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June 06 20052005-06-06May 25 20052005-05-25A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at an ashram. A young man in orange robes with a deep red-brown shawl over his head kneels and pours water from a silver vessel over a small gold deity murti on a tray. He wears rudraksha malas, white ash marks on his forehead and arms, and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in orange shawl and white dhoti holds a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella over him. Seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit on a striped mat with hands folded. A tall silver ceremonial staff with a trident and a brass bell sit beside the murti. A sign behind reads Sri Premanagar Ashram.2005-06-06June 06 20052005-06-06A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with dark beads performs abhishekam on a small golden deity murti draped in red cloth. He holds a small vessel or spoon over the figure's head, with a sprig of grass in hand. Yellow flowers rest on a gold-edged platform in the foreground. Behind him, a man in red shirt watches, and a stone carving of a seated deity and carved stone panels stand in the background. The scene is an outdoor temple ritual.2010-07-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a riverside or open-air setting. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, pouring water from a silver vessel over a golden deity murti or ritual object on a stone platform. Behind him, a standing attendant in orange holds a long silver ceremonial staff, and a second orange-clad figure holds an orange canopy over the scene. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothing watches from the background, with trees and a bright sky above. The water pouring suggests an abhishekam.2005-05-25A photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside or temple setting. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over a golden deity murti on a brass plate. Behind, a man in saffron robes holds a large red-and-gold umbrella with fringed tassels over the ritual. A tall brass lamp stand and a brass pot stand to the right. Seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the ground behind, with several more people visible in the background, some in white. A sign with Hindi text appears at upper right.2005-05-25A shaved-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold bead necklace pours water from a brass vessel over a small gold-toned deity murti standing on a pedestal, as part of an abhishekam. Behind him, a second priest in white dhoti and shawl with a bead necklace stands near a white stone sculpture. Gold-coloured statues and a dark stone basin with a yellow flower are at right, under a canopy with strings of lights.2011-03-03Photo 11699019 +2 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21December 17 20162016-12-17