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A shaved-headed priest in white ritual clothing with a gold-edged cloth sits cross-legged on the ground, holding a bundle of green grass over a row of small white offering dishes. The offerings are decorated with red flower petals and laid out on an orange-and-gold cloth. Behind him stand a brass lamp, a silver candle stand, a silver bowl of red petals, a small fire and incense on a low wooden platform, and a potted palm beside a red-walled doorway.

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A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a courtyard, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bracelets. He holds a small fire lamp in one hand and a dark kalasha-like vessel in the other, with smoke rising. Beside him are brass ritual items, a metal plate of red flowers and a bundle of grass. In front of him, on an orange cloth, hundreds of small white cone-shaped offerings are decorated with red flowers. A potted palm and red-striped pillars frame the scene, with brass vessels on a shelf behind. The priest's face is partly turned and his features are not clear enough to confirm any identity.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, hands raised in front of his chest and a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace with a large pendant at his throat. Before him on the floor are a silver plate with a silver oil lamp stand, a small brass pot, incense sticks sending up smoke, a silver cup and a bowl of red flower petals, with rows of white flowers and red roses arranged on orange cloth. Striped red-and-white walls and a potted palm frame the open courtyard. He appears to be performing a puja-style offering.2011-12-01A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, holding a small ritual bell and a lit oil lamp or flame toward a silver plate. Beside him are a small plate of red flowers, a brass container, a bundle of grass or kusha and incense sticks. In front of him a large orange cloth is covered with hundreds of small white cone-shaped offerings topped with red flower petals, arranged in rows. Potted palms and brass pots stand in a courtyard with red-and-white striped walls behind.2011-12-01December 28 20112011-12-28A homa ritual is performed at a brick fire pit with a bright flame. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a long beaded mala sits cross-legged, pouring from a small metal vessel. Behind him, a second priest in white with a beaded mala sits near a gold-covered throne. To the right, brass kalashas with mango leaves and marigolds stand on a silver tray near a pink cloth-draped altar with garlands. Plates of offerings, a red-wrapped bundle, and a copper pot sit on the floor.2010-12-23December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders sits cross-legged before a black-and-white square fire pit, holding a silver arati lamp with flame and smoke rising as he performs a homa. Metal bowls of offerings, fruit and flowers sit on a platter in front. Behind him a man in white shirt and red-and-white cloth stands with a ritual instrument while seated women in white and yellow saris join hands in prayer beside potted banana plants and an orange wall with red-and-white striped pillars.2011-12-17December 28 20112011-12-28