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A 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.

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A 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.2010-11-24A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment with red-striped border sits before a gilded throne-like seat, hands cupped palm-up in a ritual gesture while speaking. He wears a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, white sacred ash stripes on the forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot between the brows. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs on his chest. Behind him, a blurred figure in an orange garment and gold beads holds a microphone. Silver plates with offerings sit in the foreground.2010-10-19A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sits on a mat during a puja, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and gesturing with his left palm open. He wears a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold border, a thick gold necklace of beaded ornaments, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and white sacred ash marks with a red dot on his forehead. Silver plates and vessels sit on the floor before him, and a steel flask stands nearby. To the left, a person in saffron-orange robes is partially visible, and a gold-carved ornamental pillar frames the scene. Another man in white dhoti stands in the background.2010-09-08A 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.2010-10-23A seated man with a shaved head and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti with red-bordered edge and a heavy gold bead necklace across his chest. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while speaking, and gestures with his other hand. Beside him a woman in a yellow shawl sits in white, and behind them devotees in white and orange shawls hold lamps. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground, with flames of lamps in the lower right. The setting is a ritual gathering with oil lamps and silver puja vessels.2010-09-08A 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.2010-09-08A shaved-headed young man sits cross-legged, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand, as in a puja or aarti. He wears white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, and white horizontal tilak lines with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a saffron-orange wall, and a striped mat lies on the floor. He appears to be a priest performing ritual worship; no identity is established from appearance.2010-10-03A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-striped border and a white upper cloth, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings. He holds a small glass lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. Behind him, another man in an orange-saffron robe and gold bead necklace sits near a microphone stand. Gold-ornamented panels and a red cloth are visible at the right edge, and a lit oil lamp sits at the bottom left.2010-10-19A 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.2010-09-08A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame raised in front of his face. He wears a gold bangle, a ring and a long gold-beaded garland across the chest, with white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms and a red mark between his brows. Another person's green and orange clothing is visible at the edges. The setting is an ashram or temple hall with a plain wall behind.2010-11-24A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style cloth, bare-shouldered, wears a heavy gold bead necklace over a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti or puja lamp) in his right hand, lit and held near eye level during a ritual. Behind him a long-haired woman in a light top and a white-haired older man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala sit watching. The setting is an indoor hall with a blurred red and white backdrop.2010-10-12A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered edge, wearing gold ornate beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, horizontal white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and wire-rimmed glasses. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a flame in both hands, with another lit lamp held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and black beaded necklace at right. Behind him a man in white with a white forehead band sits beside a microphone, and a smoky incense haze drifts in the upper frame. Several lamps and a ritual setting appear in the foreground.2010-10-19 +1 copies