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A young shirtless man sits cross-legged on a white cloth, eyes lowered, performing a ritual. He wears a white dhoti, a thick gold bead necklace with a gold ornament, a small rudraksha-style pendant, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and shoulders. He holds a bunch of grass or kusha in one hand and a yellow flower in the other. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground, with a brass vessel at the left edge. Red pillars and a red building appear behind him, with a gold-coloured table at right.

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A shirtless young man sits cross-legged on a white cloth in a temple courtyard, holding a yellow flower in one hand while raising the other hand in a mudra. He wears a thick gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, a small gold ornament near the ear, white sacred ash lines across his forehead and upper arms, and a white dhoti. An oil lamp burns in the lower left foreground, and red pillars and a golden cart or palanquin frame the background.2016-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20162016-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20162016-09-04A young boy in a red dhoti and red shawl sits cross-legged at a ritual table, wearing a long rudraksha mala and beaded earrings. His forehead bears white vibhuti and a red kumkum dot. He holds a silver-and-blue decorated item over a silver lamp stand, while a silver kalasha and brass vessels, a bowl and a plate sit on the table beside an open ritual book. Behind him are wooden pillars, a red cloth bundle and a brick wall.2013-09-15A young boy with short dark hair stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He is bare-chested except for a white shawl with gold borders draped over his shoulders, and wears rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on both wrists. A white vibhuti line and red bindi mark his forehead. Behind him, a blurred figure in white stands near a parked vehicle, and a gold and red ceremonial object appears at the right edge. Setting appears to be an outdoor ashram or temple gathering.2013-02-26A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass plate with a red-tied bundle of offerings in both hands. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant, a gold bangle, and a red bindi. Behind him, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered garments sit in a ritual gathering. On the lower left, an oil lamp and a small metal deity murti sit on a brass tray.2013-01-21October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesApril 13 20122012-04-13A young man in a white dhoti-style wrap and a golden-yellow patterned turban performs a ritual gesture with his palms pressed together before his chest, eyes lowered. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bead bracelets on his wrists and upper arm, and a rudraksha mala necklace. White ash stripes mark his shoulders and arms. Yellow marigold flowers and a silver vessel sit at the lower edge against a dark background.2013-10-16Three young male priests sit outdoors in a garden setting performing a puja. The priest on the left wears orange dhoti, bare chest with white vertical body markings, long tied hair, and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala; he holds a small brass vessel and offerings. The middle priest, wearing spectacles and a brown rudraksha mala, is bare-chested with white markings and orange cloth. The priest on the right, in a white dhoti with bare chest and white markings and a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and speaks. Brass kalasha vessels, green leaves, flowers and a cloth-wrapped offering sit on a yellow-cloth ritual table, with a striped mat beneath. Other people stand behind, partly visible.2016-09-05October 08 20122012-10-08A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged at a stone altar, holding yellow flowers in his hands during a puja. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace and bangles, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him, a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stands with folded hands, and a man in white plays a wind instrument. A brass plate of yellow flowers, a small bowl and a lamp sit on the altar.2011-12-17