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A large outdoor ritual by a shaded forest stream. Dozens of devotees, mostly in white clothes with red or orange shawls, sit in rows along the rocky water's edge. Many have red and orange wraps, and several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a silver trident stands beside a pink-draped table holding a brass tray with a Shiva lingam-style object, bowls of red kumkum, a steel plate of flower petals and a small brass pot. A woman in an orange robe with a mala sits near the front. The setting is a rocky stream bed under trees with purple banners in the background.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual in a forest setting: a long row of devotees in white clothes with red shawls sits partly submerged in shallow flowing water beside a rocky bank. In the foreground a priest in orange-red robes and rudraksha beads blows a conch shell, and an altar on a magenta cloth holds a silver tray with a dark stone lingam, flowers, oil lamps and bowls of kumkum and vibhuti. Rose petals and pink flowers fill the lower right. A video camera on a tripod records the scene.2014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual in a forested stream bed with many devotees seated in shallow water. Most participants wear white clothing with red or orange shawls. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a beaded mala sits behind a tray holding a small silver lingam-shaped vessel, kumkum and vibhuti bowls, and a brass oil lamp, all set on a pink cloth. A woman in a pink garland holds a silver conch-shaped vessel and pours water over a lingam. A cameraman on a tripod films the rows of seated devotees beneath tall trees. This appears to be a rudrabhishekam abhishekam performed in the river.2014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor riverside ritual at a shallow stream lined with green trees. A central figure with long dark hair, a pink-and-white flower garland, gold armlets and an orange-red cloth sits on a silver-framed seat with a pink cloth-covered platform holding brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings. A silver trident stands upright beside the seat. Around him, devotees sit in the water and along the bank: several men and women in white clothes with red-orange shawls, a bald priest in orange, and young boys in saffron cloth with rudraksha malas. A man in white stands on the bank holding a purple umbrella, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. This appears to be an abhishekam or rudrabhishekam performed by the river.2014-12-17