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Outdoor photograph on a wooden scaffold platform above a road. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and a sacred thread stands at left beside a golden kalasha with white and marigold garlands, which is being consecrated during a kumbhabhishekam. A saffron-robed monastic with an elderly face stands behind it. A central figure in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala with long dark hair touches his forehead with his right hand while his left hand is raised, and a man in a pink shawl and an older man in white clothes stand with folded hands at right, with a bearded man in saffron at far right. Saffron flags with an Om symbol and a videographer holding a camera stand behind. Two additional people are partially visible in the foreground.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22A photograph of a kumbhabhishekam-style ritual on an outdoor rooftop platform beside a road. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti and orange shawl pours water over a large gleaming golden kalasha crowned with a pointed finial and wrapped in white and orange flower garlands. Behind him stand several devotees: an elderly woman in an orange head covering, a young man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala, and older men in white dhotis and shirts with folded hands. A man in an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at right with palms joined, and another man in white at right raises a hand toward the kalasha. Orange flags with an Om symbol flank the scene, and a cameraman films from the top right.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor ritual on a rooftop platform with orange flags bearing the Om symbol, wooden poles and a city street behind. A golden kalasha with a conical finial and garlands of white and yellow flowers is being poured over. A man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass pot; a second saffron-robed figure with long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and red tilak stands nearby, pouring from another pot. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti holds flowers. Two men on the right wear pink and white attire with folded hands, and a camera operator is visible at the upper right. Swamiji (probable) appears in the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-11-22Outdoor kumbhabhishekam ritual on a rooftop-level wooden scaffold under a blue sky with a few trees and buildings behind. Centre, a gold kalasha with white and yellow flower garlands is being anointed. A bare-chested priest in yellow dhoti and orange shawl pours from a brass pot at left. Beside him an elderly man in a saffron hooded wrap stands with hands near the kalasha. At right, a figure with long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala gestures toward the kalasha, and a man in a pink shawl and gold necklace stands next to him. Orange flags with Om symbols fly above, and a videographer holds a camera at upper right.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor photograph of a kumbhabhishekam ritual on a temple tower under a clear sky, with saffron flags and bamboo scaffolding around. Centre, a man in a saffron robe with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a clay pot in his hand gestures with his raised hand over a golden kalasha topped with a conical finial and white garlands. Beside him an older man in an orange turban and saffron robe holds a small brass vessel. A priest in yellow dhoti with a shaved head performs the work at the lower left, and another man in pink shawl stands at right. Traffic and buildings are visible in the background.2010-11-22Outdoor photo on a rooftop under bright sky: a kalasha, a golden pot-shaped vessel garlanded with yellow flowers, receives a pour of water from a metal pot. A monk in orange robes and a shawl pours from the upper vessel, while a man in a white dhoti kneels to the lower left and another stands behind. On the right, a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, with a man in a pink silk shawl and a white-clad elder beside him. Orange saffron flags with om symbols and bamboo poles stand behind, with a camera operator at right. A kumbhabhishekam consecration of a temple tower is depicted. a person in saffron robes and rudraksha mala, long hair, standing right.2010-11-22