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Night-time ritual scene outdoors. A young shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth, with rudraksha malas and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and holding a leaf or offering with his hands at a flower-decorated altar. Yellow marigold garlands and white jasmine strands drape the altar, with several large yellow-orange coconut-shaped kalasha pots and silver bowls on a red-pink cloth. A lamp on a pole and tropical leaves frame the scene.

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September 30 20132013-09-30December 20 20132013-12-20A young shaved-headed child in saffron-orange robes with a red border sits at a silver ritual tray during a puja. He has white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot between his brows, and wears a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He leans over the tray with his eyes lowered, reaching toward a small brass oil lamp and a conch shell. Nearby stand silver cups and bowls with red flower petals. An adult in orange sits beside him. The scene is a ritual setting with a blurred background of other devotees in maroon clothing.2013-04-10 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20A young shaven-headed boy in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged behind a small silver puja tray during a ritual setting in an open courtyard. He wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant, and small hoop earrings, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. On the tray are brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, a brass vessel, incense sticks, a conch shell, flowers and offerings of fruit. Beside him stand a brass kalasha decorated with yellow flowers and mango leaves, coconuts, a basket of red petals and a tall steel container. The mat beneath is striped red, green and natural woven. Red pillars frame the scene. The image is a photograph; no a person candidate is visibly identifiable by the cues required.2013-12-20April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA young shaven-headed boy in a saffron-orange robe with a magenta-red border and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits before a silver ritual tray. He wears a broad white vibhuti band across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and gold hoop earrings. He holds a yellow petal in cupped hands, looking down at the tray. The silver tray holds small silver bowls, red carnations, a pink flower with yellow centre, and an orange sweet or offering. A person in white clothing stands at the right edge. The setting is dark.2013-06-13April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesMay 22 20142014-05-22 +1 copiesJune 25 20132013-06-25 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilak with a red dot sits cross-legged in an orange saffron robe, cupping his hands with a red and green flower garland in front of a low altar. Brass lamps and a lit oil lamp stand on the table beside a folded white paper. Other saffron-robed people with white forehead marks sit blurred behind him under a hall with a colorful tassel pillar. A rudraksha pendant hangs on a black cord around his neck. The scene is a puja or ritual prayer. a person candidate not identifiable from appearance.2013-05-04