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A 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.

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April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a ritual at a riverside Kumbh Mela setting. A man with a crimson turban, orange robe, gold chest garland and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat under a golden umbrella, pouring liquid from a small brass pot into a metal plate of offerings. Nearby, a young boy in a pink dhoti with a long beaded necklace stands beside a seated man with an orange shawl, and a white stone deity murti sits on a red table. Several shirtless and orange-robed devotees with forehead markings crowd around, and a man in white holds an orange cloth. A cameraman stands at left. Pink flower petals and small bowls of coloured powder lie 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.2016-04-24Ritual 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.2016-04-24Photo 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.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24