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A shaved-headed man in a white ritual garment and a yellow shawl, with a white vertical tilak and red bindi and a rudraksha mala, leans forward beside a gilded ornate pillar, reaching toward a silver vessel held by people in the foreground. Two saffron-robed figures are partly visible at the edges. Foreground heads are blurred. The scene appears to be a ritual service, but the man is a priest-like attendant rather than a figure with distinctive a person cues, so no a person identification is made.

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August 08 20102010-08-08A 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.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a temple setting. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a white tilak on his forehead holds a small brass bowl of yellow turmeric or kumkum toward a silver platter of flowers and small gold-coloured kalasha-like vessels. Other men in white and yellow shawls, and a man in orange robes seated behind, reach toward the platter. A woman in white sits in the lower right foreground, and a seated figure in orange robes with a red cloth is at the upper right beside an ornate gold-trimmed throne. The room is pale with a red and white wall at the top left.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 padapuja ritual in an open courtyard. Seated on a gilded golden throne at right, a figure in orange robes receives offerings, with red cushions and an orange towel on the seat, and a tray of fruit and flowers on a golden shelf above. A devotee in white dhoti and yellow shawl leans forward holding a small brass bowl. Around them, several shaven-headed men in white with yellow shawls and vertical tilak marks kneel and hold brass vessels, while a man in orange robes sits behind them. A man at upper left in white with a red-bordered cloth and a microphone chants, and women in white with yellow shawls kneel at the lower edge. Red-and-white painted walls and a golden doorway frame the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20102010-09-08A 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 copiesOctober 19 20102010-10-19February 08 20112011-02-08