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A ceremonial photograph of a seated woman in a dark red sari with a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha-bead mala, eyes closed, head bowed, while a bare-chested, white-bearded elder in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pours or applies sacred water over her with cupped hands. Around them, saffron- and orange-robed attendants and devotees stand close, one in orange holding a small brass-and-red decorated pot with a bowl, and a man in orange with a yellow lanyard looks on. Colorful wrist bands and bangles are visible, and a camera is held up at the right. The setting suggests an abhishekam-style blessing amid a dense gathering.

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A bare-chested, white-bearded man with long grey hair and a rudraksha mala pours water from a green metal vessel over the head of a seated man in a red-orange robe and marigold garland. A woman in a dark brown-orange robe with a yellow marigold garland sits beside them, eyes lowered. Behind them, saffron-robed men in orange and yellow turbans and white clothes sit in the background, some wearing lanyards. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or ritual bathing with water. Several other people watch closely.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A ceremonial photograph in which an elderly bearded man with long grey hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, reaches forward with his hands over a bowl while a smiling woman with a red bindi and yellow-and-white garland sits before him. Behind them, several men in saffron and orange robes, some wearing turbans and rudraksha malas, stand in a crowd, and a hand extends a green vessel with leaves toward the group. The foreground is blurred with orange turbans and a white-clad figure, and a metal tray is held overhead at the top.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style anointing. A bearded priest with bare upper body and white dhoti, with rudraksha mala and gold chain, pours water from a brass vessel over the head of a seated figure. The seated figure in a white sari with a yellow-and-gold garland sits beside a second seated man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow garland and a white-beaded necklace. Behind them, devotees in saffron, yellow and orange clothing and turbans stand, and a large banner with a portrait is partly visible at the top. a person appears as the seated man in saffron robes, identified only by his saffron robes, garland and seat of honour; his face is not used for identification.2015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style ritual indoors. An elderly bare-chested priest with a white beard and many rudraksha and gold-coloured bead malas stands at left, pouring or offering from a metal vessel held by a man in white kurta and a young assistant holding a silver tray. Seated centrally is a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-brown robe, yellow marigold garlands and red wristbands, smiling as he holds a metal item. Beside him, seated at right, an older man with short grey hair wears a bright red-orange robe, yellow marigold garlands and a rudraksha mala, looking forward. Behind them, several men in orange and white dhotis and saffron shawls stand, with a large pink-and-orange hanging vessel at upper right and a portrait backdrop labelled with a printed name. Photo credit overlay in the image.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A shirtless, grey-haired, bearded man in a striped gold-bordered dhoti pours or offers from a woven green-and-gold vessel onto a seated devotee in red. Two seated devotees in orange and white are adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, rudraksha beads and gold necklaces. Men in orange and saffron shawls, some wearing yellow lanyards and turbans, crowd around, and a photographer's camera is visible at right.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13