Outdoors on a hillside above a town with temple towers, a man in orange saffron dhoti and shawl with red borders pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark boulder. A second man in white clothing stands behind him holding a video camera. Green palm fronds, small pink-white flowers and dry scrubland surround the rock. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoors on a hillside above a town with temple towers, a man in orange saffron dhoti and shawl with red borders pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark boulder. A second man in white clothing stands behind him holding a video camera. Green palm fronds, small pink-white flowers and dry scrubland surround the rock.

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A photo of a devotee in an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body pouring water from a brass pot over a large dark rock in an outdoor setting. The rock is surrounded by green palm fronds, leafy shrubs and small pink-white flowers on dry earth. Two people in white clothing sit partly visible at the upper left edge behind the foliage. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam-style offering of water on a stone.

Outdoor ritual at a rocky hillside site with green shrubs and palm plants. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot, pouring water from a brass or golden pot (kalasha) over a large dark boulder, water spraying in an arc. Behind the rock is a small shrine with a framed deity image draped in red and orange garlands and a striped canopy, an abhishekam-style offering. A partially visible person in dark clothing stands at the left edge, and another figure appears at the far right. No clear appearance-based identification of a person is made; the pourer is described by role only.

May 19 2008

May 19 2008

A large dark rounded boulder in a rocky, shrubby outdoor setting is being poured over with water. A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the upper right, holding a brass or copper pot tilted so water streams down onto the stone. Behind him, other people in orange and white clothes stand among green bushes, with a rock outcrop and red flag visible at the top left. The scene suggests a rock abhishekam ritual at an outdoor sacred site.

A photograph outdoors on a sunny day showing a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a large dark granite boulder, as in an abhishekam-style offering. Behind him stands a second man in orange robes with a mala, hands folded, beside a woman in light clothing and another person watching. An orange flag flies on a pole at left, with green trees and palms around the rocky site.

Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with scrubby plants and a cloudy sky. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and matching shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark boulder. Beside the rock stands a small red and gold shrine with an framed portrait, draped in a red garland, and a flowering offering nearby. A saffron flag is visible at the upper right.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large grey rock. A man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass vessel over the rock with his right hand, while his left hand is held in a mudra. Beside him, another man in orange cloth holds a second brass vessel. Green foliage, a palm frond and a red-and-orange flag appear in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a priest performing abhishekam.

Outdoor photograph of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border pouring water from a brass vessel over a large grey rock. Palm fronds lie against the rock, with small white flowers and green shrubs around it, and sandy ground behind. A person in white and yellow clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The rock is wet from the pouring water.

Outdoors among green shrubs and rocky boulders, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands on a large dark boulder pouring water from a brass vessel over its surface, a ritual abhishekam-style offering. Two other saffron-robed people stand nearby on the rocks, and a person in white clothing stands further back to the left among the foliage. A dark stone boulder is central, with a rocky hillside behind.

Outdoors among green trees, palms and rocky hills, a man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark boulder. Behind the boulder stands a small orange shrine with a curved top and a framed portrait wrapped in a red-and-white garland, with flowers placed in front. The portrait is a printed picture of a person in orange robes and cannot be counted as a physical person. A small orange flag is visible at the top right. The scene reads as an outdoor abhishekam of a sacred rock beside a shrine.

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