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Outdoors in a dry, rocky hilly landscape with sparse green trees and a palm frond, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, pouring liquid from a silver vessel with a long spout over a large dark rock. Marigold-type yellow flowers and white petals are scattered over the rock, and a small clay dish and a framed portrait are visible nearby. The scene appears to be an abhishekam-style offering at an outdoor shrine. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.

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May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a small vessel over a large dark boulder in a dry hillside setting with scrub trees and a palm-like plant in the foreground. Behind him on the right stands a small shrine or palanquin-like structure with a colourful striped canopy, red and gold decorations, and a framed image inside. The hill rises in the background under a pale sky. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style offering of water to a sacred rock. The man has short hair and his face is partly turned away. No other people are visible.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A photograph taken outdoors on a hillside with a cloudy sky, green shrubs and rocky hills behind. In the foreground a person seen from behind, shaved head, wrapped in a flowing saffron-orange garment with a maroon sash tied at the waist, stands at a dark boulder dusted with white flower petals and pours or offers something from a small cup held in one hand. A camera operator stands partly visible beside them. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to identify, so the role is a devotee performing an offering at a rock.2008-05-19A figure in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors beside a large grey boulder on a hillside with dry scrub and green palms. He pours water or milk from a vessel onto the rock, with a visible stream arcing down. A small shrine with a framed picture and pink-and-green decorations sits at the right edge, and a rocky hill rises behind the trees.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19An outdoor photo at a rocky hillside shrine among green trees and palms. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap stands at right, pouring water from a brass pot over a large dark boulder. Behind the boulder is a small framed picture of a woman in a shrine canopy decorated with a red-and-gold top, a red garland and flower offerings. An orange flag with a dark emblem flies at upper right. Water splashes off the rock.2008-05-19Outdoor photograph of a hillside landscape with scrubby trees, a palm plant and large boulders. On the right, a man in orange robes holds a small ornate shrine or palanquin-like structure with a decorated canopy and a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers, while holding a handbell in his other hand. The shrine stands on a rock amid greenery. He appears to be performing an offering or worship in the open landscape.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19