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A shaved-headed priest in plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit, holding a small oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, gold bangles, and white sacred ash on his forehead. A microphone stands at his right, an open book lies on his lap, and a silver bowl sits on the left. A palm frond and an orange-and-white backdrop fill the background, with another person in yellow seated behind him. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual, with flames rising from the fire pit. The man is shown as a priest in white ritual clothing; no appearance-based cues establish him as a person, so identity is unsure.

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A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit, holding a silver plate with fruit and gazing down at it. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, gold bangles and a beaded wrist mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. A book lies open beside him, a silver bowl stands at left, and a microphone on a stand is at right. Yellow turmeric or flower pieces are scattered on the bricks around the flames. A seated figure in cream clothing and palm fronds appear in the blurred background. This is a homa or fire ritual scene.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold bead necklace and a green-and-gold silk cloth held on his lap sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with burning wood during a homa. He reads from an open book beside a microphone stand, a brass bowl of yellow liquid and a silver ladle near the fire, and a potted palm and brass pot behind him. Marigold petals decorate the bricks. Sacred ash marks are on his forehead.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a golden-yellow border sits cross-legged on a mat during a homa. He wears a long beaded necklace of golden-brown beads and rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles, and holds a bell and a small oil lamp while reading from an open book on a stand. In front of him is a square fire pit built from yellow-orange bricks, with flames and embers burning inside. Nearby are brass dishes of turmeric, grains, bananas and flowers, a silver ritual stand, and brass pots and vessels in the background. Potted plants and vases with yellow flower bundles and banana leaves decorate the floor, beside a red-and-orange cloth canopy.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer before a fire. He wears a long gold necklace, a gold bracelet, beaded wrist malas and a white tilak on his forehead. A microphone on a stand is beside him. A small blazing fire rises from a square pit built of yellow-ochre bricks, with sticks laid in it. Silver bowls sit on the floor, and an orange cloth hangs on the right. Behind him stands a potted palm and a seated onlooker in the background.2011-12-28December 31 20112011-12-31Two young priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges sit cross-legged on a white floor before a ritual setup. Both wear rudraksha malas, white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and shaved heads. The left priest reads from a green-covered booklet while the right priest holds a green book and handles brass vessels, a small bell and a lamp on a wooden platform. Behind them stand tall brass lamp stands and a painted red-and-gold pot. No a person candidate is visible.2013-08-03A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) lit with flames, the bricks painted yellow with white markings and marigold petals scattered on them. He wears a long gold necklace, gold bangles and a shaved head with tilak markings, and holds a handheld microphone in one hand while reading from an open book. Behind him stand three kalasha pots in glass vessels topped with saffron-yellow conical mounds and green mango leaves, set on a white-sand platform. Silver bowls with grains, turmeric paste, kumkum and offerings sit at his side, and an orange cloth hangs in the background.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged in white dhoti and shawl edged with gold, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace with a medallion and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, with an open book beside him and a microphone in front. In the foreground a brass bowl with a ladle and a fire pit of brick with burning flames suggest a homa; an orange and red wall and a palm frond stand behind him, with a figure in yellow dressed in white at the back.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A 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.2011-12-17October 26 20112011-10-26