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A 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.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA 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.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment with red-striped border sits before a gilded throne-like seat, hands cupped palm-up in a ritual gesture while speaking. He wears a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, white sacred ash stripes on the forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot between the brows. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs on his chest. Behind him, a blurred figure in an orange garment and gold beads holds a microphone. Silver plates with offerings sit in the foreground.2010-10-19August 16 20102010-08-16A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red border stripes sits with eyes closed, holding a small silver bowl in cupped hands. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a silver bangle, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed panel and a blurred red-and-white striped backdrop. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-11-03A shaved-headed priest in white ritual clothing sits with eyes lowered, holding cupped hands with a gold chain or garland draped across them. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-and-pink borders, thin rimless glasses, white sacred ash lines across the forehead with a red kumkum dot, a gold beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant with a small picture, and a gold armlet. Behind him a second person in white is partially visible, and a dark red curtain hangs in the background. A silver plate with offerings is at the bottom edge.2010-10-19A 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 copiesA close photograph of a young shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with a maroon border and a heavy multi-bead gold necklace of ornate gold beads. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. Behind him, orange cloth and a brass lamp or puja vessel are visible, and another person's shaved head appears at the lower right edge.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red-striped border sits in a seated devotional posture, eyes closed, holding a small silver object in his hands. He wears a gold bead necklace and a silver bangle, with white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a gilded golden canopy or throne back is visible, with a red-and-white striped backdrop and a flower garland at left. The photo is rotated sideways.2010-11-03December 23 20102010-12-23A shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti and shawl with red-striped borders stands at a ritual gathering, cupping a gold chain in his open palms and looking down. He wears clear-framed glasses, white horizontal tripundra ash on his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and a long necklace of large gold beads with a rudraksha mala, plus a gold bangle and a gold pendant. Another person in white with gold-bordered cloth is partly visible at the right edge, and a red curtain hangs behind. The priest's role appears to be officiating at a puja, though the exact ritual is not clear.2010-10-19