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A photograph of a ritual at an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red dhoti-style garment, a gold-coloured armlet and a multi-strand beaded necklace, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark metal deity murti decorated with pink flower garlands. Beside him, a man with a shaved head wears a white garment with maroon borders and a yellow waistcloth, holding a brass bell near golden ceremonial fans. A green leaf lies on the altar.

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Photograph of an abhishekam at a stage in an ashram hall. A long-haired man in a red garment and a beaded rudraksha-style mala pours water from a golden pot over a silver deity murti decorated with red flower garlands. Beside him stands a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon border, bowing and holding a gold ceremonial staff. A gold ornate throne with red cushion sits at left, and a golden ceremonial fan-like staff stands in front.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a small shrine. A person with long dark swept-back hair wears a red sari, rudraksha-style red-and-gold beaded necklaces and a gold armband, and pours liquid from a silver kalasha over a dark metal deity murti with a trident and a garland of red flowers. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass ceremonial fan-shaped object. A red-cushioned gilded peetha throne stands at left, with a small brass bell and a green coconut on the table, and a blue curtain behind.2010-10-17A photograph of a ritual at an indoor shrine in front of a gold-framed red throne. A person with long dark hair, wearing a red robe with a red shawl and a multi-strand white and beaded garland, pours liquid from a brass pot over a small gold-coloured deity murti with flower garlands. Beside the murti stand a brass vessel and a ceremonial gold fan-shaped standard. Another person in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head holds a brass pot, and a figure in orange and a shaved-headed attendant in orange sit at the lower left. Red and orange drapes and a blue curtain form the backdrop. The layout suggests an abhishekam or pattabhishekam. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a red robe and a beaded garland, consistent with the event described.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual puja at an indoor setting with a dark blue curtain behind. A person in a red saffron-toned draped garment with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-gold beaded mala necklace and gold armband stands at left holding a silver bowl or vessel over a bronze deity murti adorned with red flower garlands. Beside the murti stands a second man with a shaved head, red and white dhoti and a gold necklace, holding a tall gold ceremonial fan-shaped staff and a small silver pot. An ornate gold throne with a red seat is at left. a person: the standing figure in red with long hair, mala and gold ornaments matches the cues, shown performing a puja at the deity.2010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an indoor stage. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a red sari, a red blouse, a gold armlet and a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, holds a silver plate above a dark metal deity murti, pouring a white milky substance over it. The murti is draped with red flower garlands and stands on a gold-trimmed altar table. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain holds a small silver vessel and a bell. A gold ornate throne with red velvet cushions sits to the left, a gold ceremonial staff stands at right, and a blue curtain and orange banner with Kannada script form the backdrop.2010-10-17Photograph of an abhishekam at a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A long-haired person in a red saree with a red bindi and layered beaded and gold necklaces pours water from a brass pot over a dark metal deity murti garlanded with red flowers. A gold armband is worn on the upper arm. Behind on the right, a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with a red border holds a brass kalasha, and a gold ceremonial fan stands beside him. A gold-carved throne back sits at the left against a blue curtain.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17