style garments with red-and-white borders, standing in a wooden-panelled room with shelves behind them. The man in front has a rudraksha mala around his neck, white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a red-and-yellow tilak at the centre. The man behind, slightly blurred, wears a similar white cloth and a rudraksha mala, with white and red markings on his forehead, and smiles at the camera. Neither wears saffron or ornate a person-style cues, so no candidate is identified.2010-10-16January 28 20132013-01-28