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Night outdoor ritual with steam or smoke rising at left. A man in a garland of red and yellow flowers and green leaves stands with head bowed, holding a large stainless-steel vessel while water pours from it. A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange cloth steadies the vessel from the right, and several people in dark and white shirts stand behind, some with hands folded. The garland and flowers suggest an abhishekam-style offering. a person: the garlanded man with long dark hair and a red-and-yellow flower garland is a candidate for a person, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm; the bowed man in the garland is central and the shaven-headed man in saffron is an attendant.

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Night ritual photo with steam rising in the foreground. A central figure with dark hair wears a dense garland of red, pink and yellow flowers and dark clothing, holding a large metal bowl or vessel while water pours from it, as in an abhishekam. A man in a bald head and orange-saffron shawl stands beside him with one hand extended toward the vessel. Several onlookers in dark and light shirts stand behind, one with hands joined in prayer. a person: the central garlanded figure's long dark hair, ornate garland and ceremonial posture are consistent with the page's claim, but the face is too uncertain to confirm.2013-04-03Night-time photo of a ritual at an outdoor setting. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a long multicolour garland of red and yellow flowers and an orange-brown cloth, pours water from a large steel vessel. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold earrings leans in to help, and other devotees in similar saffron-brown robes stand behind. a person is the central figure given his long hair, flower garland and orange-brown clothing; the bald priest is a priest assisting.2013-04-03Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man with long dark hair, wearing a large multicolour garland of red, yellow and green flowers over an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, pours water from a steel vessel held by a bald priest in orange robes. Another bald monk in orange-saffron robes with a tilak stands behind, and a monk on the right with an orange shawl and gold earring bends forward. A standing crowd in dark clothes watches in the background. Nighttime lighting, saffron robes, flower garland, abhishekam-style pouring.2013-04-03September 19 20152015-09-19December 02 20172017-12-02June 03 20162016-06-03A man in a saffron-red dhoti and bare shoulder stands at a black stone Shiva lingam, pouring water from a silver kalasha over it during an abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha headband with gold bangles on his arms. An assistant in white and saffron stands beside the lingam, and another devotee in orange sits at the left edge. Behind them, a tall pillar is wrapped in red, pink and yellow flower garlands. The man has distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial adornments, matching the appearance cues for a person as the officiating figure. Other people in the frame are priests and devotees.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05December 02 20172017-12-02June 03 20162016-06-03Photo of an abhishekam at a Shiva lingam in a temple setting. A woman with a tiered rudraksha headdress, gold bangles and a red-and-maroon garment pours liquid from a silver-white vessel onto the dark grey lingam. Behind her, a bald man in a deep red-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a second vessel and watches. Beside them stands a tall wall of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, purple and pink, with a gold deity murti in the upper right. Two other figures in red-orange are partly visible at the left edge.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight-time ritual outdoors with smoke rising at left. A bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-orange cloth and beaded necklace stands with palms joined in namaste near a kalasha-like offering. A young woman in a green and gold blouse and white sari holds a yellow-wrapped offering, and a man with long dark hair and a full beard in an orange shawl with gold garland sits beside a golden trident. Several men in white and bare-chested ritual attire sit on mats with flower garlands behind; a tall golden trident stands at upper right. Potted plants and yellow marigold garlands decorate the space.2016-09-09