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Outdoor photograph of a flooded stadium-style amphitheatre with red tiered seating. A figure with long dark hair in orange-red robes sits enthroned on a gold and red throne under a yellow canopy, the seat framed by an arch of marigold and flower garlands. Standing in the shallow water before a raised orange platform, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls assist, while a bare-chested man in orange cloth kneels in the water. Other people in white and yellow shawls, and a young boy with a rudraksha mala in the foreground, watch. A seated figure in the throne is a probable Swamiji with long hair and orange-red robes and a ceremonial throne, and the scene is a ritual bathing or abhishekam-style ceremony.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in a sunken water tank with red-striped tiered stone steps behind it. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl sits on a golden ornate throne under a yellow canopy, set on a raised orange platform decorated with flower garlands and an arched floral frame. Around the platform, devotees in white dhotis stand waist-deep in the water, many wearing yellow sashes; some have shaved heads and one woman in a yellow-green sari stands at right. A large black kalasha-style fountain with water spouts stands at the right edge. Abhishekam-style water ceremony, devotees surrounding the seated figure.2010-10-17A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor water ritual in a red-tiered amphitheatre flooded with shallow water. A seated figure on a richly decorated golden throne with a yellow canopy and flower garlands wears an orange garment and a red garland and raises one arm. Around the throne, many people stand waist-deep in the water: men in white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls, a man in saffron robes, a man in a pink-and-white garment, and women in saris wading at the right. Marigold and white flower garlands line the platform and the arch behind the throne.2010-10-17Outdoor photo of a flooded red-tiered stadium-style ground where devotees wade waist-deep in water. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits enthroned on a gold and red seat beneath a yellow canopy, decorated with garlands and flower arrangements. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes stand in the water, while one man in orange robes and another in a red-and-white garment stand nearby. Some women in white saris and children stand at the right edge, and a few onlookers watch from the stands on the left. The throne is festooned with marigolds and white floral strings, consistent with a ritual procession or abhishekam-style water ceremony.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of an outdoor water ritual at a temple tank. A seated figure on an ornate gold and red throne under a yellow canopy wears orange robes, a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, with flower garlands draped around the throne. Behind the throne a large black Shiva linga stands decorated with garlands. Devotees in white dhotis and yellow scarves, some with pink-stained heads, stand waist-deep in water around the raised orange platform, and monks in orange robes stand nearby. Marigolds and red flowers line the platform. Red stadium-style steps rise in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17