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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on the ground at night, wearing round wire-rimmed glasses and white vertical tripundra markings with a red bindi. A rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. He holds orange flower petals in his hands above a white cloth-covered table bearing brass plates of marigold petals, a brass bowl with a ladle, and a small brass bell with a handle. Potted plants and wooden logs surround the open-air setting, and a standing person's legs are visible at the top left.

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A bald man in white ritual dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a woven mat at night, seated beside a brass oil lamp and incense sticks, with his hands joined in front of his chest. He wears a rudraksha mala over his shoulder, thin-rimmed glasses, and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and upper arm. Bamboo poles and a potted plant form the background of an outdoor setting.2011-04-17A shaved-headed young man wearing thin-rimmed glasses sits and speaks while making a hand gesture. He wears white ritual cloth with red-bordered edges draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a matching rudraksha bracelet on his wrist, plus a gold bangle. White sacred markings are visible on his forehead and upper arm. Behind him are orange cloth and a brown floor, consistent with a padapuja or ritual setting. He appears to be a priest or devotee; no appearance-based a person candidate is present.2010-10-02A shaved-headed young man sits in a white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet and gold bangle on his wrist. He has white tripundra marks on his forehead and upper arm and holds a silver plate with red flowers and grass, eyes lowered. A partially visible person in yellow clothing stands at the right edge. Ground is dark with a yellow mat at left.2010-10-02April 17 20112011-04-17September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph of a shaved-headed young man seated outdoors during a padapuja-style ritual. He wears clear-rimmed glasses, white vertical tripundra-style marks on his forehead and upper arm, a white dhoti-style cloth with red-bordered edges draped over his shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala with a matching wrist mala. He holds a silver plate with red flowers in both hands and looks downward with eyes closed. A silver vessel rests in the lower right foreground and a sliver of a person in yellow appears at the right edge. The clothing is white with red borders and the flowers are red.2010-10-02April 17 20112011-04-17A close photo of a shaved-headed young man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders, seated with eyes lowered and holding a silver plate with red flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet and gold bangle, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm. Thin rimmed glasses are on his face. A woman in a yellow blouse and green-bordered sari is partially visible at the right edge. The setting is a hard floor near an orange-red wall, consistent with a padapuja offering.2010-10-02September 12 20102010-09-12A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged outdoors in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-and-gold borders, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a rudraksha bracelet. He wears white vertical and horizontal sacred ash marks and a red bindi, eyes closed, holding white flower petals in his cupped hands. In front of him are silver puja bowls and a bowl of white flowers, with a gold-carved panel at the left edge and a red-and-white striped temple wall behind. The figure is an appearance-based ordinary priest, not a person candidate, since the cues are only white ritual clothes and no distinctive identifiers.2010-09-08A close photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar at chest level. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle inscribed with text, a ring, thin rimless glasses and a red bindi with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and upper arms. A woman in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits partly visible at right, also with hands folded. Behind them is an orange wall with a red base, and a silver tray with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.2010-09-25A shaved-headed man in rimless glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, in a devotional ritual setting. He wears a white dhoti with red borders bared over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold-toned bangle and a silver ring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. A silver plate with offerings is visible at the lower right, and a woman in white and orange is partly visible at the upper right. The setting resembles a paduka puja.2010-09-25