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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree showing an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone Dakshinamurti murti seated on a granite pedestal. A man in orange silk robes and an orange turban with a tilak stands at left, extending his hand over the deity while water pours down over it. Beside him, a bearded man in white clothes holds a steel bowl and a steel pot. Several seated onlookers, including children, watch from the right on a rocky platform.

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April 02 20032003-04-02 +1 copiesOutdoor consecration ritual under a large banyan tree. A man in a bright orange shawl, orange turban and rudraksha mala stands at center holding a long metal rod or torch with a flame near its tip, facing a dark stone deity murti with a cobra hood and a small seated figure, the murti set on a base dusted with red powder and flowers. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes holds a small brass vessel. On the left, a man in white holds a metal bell-like implement. Several onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and a woman in blue sari watch from the sides, and a hanging purple ornament hangs from a branch above.2003-04-02Outdoor photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone deity murti set on a rubble-stone platform under leafy trees. A tall man with long dark hair and beard, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder, stands on the right, holding a bell in one hand and pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto the murti. Seated devotees in white clothes watch around the platform, several with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a pink garment and a woman in a white sari. A saffron cloth hangs from a wooden frame at left. Copyright and source overlays appear on the image.2004-07-02April 02 20032003-04-02Outdoor ritual photograph under a tree canopy at an ashram. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his body, stands on a raised platform and pours liquid from a small vessel over a black stone deity murti of a seated figure, while holding a small bell in his other hand. A kalasha-style decorative canopy with red and colourful fringe hangs above. On the left, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera. Around the platform, roughly thirty seated devotees in white and cream clothing, several women in saris and men in white kurtas, watch quietly, some with hands folded. A photographer in orange is visible among them. Brass pots and offerings sit on the ground at the lower right.2004-07-02A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a stone-based black lingam under a tree canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over his body, pours water from a brass vessel over the black stone lingam. He is standing and leaning over the shrine, holding a small brass bell in his other hand. A saffron cloth is wrapped around a wooden post beside the lingam, and a decorated red-and-orange canopy with tassels shades the area. Around the shrine, a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes, some wearing white shawls and beads, watches and folds their hands in prayer. Water runs down the stone base.2004-07-02Outdoor temple scene at a black stone deity murti with a sculpted base and running water poured over it during abhishekam. A seated figure on the left wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a multicolour flower garland, smiling and holding out hands cupped over a metal plate or bowl. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti kneels in front of him with hands extended, a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at his neck. Several saffron-robed attendants stand behind the deity and other white-clad devotees reach toward the water flow. A small brass-coloured kalasha or shrine piece sits on the stone platform, with trees in the background.2005-12-31April 02 20032003-04-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photograph at a shrine under trees. A smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a white-and-multicolour flower garland with a green, orange and blue stripe, holds a copper vessel and a bundle of green leaves over a black stone deity murti. A man in a white shirt bends at lower right, and two men in light shirts photograph the scene at upper right. Red earth, a red-painted base and stone pavers surround the shrine. The turbaned figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, identified only by saffron turban and orange robe with garland; the photo shows abhishekam-style offering.2005-12-31Outdoor photo of a ritual at a shrine under a large shady tree. A man on the left wears a long orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, and holds a ritual implement toward the shrine. Behind him a man in white holds a bell-shaped vessel and a long rod, and a seated person in white and orange sits near the shrine. Five or six devotees in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer. At the centre, a dark stone deity murti with a garland and orange cloth stands within a stone-built platform. A black-and-white patterned serpent figure coils around the base of a lingam decorated with orange cloth, marigold garlands and offerings.2004-12-31