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A 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.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +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 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 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 photograph of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-rudraksha ceremonial necklace, wearing rimless glasses, a white horizontal forehead band and a red bindi. He holds a small silver bowl in both hands over a silver tray of similar bowls and a white offering. A woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stands beside him, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at the upper right. The setting suggests a pada puja offering ritual.2010-09-16August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +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.2010-10-19