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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress at a tented ashram setting. Three men in white shirts stand around a large polished silver vessel topped with a smaller ornate silver stand decorated with white jasmine garlands and red kumkum. One man on the right, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, reaches in with his hand, while a man in the centre leans in and another on the left extends his arms over the vessel. Behind them, a few more people in white and cream clothes stand near red drapes, woven panels and a white tent ceiling. Red offering plates with kumkum sit at the lower right.

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A photograph of a ritual at a temple decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and a red curtain. A young man with curly hair, white clothing and a white forehead mark holds a large silver kalasha vessel aloft, while several hands in orange robes and yellow turbans reach up to receive or pour from it. Brass oil lamps stand at the right, and a small silver object is set on a wooden platform. Several other men in orange and white stand at the left.2007-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15December 22 20122012-12-22February 13 20182018-02-13February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja ritual. A man in white ritual clothes and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing rudraksha malas, pours water from a silver vessel over a devotee's bare feet while another hand holds a silver cup. The feet rest on a gold-coloured tray with red and orange flower petals, silver bowls and a copper vessel. A woman in a gold-trimmed sari and bangles is visible at the lower left and another person at the lower right.2011-11-20January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesClose photo of ritual offering preparation on a gold-decorated altar. Two women in red saris with gold borders hold small silver vessels, one pouring or offering from a silver cup, over a silver tray of pink and red flower petals and silver bowls. A bare-armed woman in a red blouse with gold-embroidered sleeve, bangles and a bracelet reaches in from the left, and a blurred figure with long dark hair in a pale top stands at the right edge. Gold ornate carved surfaces fill the background.2011-10-22A ceremonial abhishekam scene on a stage draped with red and gold brocade. A seated figure in saffron and gold silk, wearing a gold crown and a long red and white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in greeting. Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls pour liquid from silver kalasha vessels over the seated figure's crown. A woman in a blue-green sari with an orange shawl kneels at lower right, and a flower bouquet and brass offering plate sit in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron and gold ceremonial robes, a gold crown and a long flower garland, cues consistent with a sannyasi receiving abhishekam at a temple event.2007-01-01February 13 20182018-02-13A seated man in a maroon robe with gold trim and a long rudraksha mala sits in a brown leather armchair, holding a small maroon cloth piece while extending his hand. A man in a white shirt with a red shawl and headset kneels before him, reaching toward a silver bowl filled with maroon cloth items held by a woman in the foreground. Behind them, devotees in white and maroon, some with tilaka and red shawls, stand in a hall with a purple-lit backdrop. The seated figure wears a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on the forehead and a blue beaded bracelet, and appears to be receiving or distributing the cloth items during a ritual.2015-05-24