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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border, seated on a carved wooden chair and facing left. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a bundle of green grass and a small white ladle over a large polished silver bowl. A brass lamp with a lit oil flame stands at right beside a brass kalasha vessel, with white flower garlands nearby. Behind him are steps with terracotta pots and potted plants. A microphone stands at his side. A small bowl of red kumkum sits at lower left. A priest is performing a ritual.

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October 29 20112011-10-29October 29 20112011-10-29October 27 20112011-10-27October 29 20112011-10-29October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a saffron-gold border sits cross-legged, holding incense sticks over a flame in a brass oil lamp on a stand. Gold ornaments and a gold chain are visible on his neck, and metal bangles and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Before him stands a silver bowl with a silver ladle holding cooked grain or prasadam. Behind him brass kalashas and vessels sit beside a garland of white flowers, and a yellow and red cloth drapes a deity altar. Potted plants and a red-and-white striped wall form the background.2011-10-29December 17 20112011-12-17A shaved-headed priest in plain white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa. He wears a long orange-and-gold beaded mala and holds a brass bell in his right hand and a small silver lamp or murti in his left, while reading from an open book. Brass pots, a silver bowl of yellow offerings, a bowl of grains, a kalasha-style vessel and a microphone on a stand surround him, with a red cloth canopy and potted plants behind. Marigold petals decorate the brick edges of the fire pit.2011-12-28A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a white stone platform during a ritual, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold bead necklace. He leans toward a microphone on a stand and rests his hand on a large polished silver bowl. Silver vessels, a small brass pot and flower offerings lie before him. Behind him, seated women in white saris with gold borders and a bearded man in white cloth sit under a striped red and white canopy.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit, holding a handheld bell and a lit oil lamp on a long silver-stand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and a bangle on his wrist, with a white vertical forehead mark. Brass bowls with yellow flower petals and a bundle of dried sticks sit on a stone ledge in front of him, with smoke rising from the fire. Behind him, a red and white striped wall and green plants frame the outdoor ritual, while seated men in the background watch.2011-12-17A photograph of a homa or yagna at a shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead kneels before a dark rectangular fire pit with his right hand extended over it, smoke rising around him. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the pit's edge, beside a silver bowl with offerings and a small book in his left hand. Behind, a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands before a red and gold cloth, with brass kalashas and potted plants along a red and white wall.2011-10-29