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A ritual abhishekam scene in a pink-tinted hall. A shirtless older man with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti and red-beaded bracelets, pours water from a small silver-rimmed vessel over the head of a smiling person with long dark hair who wears a yellow-and-orange garland and a red-brown shawl. Behind them, several men wear saffron and orange robes, orange and red turbans, rudraksha malas and ceremonial yellow sashes. A brass tray and a blue-and-gold kalasha-style pot sit in front, with green leaves held in the foreground, and a white-clad attendant stands at left. Several devotees' heads are partly visible at the bottom.

A ritual scene at a red-draped stage with a Kannada-script banner reading ಜನವರಿ (January) at top right. A bare-chested elderly man with long grey hair and a white dhoti-style cloth tied at the waist extends his arms and holds a small brass vessel toward a seated woman in a saffron sari with a yellow marigold garland, her hands folded in namaste as she smiles. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and one in a white-and-orange turban stand close, while another man in a red-and-yellow turban and orange shawl is in the foreground. Several people hold brass pots and kalasha-style vessels.

January 13 2015

January 13 2015

Photograph of a ceremony in a festive tent with pink and orange draping. A smiling person with long dark hair, red bindi and saffron-and-maroon shawl sits centrally wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers. Around them, several men in saffron and orange robes and turbans stand; one older bearded man in a white shirt with rudraksha malas and a ring holds a red decorated pot, another stands holding a silver tray. A seated person in orange with a white beaded necklace and flower garland sits at right. Several people in the foreground are blurred. A throne-like seat and a ceremonial welcome atmosphere are visible.

A photograph of a ceremonial gathering at a temple-like hall. A man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, wearing a saffron-orange garment, smiles while seated in an ornate golden throne-style chair. A man kneels before him with a red and white flower garland, and a woman in a cream sari with a braided hairstyle and red garland stands at left. Behind them, attendants in orange and white robes hold a silver staff and a tray, and a deity murti with garlands and a golden backdrop is visible at upper left. Seated devotees in white and orange with white forehead markings sit in the background, and a microphone stands in front of the throne. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, based on long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron clothing.

A ceremonial photograph in which an elderly bearded man with long grey hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, reaches forward with his hands over a bowl while a smiling woman with a red bindi and yellow-and-white garland sits before him. Behind them, several men in saffron and orange robes, some wearing turbans and rudraksha malas, stand in a crowd, and a hand extends a green vessel with leaves toward the group. The foreground is blurred with orange turbans and a white-clad figure, and a metal tray is held overhead at the top.

A ceremonial photograph of a seated woman in a dark red sari with a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha-bead mala, eyes closed, head bowed, while a bare-chested, white-bearded elder in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pours or applies sacred water over her with cupped hands. Around them, saffron- and orange-robed attendants and devotees stand close, one in orange holding a small brass-and-red decorated pot with a bowl, and a man in orange with a yellow lanyard looks on. Colorful wrist bands and bangles are visible, and a camera is held up at the right. The setting suggests an abhishekam-style blessing amid a dense gathering.

January 13 2015

October 10 2017

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A photograph of a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick layered garland of red and yellow flowers, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, with a red bindi and a raised right hand returning a greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a white forehead mark stands beside him, and to the left a man in white shirt and a blurred devotee with folded hands are visible. The background shows a plain cream wall and maroon drapery.

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