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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes stands at a stone yagna platform, holding a small silver ghanta (bell) in his right hand and reaching toward a bowl of offerings on the left. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, rudraksha beads, gold earrings, and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him a younger attendant in orange cloth with a red-edged shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rudraksha malas and red bangles. Behind them are orange walls, a red door, and a hanging garland of marigolds. A pressure-cooker-style steel bowl and a small brass vessel sit on the platform. Two people are visible.

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A photograph of four shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes at night, performing a ritual. The man in front centre wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments and an orange shawl, holds a small metal cup over a silver bowl, and reads from an open book. Two others to his left wear rudraksha malas and hold metal vessels; one wears glasses. All have white tripundra markings on the forehead and arms. The setting is dark with a red pillar at the right edge.2013-04-29A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits smiling and holds a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp, with his right hand extended. A white sandalwood band marks his forehead with a red bindi, and white paste covers his upper arms. Behind him, several people in maroon robes with gold borders sit on the floor, some holding small lamps. The man is a priest or sannyasi and his appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim.2013-07-09December 25 20132013-12-25January 12 20132013-01-12July 14 20132013-07-14Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange monastic cloth, wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded wrist bands, with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi between his brows. He looks to the side with his arm extended. Behind him, other shaven-headed devotees in orange robes sit in a hall with red curtains and a white wall. The setting suggests an ashram satsang or ritual gathering. Appearance does not clearly establish whether he is a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-06-19Two shaved-headed young male priests sit on red brick steps reading a small Tamil book titled Puja Vidhanam, which has a temple photo on its cover. The priest on the left wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a red bindi, and holds the book. The priest on the right wears white dhoti-style clothing with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and white markings on the forehead and arms, and reads alongside him.2013-07-29February 25 20132013-02-25September 05 20162016-09-05January 29 20132013-01-29October 16 20132013-10-16