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December 28 2011

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Close-up photo of a seated priest in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered white dhoti and a long gold-beaded necklace, wearing gold and beaded bracelets. He holds a silver plate with dried black leaves and seeds, pinching them with his fingers, as smoke rises nearby. Beside him sit a silver bell, a brass pot, a silver tray of yellow offerings and a small brass vessel on a striped mat in sunlight. No face is visible.2011-12-28Close photo of a homa or yagna ritual. A priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a golden-toned sash sits near a flame, holding a shallow brass plate of grains or offerings in his right hand while his other hand reaches into it. He wears a gold bangle and a long beaded gold necklace. A brass ritual vessel and a bright fire are in the lower foreground, with a second white-clad person partly visible at left. The scene is a fire ritual with offering materials.2012-02-09August 18 20112011-08-18August 18 20112011-08-18Close photo of a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, shown from the chest down. He holds his open right palm up and uses his other hand's fingers to place a small dark object, possibly a seed or dried fruit, into it. Brass ritual vessels, a brass plate with white rice, small brass cups and a stand sit on a woven mat and tiled floor at the lower left. Only one physical person is visible, and his face is not shown.2017-01-15November 02 20102010-11-02A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a microphone stand, wearing a long ornate gold bead necklace and gold bangles. He holds a gold ritual vessel or kalasha-like object in both hands, close to his chest. Orange cloth lies beneath him and a striped mat is visible on the floor. The face is cropped out of frame.2011-11-01December 31 20112011-12-31Close-up photo of a fire ritual in progress. A person in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits cross-legged; their hands hold a shallow brass plate with offerings toward a visible flame at lower left. A long metal rod or ladle stands beside the fire. A second seated figure in white with a large beaded mala of amber-gold beads is partly visible at upper center. Setting is a homa or yagna with sacred fire, consistent with a Hindu ritual. No face is visible.2012-02-09September 19 20112011-09-19January 13 20172017-01-13March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copies