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A photograph of a ritual in a plain pink-walled room with a dark wooden door behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold border stands on his tiptoes, raising a bundle of green leaves in one hand and a shining metal kalasha pot in the other, with a purple head cloth and bangles. Seated on the floor to the right, several women and girls in white and red saris watch, one with a white forehead mark and hands pressed together in reverence, and a young girl in red holding a small stick. Water bottles sit on the floor at lower left.

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March 28 20162016-03-28March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 28 20162016-03-28A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a blue-and-gold border stands at a doorway, raising a bunch of green leaves in his right hand while holding a white ceramic pot with his left, a ritual gesture like sprinkling sacred water. He wears a beaded garland and a sandalwood-coloured body. Around him, seated white-clad devotees with white forehead markings press their palms together and look on, some with folded hands. A pink wall, a small tiled wall plaque, and shelves of rolled blue and yellow mats are visible at right.2016-08-14February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-30A standing priest in an orange-saffron shawl over white dhoti holds a leafy green branch aloft in his raised right arm and cradles a white netted kalasha pot in his left hand. He wears a beaded necklace and sandalwood-coloured body. Behind him, a large seated audience dressed in white sits on the floor of a hall with pale walls, framed pictures and a red light. The scene suggests a ritual purification or abhishekam being performed for the gathered devotees.2016-03-05 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06A man in a rust-orange turban and orange wrap stands bare-chested in a pink-walled hall, holding a bunch of green mango leaves over a decorated brass-and-clay pot with blue floral painting. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a silver necklace and bracelets, and his face is partly hidden by the leaves as he sprinkles water. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari bends at the right edge, and seated devotees in the foreground have hands folded. A wooden table with a water bottle sits at left beneath a red banner. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's a person reference but not sufficient for a firm identification, so the candidate is recorded as unsure.2018-05-13A bearded man with a red-orange turban and rudraksha malas stands bare-chested, lifting a leafy green branch high in his right hand while sprinkling water in a spray. He holds a silver-rimmed metal vessel wrapped in white cloth against his waist with his left arm. Around him, a woman in a red sari with a dark braid stands at left, and women in cream-and-white dhotis or saris with bare backs sit or kneel at lower right and bottom. Pink walls and carved wooden doors form the setting. The man appears to be a priest performing the sprinkling, with an appearance that does not match the page's claim of a person's presence, so the identity is uncertain.2018-05-13February 27 20162016-02-27A standing priest in a white dhoti and a saffron-and-gold patterned shawl sprinkles water from a bundle of green mango leaves held in his right hand, while cradling a silver-white metal pot with floral decoration in his left arm. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Seated devotees in the foreground, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, face the ritual. A red fire extinguisher hangs on a white wall beside a carved wooden door, indicating an indoor hall during a purification or abhishekam-style rite.2017-04-26