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A man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder pours water from a silver abhishekam vessel over a small brass deity murti on a silver stand. Silver pots and a silver tray sit in the foreground, and two robed men stand behind him near stone steps. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual platform with stone walls. Two standing attendants in orange and red robes are visible in the background. This is a photo of a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam ritual.

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A man in orange-saffron robes pours water from a silver vessel into a silver cup during a ritual at a stone ghat with stone steps. He wears a long rudraksha mala with large beads and a red thread on his wrist, and has a tilak on his forehead. On the silver tray in front are silver pots, a small brass-colored deity murti, and a metal stand holding a filter. Another person in orange cloth is partly visible on the steps behind him.2014-03-24A man with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead performs a ritual at a stone ghat. He wears a red-and-gold sleeveless garment and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, and holds a silver conch-shaped cup while looking down at a small brass deity figure on a silver stand. A silver kalasha vessel with a spout sits above the stand, and silver pots lie in the foreground. Behind him, two men in orange and red robes stand with hands folded near a white carved wall.2014-03-24A photo of a man in an orange-saffron cloth and a long mala of rudraksha beads pouring water from a silver vessel into a silver cup during an abhishekam-style ritual on stone ghat steps. A small brass deity murti and silver kalasha pots stand on a red patterned cloth tray in the foreground, and a second robed figure in orange stands on the steps behind him. He wears a red sacred thread on his wrist and a tilak on his forehead.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A priest in a red and gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped across his bare shoulder pours water from a silver kalasha through a silver conch-shaped vessel during a ritual at a riverside ghat. Silver ritual pots engraved with decorative motifs and a small brass deity figure sit on the stone platform. Thick smoke or mist fills the background, with a few devotees faintly visible behind him. The scene suggests abhishekam at the Ganga ghat.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A photograph of a ritual at a riverbank ghat. A man with hair tied back, wearing a saffron-red shawl with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a red-threaded wrist cord, is pouring liquid from a silver vessel through a silver horn-shaped spout over a small brass deity murti on a stand. Silver kalasha pots sit in the foreground. Behind him, seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing watch from the steps, including a young girl in a red shawl and purple leggings. A rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam is being performed.2014-03-24May 20 20132013-05-20Outdoor ritual photograph. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red-orange shawl over a bare upper body with a yellow edge, and a long rudraksha mala of large brown beads around his neck, leans forward and pours liquid from a silver cup into a silver vessel. A silver kalasha-style pot with a spout stands beside him on a metal stand. Around him, devotees stand close together, some with folded hands, some in orange and white clothing, with bare trees in the background. The setting suggests a ritual abhishekam with silver vessels.2014-03-24