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A photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside setting, with devotees in orange and saffron clothing seated on the ground. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, saffron garment and a rudraksha mala wrapped around his neck pours liquid from a conch-shaped vessel over a small golden deity murti on a golden tray. Another figure in orange holds a silver bowl. Nearby, a man in white with an orange shawl sits with folded hands, a woman in pale pink sits behind, and a golden pyramid-shaped object stands on the altar. A microphone stand is visible behind the altar. Background shows a yellow banner with Devanagari script. Swamiji (probable): the man pouring the abhishekam is recognizable by long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala as the presiding figure.

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Outdoor puja at a riverside ashram setting. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a bell and a small lamp over a golden kalasha-style vessel on a low gold table. Beside him a man in orange dhoti and shawl gestures with a brass bowl of offerings. Marigold garlands and flower bowls lie on the floor, and a gilded deity murti stands at right. Seated devotees in orange and white, many with malas and scarves, watch and some join palms in prayer. A microphone stand and speaker are visible, with a painted wall behind.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a seated ritual outdoors. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver conch shell toward a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl. Beside them stands a gold-coloured deity murti, and a gold stepped kalasha-style base sits on a carved wooden stand. Behind them, several people in orange and bearded sadhus sit in rows near a microphone stand, while a woman in orange with folded hands watches.A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a wooden puja table, holding a white conch-shaped object raised toward a small golden deity murti with a crown. Marigold and rose offerings lie on brass plates in front. Around him, seated devotees in orange shawls, one in white, one in yellow, watch with hands folded near a microphone stand. A small brass kalasha and bells sit on the wooden platform. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja at an outdoor temple setting. The central figure is an appearance-based a person candidate given long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, with a sitting ritual role.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A ritual worship scene outdoors on a stone platform. A young man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange saffron robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged holding a conch shell raised toward a small gold deity murti on a tiered gold pedestal. Beside him a silver bowl rests in his other hand. Around the platform, people in orange and saffron shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a teal top and a woman with folded hands at the right edge. Behind them, standing devotees in orange scarves and a red stone pillar frame the scene, and a microphone stand is visible. Marigold flowers sit on a plate in the foreground, along with brass pots and an elderly bald man seen from behind at the left edge.July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the ground, pouring liquid from a small vessel over a golden shrivelled-style shrine or sri yantra-like stepped vessel placed on a carved wooden stool. A gold deity murti stands beside it, and a red flower and an orange-and-pink marigold garland lie in a brass dish. Around them, devotees in orange shawls and white and teal clothing sit with hands folded, and a microphone stands on a stand. A brass pot and bowls sit in the foreground, with a red pillar behind. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual, possibly abhishekam or puja.2008-07-03Photograph of a ritual at a stone shrine in the Himalayas. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold chain pours water from a silver pitcher over a dark stone lingam-like object on a stone base. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit close together, some holding long ceremonial poles, and a small brass oil lamp and a gilded brass vessel rest on the ground in the foreground. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and a gold necklace are visible, and he is the one performing the abhishekam. The scene is outdoors among a crowd near a mountain temple setting.2006-05-30July 03 20082008-07-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a silver vessel over a silver sri yantra-shaped object on a carved wooden stand. Rudraksha mala beads hang across his chest. Marigold and rose petals fill a white bowl in front. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in a teal top with an orange shawl sit among a group of devotees in orange shawls, several with palms pressed together. A microphone stand is visible at right. The scene appears to be an abhishekam at an outdoor setting.2008-07-03