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December 21 2013

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A shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti and white shawl sits on a mat during a night ritual, pouring or arranging over a brass kalasha decorated with yellow marigold flowers and green leaves. He wears rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, a small earring, and white horizontal sacred ash on his forehead and upper arms. Behind him stand striped whitewashed steps, and at right a purple draped table holds a brass vessel and lit incense sticks beside a small oil lamp. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the floor.2013-12-17December 21 20132013-12-21A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated on a red and green striped mat, holding a brass plate of burning camphor or ghee flame at the centre. He wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms. Beside him, another priest in white clothes with rudraksha beads sits with a bell. Yellow marigold flowers and a brass pot lie in the foreground, with a broom at the bottom right.2013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-bordered shawl sits at an outdoor ritual table, performing a ritual with his hands over a small vessel. He wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, and a bangle on his wrist. Before him are brass bowls, a red-and-green cloth bundle, dried plant offerings, and a microphone on a stand, with incense smoke rising at the right. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with greenery and a brick wall behind him. The photo shows a puja or homa-style ritual rather than a portrait of a named person.2012-04-23A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth, wearing a long gold-and-beaded necklace and a red bindi with white tilak, pours or offers from a metal ladle over a black stone yoni-shaped base or homa pit lined with white stone, near a brass oil lamp burning in the foreground. Behind him, several seated devotees in white clothes and a seated man in a white shirt watch. To the right, a green silk cloth draped over an ornate wooden seat, with yellow and purple flower garlands and a silver platter nearby. Colourful orange-and-blue hanging banners frame the top of the scene at night.2010-10-15October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold beaded necklace and gold pendant sits cross-legged before a square fire pit for a homa. He holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Brass bowls of offerings, fruit and flowers lie on an orange cloth; two seated people in white are blurred in the background.2011-12-31December 21 20132013-12-21April 30 20122012-04-30A photo of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand and speaks into a microphone on a stand, appearing mid-discourse. Behind him is a blurred orange and red background with a seated person at the left edge.2012-04-30December 21 20132013-12-21