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A photograph of a shaven-headed? no. A close side view of a man with short dark hair, white horizontal tripundra ash marks on his forehead and arms, and a gold-toned chain of rudraksha-style beads at his neck. He wears a yellow silk shawl over his bare upper body and holds a white-and-silver wrapped ritual wand with a feathered tip, gazing down at it during a puja. Behind him, a red cushioned throne and blurred deity murti and floral decorations suggest a temple ritual; a partially visible person in white and orange cloth stands at the left edge. Warm lamplight and bokeh fill the background.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a young man performing a ritual with a brass oil lamp held in both hands, its flame burning upward with a wisp of smoke. He is bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. His eyes are closed and he appears absorbed in the act. Behind him, slightly out of focus, a portrait of a smiling man in red and saffron robes with a red turban is displayed, and to the right is an ornate gold deity murti on a decorated altar with red and gold fabrics. The scene is a temple or ashram shrine setting.2017-02-01May 02 20172017-05-02A 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.2013-01-21A bearded man in an orange-brown robe stands at the centre of a temple hall, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves around his neck. He has white and ash forehead markings with a red-brown central line and holds a bundle of green leaves and a stalk in both hands. Around him, other men in saffron-orange robes and a woman with a white forehead mark stand near a tall golden staff; the hall has strings of small coloured lights overhead. The scene suggests a ritual or ceremonial moment, with the central man appearing focused on the leafy offering.2018-03-02