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A seated man in an orange-red turban and red-orange robe, wearing a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, pours water from a copper pot over a silver deity murti on a red-and-orange ritual cloth. Nearby stand a shirtless boy with a tilak and beaded necklace, devotees in saffron dhotis, and a man photographing with a phone. Gold ornate canopy and throne-like chair are behind him, with bowls of yellow turmeric, milk-like liquid, rose petals and a brass vessel on the table.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A seated man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and layered gold and bead necklaces pours water from a copper kalasha over a red ritual table during a puja. Before him stands a small boy with a yellow tilak on his forehead, wearing a white kurta and magenta dhoti, and a second man in a white kurta and orange shawl raises his hand. Behind them, a man in orange with a rudraksha mala films with a video camera, and bare-chested men in orange dhotis watch closely. A golden umbrella and a gold-decorated seat frame the scene, with brass plates of kumkum, turmeric and flower petals on the table.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor riverside setting. A bare-chested man with a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on a golden throne with a red cushion, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over a silver-white river deity murti set on a red-and-orange cloth. A young boy with a yellow tilak stands beside him holding the vessel area, and devotees in orange and white crowd behind, some with hands raised. A golden umbrella and a gold-and-red canopy hang overhead, and a cameraman in orange clothing films. Brass pots, a steel vessel and marigold petals rest on the cloth. Presented as Swamiji (probable) based on the turban, saffron attire, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces with the throne, though the face is not clear enough to confirm.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Photo of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor river ghat event. A man seated on a golden throne with a red cushion wears an orange turban, an orange garment, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, and tilak on his forehead, as he is poured from a brass pot over a white shivalinga-like object with flower petals and a pooja plate. A young boy with a tilak stands beside him. Around them stand devotees in orange and saffron robes, a cameraman holding a video camera, a man in a yellow kurta, and onlookers under orange and red umbrellas and a golden canopy. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-04-24A ceremonial abhishekam scene at an outdoor camp. A figure seated on a gold throne wears an orange-red turban, a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and pours liquid from a copper vessel over a silver shivalinga-style object on a tray, with an orange cloth draped over the table. Several shirtless young men sit at the table, one wearing a white cloth and a bowl of white liquid sits nearby; a man in an orange shawl and white ritual clothes stands behind, with a gold-fringed umbrella overhead. Men in orange and red robes, a cameraman with a video camera and people holding phones crowd the frame, with marigolds, fruit and brass vessels on the table. Swamiji (probable): the seated throne figure in orange-red turban, gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala performing the abhishekam.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Ritual abhishekam at an outdoor camp. A man in an orange-red turban, red-orange robes, a gold-toned chest garland and bead necklaces sits on a gold throne-like chair and pours water from a copper vessel over a silver shivalinga-style object on a red cloth-covered table. Yellow, red and orange powders sit in small steel bowls beside brass vessels, and marigold petals are scattered. A young boy with yellow forehead paste and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside him, and an orange-robed man with a 'Mahakal' printed shawl sits at the left. Other people in orange, red and white clothing stand around, and a camera is visible at the left edge.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24