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August 22 2017

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March 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor abhishekam under a tent in light rain. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with blue border and a yellow upper cloth raises green leaves in one hand while holding a clear glass jar of offering; his arm is raised overhead. Around him many shirtless men in white dhotis sit or stand, some with folded hands. A bearded man with long hair sits in the foreground. Behind them a golden bull and a red-and-gold deity murti stand against dark red drapes, with a speaker and tent poles above. Visible people number roughly 20-30.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A night-time photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a white woven-wrapped pot in his left hand and sprinkles water from a bundle of green mango or leafy twigs held in his raised right arm, sending a spray of droplets through the air. Behind him a large seated crowd of men in white dhotis and white shawls, many bare-chested with sacred threads and beaded necklaces, sits on the ground. Bright floodlights and metal fencing frame the scene under a canopy.2017-08-07January 30 20162016-01-30December 02 20162016-12-02April 03 20172017-04-03A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with yellow border pours water from a clear vessel with a bundle of green leaves on top, a rudraksha-like cord visible at his neck, during an abhishekam before an illuminated shrine decorated with yellow flowers and oil lamps. Seated devotees in the foreground, including women in pink, purple and white, look on.2016-12-02A 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 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A 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.2017-04-26A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold ceremonial necklace stands in a pink-walled hall, holding a glass vessel of water in one hand and dipping a bundle of green mango leaves into it with the other, sprinkling water. He has white horizontal sacred ash markings on his forehead. In the foreground, a seated man with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his chest, and a partly visible person at the right, face the scene. A red fire extinguisher hangs on the wall beside a brass pot, and a wooden panelled door stands behind. The ritual appears to be an aspersion with kalasha-style water.2017-04-26