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A seated priest in red-orange robes pours a golden liquid from a silver ladle into a bronze bowl beside a flaming fire pit. Multiple rudraksha mala strands hang across his chest and a beaded bracelet is on his wrist. Ornate silver and brass kalasha vessels with decorative finials sit in the foreground on the right, and a silver-covered seat with a red cloth is behind him. The image shows only the lower body and hands of the priest, with no other people visible.

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A man in a dark turban and red-brown ceremonial cloth performs a homa at a fire pit. He wears a long pink flower garland, rudraksha malas on his wrists and upper arm, and gold necklaces. He pours liquid from a brass vessel into a flame rising from a black fire pit, surrounded by polished silver kalasha pots and a bundle of straw. The backdrop shows white and purple floral decorations.2018-01-31May 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copiesA seated man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with gold border sits cross-legged on sand, pouring liquid from a small silver cup through a spoon or ladle. He wears a thick rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. Beside him, flower petals and fruit lie on the sand and a metal plate holds marigold petals. Other participants in white dhotis with gold borders sit nearby, and one has white ash markings on the arm. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual abhishekam or puja, but no specific event is confirmed.2018-04-28A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered dhoti and a leopard-print cloth at his waist and head is holding a lit camphor or oil flame in a small metal lamp stand while looking down. He wears rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arms, a gold chain necklace, and a leopard-print headwrap with yellow markings on his forehead. Before him are a brass deity murti, stone grinding bowls of turmeric paste and yellow powder, and metal vessels on a striped cloth. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space with greenery behind. Identity is uncertain from appearance; he is shown as a ritual practitioner performing a flame offering.2017-09-07Photo 11716377 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07A man with long dark hair and a red and white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on sand, wearing a rust-red robe with gold border and multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and arms. He holds a small metal cup and a spoon-like implement over offerings laid on the sand, including a yellow gourd, green limes, red and yellow flower petals and a brass plate of petals. Beside him a shirtless man in a black turban and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and another person's hand extends into the frame. Appearance-based candidate for a person, shown in a seated ritual offering on the beach, with rudraksha malas and rust-red robe as qualifying cues.2018-04-28A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on an ornate carved wooden seat with gold lion-head armrests, holding a wooden ladle over a stone homa or yagna pit while pouring from it. A silver bowl sits on the stone platform beside him, and a brass oil lamp stands behind. A gold-and-brass ceremonial umbrella stands at the rear, along with garlanded flowers, a microphone on a stand, and a kalasha-style vessel on a red-draped altar. Other hands are visible at the lower left among silver pots and folded cloths. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with red and white striped walls.2010-11-09Night-time ritual homa at an outdoor courtyard beside a pale wall. A figure in orange saffron robes and a wrapped shawl leans over a yellow-draped altar, placing an offering into a flaming fire. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold dhoti, orange turban and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a small metal vessel. The altar holds a flame, bundled white offerings, flowers, a brass bowl, banana leaves and potted plants. A camera on a tripod records the scene at left. Two people are visible.2014-01-05April 28 20182018-04-28January 05 20142014-01-05January 09 20152015-01-09