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A photograph of two shirtless priests seated on the ground before a wooden door with brass studs and a stone wall. The central priest, wearing a white dhoti, a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder and beaded necklaces, has white sacred markings on his forehead and arms and is handling offerings with his hands. Before him sit woven baskets of white flowers and green leaves, and brass plates heaped with yellow flowers and white rice. A second priest sits to the left in a white dhoti with a brass vessel nearby.

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Outdoor ritual scene in front of a carved wooden door with brass studs and a stone-block wall. A bare-chested priest with a white tripundra forehead mark and white sandal-paste streaks on his arms sits cross-legged, wearing a yellow shoulder cloth, rudraksha mala and white dhoti, and arranges flower-garlanded kalasha pots wrapped in white cloth with green leaves. A second bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits to the left beside a brass bowl. Marigold and jasmine flowers, rice and yellow petals lie on trays in the foreground.2017-04-03A photograph of a shirtless man seated on the ground in a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. His chest is marked with white sandalwood or ash lines and a white forehead mark. He arranges white jasmine garlands on leaf-wrapped coconut-topped pots, with a brass plate of yellow flowers and rice beside him. Another seated man in white stands to the left, and a carved wooden door with brass studs is behind. Two people are visible; no identity can be confirmed from appearance.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03Ritual scene outdoors before a dark wooden door studded with brass knobs and a brick wall. A bare-chested priest with a white tripundra on his forehead and beaded rudraksha necklace sits cross-legged on a striped cloth, wearing a yellow shawl over white dhoti, hands moving over offerings. Beside him a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits with a brass vessel. In front are kalasha pots with mango leaves and white and yellow flower garlands, brass bowls of rice and grains, and a wide tray of white flowers. A white-clad attendant stands at the right edge, consistent with a puja or samaya deeksha ritual.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a bare-chested man seated on the ground performing a ritual. He wears a white dhoti, a yellow shawl over his left shoulder, a multi-strand beaded rudraksha-style mala, and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms. He arranges sprigs of green leaves and white jasmine-type flowers around brass pots wrapped in cane or woven netting, set on a cloth with blue and white ties. Behind him, a second seated man in white dhoti looks on. A brass plate holds yellow flowers and a mound of white grains or rice, and a wooden door with brass studs stands in the background.2017-04-03A seated priest with a bare chest and white ritual dhoti holds a small yellow flower and lime-like offering between his fingers during a ritual. He wears a yellow and green shawl over one shoulder, a multicoloured beaded rudraksha-style mala, and white horizontal tilak on his forehead. A second bare-chested man in white cloth sits to the left, looking down. Marigold-like white flowers, green leaves and brass kalasha-style pots with garlands are arranged on a cloth in front of them, with a wooden door studded with brass knobs behind.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a striped rug with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, wearing a yellow shawl with decorative border, white dhoti, a sandalwood-style tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and a wristwatch. Beside him, a second man in a white dhoti sits in profile. Before them are brass vessels, baskets of white jasmine garlands, green leaves and yellow flowers, and a metal plate of rice. Behind them is a carved wooden door with brass studs and a brick wall. A priest-style attendant stands at right in white with an orange sash. The scene is an outdoor puja setting.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A seated man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder sits cross-legged on a striped mat before a stone doorway. He holds his hands together in a prayer gesture. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange border bends forward at right, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel into a bowl. Behind them, two more men in white dhotis stand near a brick wall, one shirtless with a mala. Before the seated man lie flower garlands, banana leaves, a brass plate of yellow flower petals, a coconut, small brass lamps and offerings of fruit and turmeric. Several people are visible, and none is identified.2017-04-03