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A 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.

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August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07December 02 20162016-12-02August 22 20172017-08-22A 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 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesApril 03 20172017-04-03March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesA woman in an orange saffron wrap and skirt stands in profile at the right, holding a clear jar of water with a white cloth tied around it, while raising a bundle of green leaves and sprinkling water with her right hand. Several seated people in white ritual clothes and wooden chairs fill the background; a man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and mala beads and has white tilak marks on his forehead. The hall has pale pink walls and a wooden door.2017-07-28March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesApril 03 20172017-04-03Night-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 20-30.2016-12-02