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Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat with tiered red steps behind a large frame of marigold, orange, yellow, white and purple flower garlands hung in vertical strands. In the foreground a bronze standing statue of a sage with a flower garland around its neck is being anointed on the forehead. A bald monastic in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stands at the statue, holding a small bowl and touching its brow. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala watches. Several people sit on the steps in the background, and the scene reads as a Maheshwara Puja-style ritual offering. No visible name text on the statue or frame.

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Photo of a ritual at a riverside ghat with tiered red steps lined with lit oil lamps and onlookers. In the foreground, a bald priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a bronze statue draped in purple and pink flower garlands, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder watches. Behind them hangs a wall of marigold and orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. The statue is a devotional figure, not a living person.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A priest with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti, pours water from a brass vessel over a bronze statue of a sage on a stone pedestal, performing abhishekam on a riverside ghat. The statue wears a garland of yellow flowers. Behind them a wall of marigold and white garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white is draped. To the right, a second man in an orange dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his hands folded. Brass pots sit on the stone platform. Spectators sit on terraced steps in the background.2016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a ritual at a ghat-side bathing area. In the foreground, a monk in a rust-orange robe with a shawl and a bald head stands at left, applying a mark with his finger to the forehead of a bronze statue of a standing figure with folded hands. The statue is garlanded with purple flowers and stands on a gold base. Beside him, a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a small cup. Behind them, a large wall of marigolds in orange, yellow, purple and white hangs above the platform. Red stone steps behind are lined with brass lamps and seated and standing people. A grey metal railing runs along the left edge.2016-12-18A temple ritual scene with a tall pillar wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in purple, white, yellow, orange and pink. In the foreground a bronze statue of a saint with hands folded is draped in a white and purple flower garland, standing on a dark pedestal beside brass vessels. Two men in ritual attire stand on a metal-railed platform: one bald, bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with a shawl over his shoulder, and beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a golden border holding a small brass bowl. Stairs and railings frame the scene, with a seated crowd visible in the background.2016-12-18December 16 20162016-12-16Outdoor abhishekam ritual at a raised stage. A bald, bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron sash and white dhoti stands on the left, pouring water from a brass pot over a golden standing murti of a child-like deity garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. A second man in a white dhoti with gold border bends forward, his head lowered near a row of large brass pots. To the right, a tall pillar is wrapped in a vertical array of colourful garlands in purple, yellow, white and red. Metal railings, steps and a seated crowd in the background complete the scene.2016-12-05A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a stone-stepped water tank. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti pours liquid from a brass kalasha over a small yellow-garlanded deity murti. In the foreground, a white-clad priest with a shaved head and a red-and-brown rudraksha mala bends over metal vessels. Strings of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers hang on the right. Many marigold garlands decorate the murti and the setting, and the scene is lit by daylight.2016-12-03A man bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold striped dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over a bronze statue of a seated figure wearing a white and red flower garland. Behind them a wall of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, purple, white and maroon forms the backdrop, with spectators seated in the stands on the left. The scene suggests abhishekam to a murti with garlands and water offering.2016-12-05Outdoor ritual photograph of a Hindu abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat-style pool. A priest in an orange-and-red dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha over a dark stone murti draped with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-brown cloth kneels at metal bowls, a rudraksha-style braided cord hanging from his neck. Behind, a long pillar wrapped in purple, yellow, green and magenta flower garlands stands beside the steps.2016-12-03December 02 20162016-12-02