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A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold ceremonial necklace stands in a pink-walled hall, holding a glass vessel of water in one hand and dipping a bundle of green mango leaves into it with the other, sprinkling water. He has white horizontal sacred ash markings on his forehead. In the foreground, a seated man with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his chest, and a partly visible person at the right, face the scene. A red fire extinguisher hangs on the wall beside a brass pot, and a wooden panelled door stands behind. The ritual appears to be an aspersion with kalasha-style water.

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A standing priest in a white dhoti and a saffron-and-gold patterned shawl sprinkles water from a bundle of green mango leaves held in his right hand, while cradling a silver-white metal pot with floral decoration in his left arm. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Seated devotees in the foreground, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, face the ritual. A red fire extinguisher hangs on a white wall beside a carved wooden door, indicating an indoor hall during a purification or abhishekam-style rite.2017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26A photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold patterned shawl and a long gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash bands on his forehead, sprinkling water from a bunch of green mango leaves held in his raised right hand. Beside him stands a silver kalasha pot. In the foreground, the shaven heads of seated participants are visible, one bare-shouldered and wearing a beaded necklace. A deep red curtain forms the backdrop. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style blessing ritual being performed for devotees.2017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with yellow border pours water from a clear vessel with a bundle of green leaves on top, a rudraksha-like cord visible at his neck, during an abhishekam before an illuminated shrine decorated with yellow flowers and oil lamps. Seated devotees in the foreground, including women in pink, purple and white, look on.2016-12-02A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a blue-and-gold border stands at a doorway, raising a bunch of green leaves in his right hand while holding a white ceramic pot with his left, a ritual gesture like sprinkling sacred water. He wears a beaded garland and a sandalwood-coloured body. Around him, seated white-clad devotees with white forehead markings press their palms together and look on, some with folded hands. A pink wall, a small tiled wall plaque, and shelves of rolled blue and yellow mats are visible at right.2016-08-14A photograph of a shaved-headed... no wait, correction: a man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard stands at right, bare-chested under a saffron-and-cream patterned shawl, wearing a long gold bead necklace and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead. He holds a bunch of green mango leaves aloft in his right hand, sprinkling water from a silver kalasha pot held in his left hand, as water droplets fly through the air. Two people with their backs to the camera sit in the foreground at left, one with a balding head and one with curly dark hair and a white-marked upper back, receiving the sprinkling. A deep red curtain forms the background. The rite resembles a purification abhishekam or sprinkling blessing, with the water-sprinkling leaves and pot clearly visible.2017-04-26December 02 20162016-12-02March 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copies