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A photograph of a kumbhabhishekam-style ritual on an outdoor rooftop platform beside a road. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti and orange shawl pours water over a large gleaming golden kalasha crowned with a pointed finial and wrapped in white and orange flower garlands. Behind him stand several devotees: an elderly woman in an orange head covering, a young man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala, and older men in white dhotis and shirts with folded hands. A man in an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at right with palms joined, and another man in white at right raises a hand toward the kalasha. Orange flags with an Om symbol flank the scene, and a cameraman films from the top right.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor photograph on a wooden scaffold platform above a road. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and a sacred thread stands at left beside a golden kalasha with white and marigold garlands, which is being consecrated during a kumbhabhishekam. A saffron-robed monastic with an elderly face stands behind it. A central figure in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala with long dark hair touches his forehead with his right hand while his left hand is raised, and a man in a pink shawl and an older man in white clothes stand with folded hands at right, with a bearded man in saffron at far right. Saffron flags with an Om symbol and a videographer holding a camera stand behind. Two additional people are partially visible in the foreground.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor kumbhabhishekam scene on a rooftop beside a street. A tall golden kalasha with a conical finial, garlanded with white flowers and marigolds, stands at centre as a priest in orange pours water from a copper pot. Several men in orange and saffron robes and one in a yellow dhoti with bare chest stand around it, some holding flowers and offerings. A man in a pink shawl and a man in orange with rudraksha beads watch nearby. Orange flags with an Om symbol flutter on bamboo poles behind, and a town street with multi-storey buildings and trees is visible.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor kumbhabhishekam scene on a rooftop above a busy street with buildings and trees behind. A young man in a saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads and a red tilak, stands at left beside a golden kalasha topped with a pointed finial and garlanded with white flowers. A saffron-robed person with a shaved head and an orange cloth draped over the head stands center. A younger figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, holds a small brass cup poured over the kalasha. Beside him a man wears a pink shawl over white clothing, and an orange flag with an Om symbol flies on a bamboo pole.2010-11-22Outdoor ritual on a rooftop platform with orange flags bearing the Om symbol, wooden poles and a city street behind. A golden kalasha with a conical finial and garlands of white and yellow flowers is being poured over. A man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass pot; a second saffron-robed figure with long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and red tilak stands nearby, pouring from another pot. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti holds flowers. Two men on the right wear pink and white attire with folded hands, and a camera operator is visible at the upper right. Swamiji (probable) appears in the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22