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April 17 20222022-04-17April 17 20222022-04-17April 17 20222022-04-17Outdoor photo on a paved driveway under a clear blue sky with bare and blossoming trees. A group of about a dozen people walks toward the camera. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a green shawl leads, barefoot, with a tall-headed companion in white robes beside him. Several women wear bright saffron, yellow and green saris, and some carry small brass or steel vessels. A man in a navy blazer and dark trousers walks at the centre-right. A dark grey pickup truck and cars are parked behind them, and a flagpole stands in the background.2022-04-17August 12 20162016-08-12Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a room with red walls and marigold garlands, where many people stand with hands folded in prayer. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at centre-front, while a woman in a red and gold sari and a woman in pink with folded hands stand nearby. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, gold and blue; men wear white dhotis and kurtas. A woman in a white garment at lower left is also praying. A framed picture and a poster with a deity image hang on the back wall, and a white door is visible at right.2019-07-06 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor abhishekam scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in the centre with bare upper body, glasses and a gold chain pours liquid from a metal pot raised overhead, while devotees stand around in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. Women in saris (teal, white, maroon) hold brass kalashas and pots, and a woman in a maroon sari kneels at a small shrine. A bare-chested man on the right wears a white dhoti with a green border and rudraksha mala. Another man in a white head cloth stands behind. Offerings of flowers and a deity murti or lingam with an orange cloth lie at the base. Ritual abhishekam with kalashas and garlands.2004-01-01December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor temple-style setting. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white tilak stripes on his forehead holds a brass-and-gold decorated tray with a kalasha topped by green mango leaves. Beside him a smiling woman in a rust-red sari and rudraksha mala holds a blue bowl of red flower petals and a brass cup. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl faces away at right, and another man in white and gold stands beside a red-and-white barrier. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from a raised area under a yellow-and-orange canopy.2015-05-13