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A photograph of a bare-chested man seen from behind during a ritual, wearing a purple headcloth with gold zari and a gold tassel. He has a red thread around his neck and a white sacred cord over his shoulder, and a wristwatch on one wrist. Smoke or steam drifts behind him, and a figure in white cloth stands in the background, with another person in white dhoti and yellow cloth at the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or abhishekam, but the ritual is only partly visible.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A priest in white dhoti and a yellow-and-blue sash stands at a stone or brass bowl on a flower-decorated altar, pouring from a tall brass or copper pot. He wears a magenta-and-purple turban and a thin necklace, and his bare upper torso is visible. Fine mist or sprayed water catches the light in the air above him, and marigold-orange and yellow flowers and white offerings lie on the altar. Hanging brass lamps and a tented pavilion frame the scene.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05Two men sit before a brass bowl on a wooden platform strewn with white rice, red petals and yellow flowers, with smoke rising in the foreground. The bare-chested man on the right wears a purple headcloth with a yellow tassel, a red thread around the neck, rudraksha and multi-coloured beaded malas, a white dhoti with a blue border, and a wristwatch; he gestures forward with his right hand. The second man beside him wears a yellow-and-maroon bordered dhoti and gold bangles and holds a handheld microphone. Blurred devotees in white are seated behind them.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A man performs an abhishekam-style pouring ritual at night under stage lights. He is bare-chested with an orange turban, an orange and dark bead mala, and a yellow-and-red patterned cloth wrapped at his waist. He holds a silver kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow marigold flowers and grass blades, and water streams from its spout. A watch is on his wrist. The background is blurred with bright lights and a stage structure.2016-12-05 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with a white tilak on his forehead and arms holds a lit oil lamp or ritual flame in his right hand, with smoke rising from it. He wears rudraksha and multicoloured beaded malas around his neck, gold bangles and earrings. Behind him are blurred dark stone shrines and small lamps, and to the left a person in white cloth is partly visible. The setting suggests a ritual puja or aarti.2016-12-18August 02 20172017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02