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A shaved-headed man in a white cotton kurta with a rudraksha mala at his neck holds a silver-covered conch shell (shankha) decorated with a pink flower, apparently in a puja offering. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with bangles presses her palms together in namaskar, and a partially visible person in the left foreground bows their head. The setting is an indoor ritual gathering. The man has short cropped hair, so no candidate is identified from appearance cues.

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Close photo of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta seated in front of a standing man in an orange shirt. The seated man wears a red shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala with a small golden pendant, a silver bracelet and a broad white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He has his eyes closed, is chanting, and holds a small brass spoon in his right hand. The standing man in the background is also visible.2012-09-12December 04 20112011-12-04A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon border sits cross-legged before an offering tray, hands cupped together in prayer with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red border and a dark beaded mala watches with eyes lowered. Behind them a gold-carved throne stands with red and green cushions, and an orange and maroon cloth hangs in the right foreground. Silver and brass vessels hold offerings of fruit and sweets on the table.2010-11-14May 19 20122012-05-19September 11 20112011-09-11A 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 seated ceremony with devotees. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with red border and a rudraksha mala holds a pink lotus flower in cupped hands, eyes closed. Beside him a woman in a yellow and cream sari with a gold-bordered green edge sits with a red bindi. Another man in a grey shirt is partly visible at right, with blurred figures in the foreground and orange cushions and a small oil lamp on the floor behind.2010-09-22A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shoulder cloth with yellow-gold borders sits before red curtains, wearing a rudraksha mala with a dark pendant and a small red mark on his forehead. He tips a small flame of an oil lamp with one hand while looking down. A green plate and incense sticks are visible at lower left, and a metal vessel sits on a shelf at right. The man appears to be a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering; no clear appearance cues establish him as a person.2011-07-26A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white sectarian forehead mark and white urdhva lines on his arms, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, gold bangles and rudraksha beads on his wrist. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl over white sari also holds her palms together in prayer, and other devotees in white and orange sit blurred in the background. A blurred figure's shoulder occupies the lower left foreground.A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like room with a gilded ornate panel behind. A young shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a red border, bare-chested, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a gold bracelet, holds a small silver oil lamp (aarti lamp) in one hand while gesturing with the other. Vibhuti (white ash) marks are on his forehead and body. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl and white garment stands, and to the right a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands and a blonde woman in a cream sari hold small lamps. Silver puja plates with offerings and a lit flame sit in the foreground, with several heads in silhouette. No one in the scene is identified as a person by appearance, so the central man is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2010-10-23A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold necklace and white tripundra marks on forehead and arms, offers an apple and handles pink flowers over an arrangement of silver ritual vessels and a plate on a tray. Other figures in orange and white clothing are partially visible at the edges, with dark hair of people in the foreground. Ritual puja setting with silver vessels and pink flowers.2010-10-19 +1 copiesNovember 07 20102010-11-07