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A bald, bare-chested man with a sandalwood-paste mark on his forehead sits cross-legged on a stone floor in white dhoti and a yellow cloth, performing a puja. He wears long rudraksha malas of reddish-brown beads and a gold pendant, and holds a small brass lamp or implement in one hand near a stone linga-like pedestal draped with orange, yellow, pink and white marigold garlands. Behind him, other people in saffron-toned clothes sit near a metal railing, and a colourful cloth bag lies on the floor.

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A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged in front of a wall hung with marigold and mixed flower garlands in orange, yellow, white and purple. He wears an orange dhoti with a yellow border, is bare-chested, and has white sacred marks on his forehead and arms, with rudraksha beads and a pendant around his neck. He holds a small bell and burns incense or camphor over a tray of offerings, including flowers and sweets. To the right, a second bare-chested man with white marks and beads sits beside a golden statue on a pedestal; a brass vessel stands at the left. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Photo 11728762 +2 copiesA man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth stands beside a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and leaves in red, yellow, white and green. He holds a silver five-flame aarti lamp with lit oil lamps toward the decorated figure, as in an aarti offering. He wears a long mala of dark beads and a rudraksha-style necklace, a beaded armband, and white vertical tilak markings with a red dot on his forehead. The murti at left has an ornate gold ornament. The image is a photograph of a ritual puja. Visible people: one, the lamp-bearing priest.2014-11-11December 01 20112011-12-01December 31 20102010-12-31A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red stripes sits bare-chested, wearing a long necklace of gold beads and a sacred thread, with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead. He bends over a silver tray holding pink lotus flowers and small silver bowls, with his hands near the offerings. Beside him, a person in orange robes is partly visible at right, and a gilded carved panel and red cushion stand behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting.2010-10-30A 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 bare-chested man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a metal platform beside a large grey stone dome. He wears white dhoti-style cloth, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and white ash markings on his arms and forehead. He holds a small brass vessel in one hand and a ritual object in the other. The stone is garlanded with red, orange, yellow and white flowers and green leaves. A purple striped cloth lies on the platform, and a small bowl of leaves and incense sticks sits nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ritual. Appearance cues are limited, so the identity of the man is uncertain.2017-07-31July 18 20132013-07-18A seated man with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his forehead and body pours liquid from a silver kalasha-style vessel with a spout during an abhishekam at a shrine. He wears an orange dhoti with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, a gold armlet and earring. Behind him is a golden deity murti with pink and white garlands, oil lamps and a gold throne-like altar. A standing person in grey dhoti stands at left.2012-06-05January 04 20172017-01-04