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Two men in orange saffron robes kneel at the edge of a fast-flowing river, bending over and submerging a gold-coloured metal shrine in the water. The nearer man holds a gold shrikhanda-style sacred object with tiered pyramid steps and a rudraksha-like bead bracelet on his wrist, while the second man behind him reaches into the current beside a gold trident-shaped item. The water is churning and pale, and a stone step edge is visible at the upper left.

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July 03 20082008-07-03Several men in orange and saffron clothing kneel in flowing river water beside a carved wooden ledge, bathing and tending a gilded metal vessel shaped like a stacked conical kalasha. One man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti leans in with bare arms submerged, another holds the golden kalasha steady at the water's edge, and a brass bell hangs from the carved wood. The scene appears to be a riverside ritual ablution with offerings; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A man in an orange saffron robe with a maroon-bordered dhoti stoops over fast-flowing, churning river water. He holds a gilded tiered metal vessel on a golden base, lowering it into the current, with gold bangles on his wrist. The scene suggests a riverside ritual offering in the Ganga.2008-07-03Several men in saffron and orange robes stand waist-deep in a pool of muddy brown water, splashing and bathing. The foreground figure in orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a small red and gold object above the water, while another man in orange lifts a white cloth. A rudraksha mala hangs around one neck. Steps and a yellow banner appear at the right edge, with pillars and a red-and-white wall behind. Four to five people are visible, with rudraksha malas and saffron clothing marking them as devotees or sannyasis performing a ritual bath.2013-04-25October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of an abhishekam at dusk. Two figures in orange-saffron cloth pour water over a dark stone lingam set on a round stone yoni-peetha base, water streaming down its sides. The figure on the left, bare-shouldered with dark hair tied back, lifts a golden vessel high above his head with both hands. The figure on the right, with a shaved head and a wooden bead mala hanging at his chest, holds a silver-rimmed perforated bowl above the lingam and pours water through it. A third orange-clad figure stands partly visible behind. Warm lamp light and a pale evening sky show through an arched canopy at the top of the frame.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in orange clothing crouching at the edge of a fast-flowing, churning river, reaching his right hand into the foamy water. He wears an orange shirt and an orange dhoti or wrap with a darker red border. His short dark hair is visible from behind and the water around his hand is white with spray. No headwear, garland or ritual objects are visible, and the bank and sky are not shown.2008-07-03A photograph of an abhishekam at a shivalinga. A man with swept-back dark hair and a bare-shouldered orange-saffron wrap pours water from a brass pot held high over a silver bowl with a perforated base. Water streams down onto a dark stone shivalinga on a round stone peetha. Beside him, a second man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala holds the silver bowl, water dripping from it. Warm evening light falls on the scene under a stone overhang.2010-01-02 +1 copies