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A photograph of a ritual pouring at an indoor event. A girl in an orange blouse and white skirt tips a large brass pot (kalasha) and pours water over a long object wrapped in green cloth with red borders, which lies on a blue inflatable pool-like base with lotus leaves floating in the water. Behind her, a woman in a pink sari and a man in a white shirt stand near, and an older woman in a white and yellow sari wearing a rudraksha mala watches at the right. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange cord stands at the left edge. No one is identified as a person in this scene.

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A dim indoor ritual scene shows a man in a light blue plaid shirt and grey trousers pouring water from a large brass kalasha over a green silk-draped structure resting in a blue inflatable tub with lotus flowers floating on the water. A woman in a white and cream sari with gold bangles stands beside him, another person in an orange shawl stands behind, and a shaved-headed figure in a white shirt is in the foreground. Water streams from a green-draped object. Another brass vessel is visible at the lower left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2007-10-14Photograph of a ritual water offering at an indoor site. Several young boys in white shirts and green-and-red lungis or dhotis pour water from brass kalasha pots into a blue pool decorated with green lotus leaves and white lotus flowers. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha-style necklace and an older woman in an orange shawl with a pink-clad companion stand by, some holding brass pots. Water flows from a hose into the pool. The setting appears to be an abhishekam-style water ritual. Cream and red banners hang on the wall.2007-10-14January 17 20102010-01-17October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14Evening abhishekam at a temple hall where devotees pour water from large brass kalashas over a green-draped deity murti set in a blue basin decorated with floating lotus flowers and lotus leaves. A woman in a white sari with red border and gold-coloured trim pours water in the foreground, while a young boy in white and a teenager in white kurta stand behind. A woman in a purple sari with a green-and-gold border and an older woman with grey hair in an orange sari watch closely. A man in a white turban and an orange sash sits at the left edge, and a man in white with an orange sash stands at the right. Other devotees in white and pale clothing walk in the background along a striped carpeted floor, with colourful hanging textile banners overhead.2007-10-14A nighttime ritual abhishekam around a decorated deity murti on the left, dressed in red and orange cloth with a crown and many yellow and pink flower garlands. A blue inflatable pool filled with water holds the murti's base, and a devotee in white is pouring water from a brass kalasha. Several devotees stand around in white and orange robes, including orange shawls, a white-turbaned man bending over the water, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari. A framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure with flower garlands sits on an easel at left, labelled as a portrait. Lotus flowers float in the water and colourful banners hang from the ceiling.2007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a topknot, extending his bandaged forearm toward a young girl in a green and pink top who kneels with her palms together, receiving an offering. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border sits with folded hands, a boy in a white kurta and another person in white stand nearby, a cameraman in red with a tripod films, and a brass oil lamp and a white tower fan sit at the right. The setting is a cream-walled hall with a red curtain. a person: the robed man with long swept-back hair, saffron garments and rudraksha mala is a candidate by appearance.2011-09-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment pours water from a golden vessel over a black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace stands beside a brass ritual lamp stand. In the foreground a man in white clothes lies prostrate on the wet floor, with orange-robed devotees and white-clad attendants gathered around. Water sprays across the scene, and a red curtain hangs at the left beside a carved stone pillar. a person: the long-haired man in saffron clothing is a candidate for the presiding figure pouring the abhishekam.2008-01-17