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A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with a bright yellow shawl draped over his shoulders sits before a gilded ornamental pillar, holding a small silver cup while looking down. He has a white vertical tilak and a red dot on his forehead. In the foreground, a blurred bald man in white sits with his back to the camera, and silver vessels are arranged on a tray. Behind him, an orange-robed person is partially visible at the left edge.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA shaven-headed man in white ritual clothing and a yellow shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white and red tilak on his forehead, holds a silver vessel over a tray of silver bowls filled with yellow substance and white flowers. Behind him, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right, an ornate gold-embossed pillar is visible. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual offering.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA seated man in white robes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders holds a small silver bowl in both hands during a ritual gathering. He has a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a red bindi sits with her palms pressed together in namaskar. Silver and brass ritual vessels sit in the foreground, and other seated participants in white clothes appear in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA close photo of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. He wears a white and red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. He holds a pair of gold ornate objects cupped in both hands, appearing to offer or receive them in a ritual setting. Behind him, a man in orange robes sits with hands pressed together in namaste. A gilded carved pillar edge is visible at the right. A small pendant with a female deity image hangs from the mala.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a padhapooja ritual on a golden throne platform. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged, one holding a small brass bowl of yellow turmeric and reaching toward silver vessels on a tray. A shaved-headed man in white with a yellow shawl and white tilak on his forehead handles the offering. Behind them a man in saffron robes sits on a red cushion, and a seated figure in orange cloth rests on the golden throne at right; no face of that figure is shown clearly enough to confirm identity. A woman in white with a yellow shawl sits at the lower right, and a man holds a microphone at the left edge. Five or more people are visible.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA close photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, holding a small silver bowl in both hands with his eyes lowered, with white and red marks on his forehead. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a white and red forehead mark stands with her eyes lowered. A partial view of another person appears at the right edge. Green railings and a plant are visible in the background.2010-08-19A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, holding golden ritual bells or a gold-cased vessel cupped in both hands with eyes lowered. He wears a rudraksha mala with a round medallion pendant, a white forehead tilak and a red bindi, and silver bangles on his wrist. Behind him to the left, a second person in saffron-orange robes has palms pressed together in namaste. The scene suggests a pada puja or devotional offering, with a gold ornate object and a bell-like ritual item in focus.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies