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A seated man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges sits bare-chested in a devotional setting, holding a small lit oil lamp in both hands while looking down. His upper body is marked with white vertical urdhva-style tilak lines on the forehead and arms. A thin dark cord necklace is visible at his neck. Behind metal railing posts and a chain, several seated people in white and an onlooker in a white shirt watch; a red-cushioned chair appears at the right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with an oil lamp offering.

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August 18 20112011-08-18August 18 20112011-08-18A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a red border stands bare-chested, wearing gold beaded necklaces and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead, arms and shoulder and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while his left palm is open below it. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the necklace. Another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge and a green-clad figure at the left edge. The background is a plain pale wall.2010-11-24A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver lamp with a lit flame in both hands during a ritual. He wears white horizontal tilak and sacred ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, a red-and-white forehead dot, a rudraksha mala, a long gold ceremonial necklace and bangles. Behind him a woman in a yellow sari and a second woman in orange stand, and an orange cloth and a gold-carved wooden panel frame the scene. Lit oil lamps and the back of a seated head appear in the foreground.2010-10-23Several men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames during a ritual. The men in front have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a gold bangle. Behind them, other participants in white are bending and seated, with a red curtain and a white wall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting worship ceremony.2011-10-02A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand while looking upward. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain of round beads, a gold bangle and a ring, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red kumkum dot. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the chain. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti; an orange cloth edge appears at the right. He is a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering. Printed text on the image is a copyright notice that is not included here.2010-11-24November 10 20102010-11-10A seated group of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-bordered edges perform a ritual with small brass oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short haircut, white markings on his upper arm and forehead, and a dark beaded mala holds a small brass lamp and reads from papers. Beside him another man in white holds a brass lamp and a bell, and a shaved-headed man at left has a red and white forehead mark. Several other people in white sit in the background among scattered papers and brass items.2010-11-10A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-and-gold border sits and performs a ritual, holding a small silver spoon in one hand and gesturing with the other above a silver oil lamp with a visible flame. He wears a gold necklace with beads and a bronze-coloured wrist mala, and has white ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with white bangles and a red bindi watches attentively. Behind them, devotees in white and an orange-clad figure with a red cloth sit in smoky, hazy light.2010-09-08September 10 20112011-09-10Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a marble floor performing a ritual. The man in front holds a lit oil lamp near his chest in one hand, and another seated man beside him holds a small lamp and a brass bell. Both have white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies and wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, an older man with folded palms and a man in a white shirt are seated. Brass cups and a pink and orange cloth lie on the floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2012-05-20 +1 copiesA seated man with a shaved head, red tilak dot on his forehead and bare upper body wrapped in white cloth with red-striped border, wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant. He holds a small lit oil lamp in both hands, and silver plates and a brass vessel sit in front of him. Beside him, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and a white forehead mark sits attentively. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls and white clothing sit in a row, some holding small brass bells and lamps. The setting suggests a puja-style ritual; a man in white holding an oil lamp is the central figure.2010-09-08