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A photo from a ritual setting showing a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and gold beaded garland, his hands raised holding incense sticks and a small lamp, with white sandalwood marks on his arms and forehead. Beside him a woman in a white and green sari with a black beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together, looking upward. At right a figure in orange robes is partly visible near a gold-framed altar with fruit and a red cushioned seat. The scene appears to be a puja with incense.

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A 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 a shaved-headed priest in plain white ritual dhoti and shawl, with white sacred ash and a red vertical tilak on his forehead and arms, wearing a gold bead rudraksha-style mala with gold beads. He holds a small silver vessel with both hands and appears to be performing a puja, with incense smoke rising in front of him. To the left, a woman in a green-and-white sari stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes is partly visible. A gilded ornate frame stands behind them.2010-11-24November 24 20102010-11-24November 24 20102010-11-24November 24 20102010-11-24A ritual lamp scene during a puja. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and bare-shouldered wrap, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a pink-and-white sacred cord, holds a silver oil lamp with a flame in one hand and gestures with the other, with white and tilak markings on his forehead and arms. A woman in a white sari with a green border, holding a lit silver lamp, stands at left. At right, a figure in orange robes holds another lit lamp in front of a gold-framed red-cushioned seat. Smoke rises from the lamps. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so his identity is uncertain.2010-11-24A photograph of a ritual in progress indoors. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and a bare chest, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a gold pendant, holds up a lit incense stick and a small offering dish, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm. Smoke rises from the incense. Around him, other white-clad men wear gold necklaces, white and red sacred marks, and one woman with a red bindi holds a brass lamp. A woman with a yellow cloth in the foreground is also present. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall with a dark backdrop.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, holding a small silver lamp (oil lamp) with a flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and gold border presses her palms together in prayer, wearing a dark beaded mala and a red bindi. Behind them, a man in a white shawl and gold necklace speaks into a microphone, and another man in an orange cloth with a gold necklace and forehead markings sits at right. Silver plates and small lamps with lit flames are in the foreground, with a blurred person at lower left. Visible white vibhuti/tilak lines mark several foreheads and arms.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja with several devotees in white ritual clothes. In the centre a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white border wears heavy gold beaded necklaces and wears glasses, holding a brass incense stand with smoking sticks. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border holds incense sticks, and a man in white with a gold necklace stands to the left. At the front, a bald man's head is in the foreground, and an orange-robed man stands in the background near a terracotta-coloured wall. The scene is smoky with incense, and a row of small brass lamps or cups is visible at the lower right.2010-11-02