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Two men in traditional ritual dress stand at an outdoor ceremony with smoke in the background. The man on the left has eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a blue turban, an orange and maroon shawl over a bare chest, a rudraksha mala and a yellow sacred thread. The man on the right holds a silver plate with offerings, wearing a magenta and gold shawl over white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead. Two more people are partly visible behind them.

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August 22 20172017-08-22A bare-chested man with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste stands in front of a rising haze of smoke. He wears a blue cloth wrapped as a turban, an orange-and-maroon striped shawl draped over his shoulders, a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and a gold chain, plus a black wristwatch and red and silver bangles. A second man in the background, with a yellow tilak on his forehead, stands beside a metal bowl. The scene is a ritual setting with a warm, smoky atmosphere.2017-08-22Two men in ritual dress stand in a temple-like hall with smoke rising behind them during a ceremony. The man in front wears a blue head cloth, an orange upper wrap, a white dhoti with blue and yellow borders, and beaded necklaces; he holds a small ritual item in his right hand. The man at right wears a purple and gold shawl over a white dhoti and holds a silver plate of pink flowers. Behind them, a shirtless priest with a tilak and another attendant in white are visible, and a fire or incense haze fills the background.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22April 22 20142014-04-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 09 20102010-08-09Two bare-chested men stand in a temple-like setting with warm golden lamplight behind them. The man in front wears a bright pink turban, a sacred tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and a green-and-white checked cloth over his shoulder, with a white dhoti tied with a red border. He holds pink flowers pressed between his palms in reverent prayer. Beside him, a second man with a beard wears a teal shawl, gold-bead necklaces and a white dhoti, his hands raised in a mudra. Blurred background includes a seated figure in white and red and a row of brass offerings.2016-07-03Photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl bends low over a yellow-bordered fire pit (homa kunda) with flames rising from it. Beside him, a seated man in an orange-saffron cloth with a blue head-wrap and rudraksha mala, hands joined in prayer, sits before a brass bowl of offerings. Behind them are a pink-and-purple draped table, a bunch of flowers and a glowing lamp.2017-08-22January 01 20172017-01-01Two men sit in a close row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. The nearer man in front has short dark hair, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border over his shoulder; a white horizontal tilak marks his forehead. The man behind him, also in white with a gold-bordered cloth and white tilak, has a shaved head. Soft-focus lamps glow in the background and a blurred figure sits further back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2011-11-18