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Outdoor photograph of a large rudrabhishekam ritual held in a shaded forest clearing with tall trees. Rows of devotees sit on the ground, many women in white saris and men in white with red or saffron shawls. In the foreground a pink-draped table holds a silver tray with a dark ornate lingam-form deity murti, a silver bowl of water, small brass and silver vessels, bowls of red and dark powder, and a brass oil lamp. On the right, a woman in a pink and gold garment pours liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel over the murti. A man in red shawl and white clothes sits beside a young child. A video camera on a tripod stands at left, and a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits at the left edge, smiling and holding a small brass vessel.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor ritual in a shaded forest grove where a long line of seated devotees in white clothing with red shawls sit on mats in front of a pink-draped table. On the table are a silver tray with a dark stone linga-like murti and silver bowls, a silver conch-like vessel being poured by a figure on the right wearing pink flower garlands and gold bracelets, and a small oil lamp. A camera on a tripod stands in the background among the trees. A bald man in red-orange robes sits at the left edge. Mixed group of many people, the rest visible are seated in rows.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual in a forested stream bed with many devotees seated in shallow water. Most participants wear white clothing with red or orange shawls. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a beaded mala sits behind a tray holding a small silver lingam-shaped vessel, kumkum and vibhuti bowls, and a brass oil lamp, all set on a pink cloth. A woman in a pink garland holds a silver conch-shaped vessel and pours water over a lingam. A cameraman on a tripod films the rows of seated devotees beneath tall trees. This appears to be a rudrabhishekam abhishekam performed in the river.2014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor ritual at a rock-shelter stream, with a woman in an orange and pink flower-garland sari pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam on a silver tray draped in magenta cloth. Dozens of devotees in white clothes and red shawls sit in the shallow water beneath a boulder, several with red sashes. A small oil lamp, bowls of kumkum and vibhuti, and a silver spoon sit on the tray. A young boy in white sits among the devotees. Devotees in white and red sit in water while a priestess performs abhishekam.2014-12-17Outdoor river ritual in a forest setting: a long row of devotees in white clothes with red shawls sits partly submerged in shallow flowing water beside a rocky bank. In the foreground a priest in orange-red robes and rudraksha beads blows a conch shell, and an altar on a magenta cloth holds a silver tray with a dark stone lingam, flowers, oil lamps and bowls of kumkum and vibhuti. Rose petals and pink flowers fill the lower right. A video camera on a tripod records the scene.2014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17A large outdoor ritual by a forest stream, with a crowd of dozens seated in white clothes and red shawls on wet rocks in the water. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown robes with rudraksha beads sits behind a magenta-draped table holding a silver tray, a linga-shaped murti, a kalasha, brass bowls of kumkum and red powder, rose petals and a small oil lamp. On the right a person in orange with bangles pours from a conch shell. Dense trees and a rocky bank frame the scene; a camera on a tripod is visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident, so the appearance is uncertain.2014-12-17