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A seated devotee in a white kurta and white trousers, with an orange shawl over his shoulders and a silver cross-shaped ornament hanging on his chest, presses his palms together in prayer. In front of him, a gold-coloured standing deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed by a silver vessel poured from the left, as part of an abhishekam. A gold Sri Yantra-shaped metal base sits to the left on a tray. Around them, other seated devotees in orange and pink robes sit with hands folded. A microphone stands at the upper left.

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A seated puja in an outdoor setting. A woman in orange robes and an orange shawl, with long dark wavy hair, holds a white conch shell raised toward a gilded shrinelet with a golden Sri Yantra-style pyramid and a small golden deity figure on a carved wooden table, with a red flower placed in front. A man in orange, to the left, holds a silver vessel. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali, a woman in pink among them, and a man in white with an orange shawl at right. A microphone stand is visible at top. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering.2008-07-03Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a riverside ghat. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a white conch shell toward a small golden deity murti and golden shrine on a carved wooden stand decorated with marigolds and a red flower. Around him, seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls, some with palms joined in prayer, watch; a microphone stands between them and a stone pillar rises behind. A brass pot sits at the lower left. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads is consistent with Swamiji (probable), performing puja as in_person. Several devotees in orange shawls surround the offering.2008-07-03A photograph of a seated ritual outdoors. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver conch shell toward a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl. Beside them stands a gold-coloured deity murti, and a gold stepped kalasha-style base sits on a carved wooden stand. Behind them, several people in orange and bearded sadhus sit in rows near a microphone stand, while a woman in orange with folded hands watches.July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala seated on the ground, pouring water from a white conch-shaped vessel over a golden Sri Chakra meru-shaped base before a golden deity murti standing on a pedestal. Behind him, a row of seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls with hands folded in anjali watch; a woman in teal and a woman in pink stand out among them. A small silver bowl rests at left, a red flower lies on the wooden table, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor. A microphone stands nearby. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala distinguish the presiding figure, who performs the abhishekam.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over a tiered copper-toned shivalinga on a wooden stand. Beside him, a second man in saffron robes with a gold necklace sits with hands extended, and brass lamps, flower garlands in red and white, and brass puja vessels surround the scene.2009-10-17July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A temple abhishekam in a courtyard. A shaved-headed priest, bare-chested with a gold-bordered white dhoti and a beaded necklace, pours water from a brass vessel over a green-robed metal deity murti crowned with a tall ornate headdress, standing on a golden pedestal, with a small dark figure beside its base. Another white-clad priest in a gold-bordered dhoti and a long gold-bead garland stands at right, and a red-cloth-wearing attendant in orange stands behind the pedestal. On the left, women in yellow and cream saris with gold borders, one with hands folded, watch from the courtyard, and a man in orange shawl stands near the edge.2011-10-06A photograph of an abhishekam ritual on a riverside ghat. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a red forehead mark, sits cross-legged and pours water from a silver bowl over a small golden deity murti standing on a carved wooden stand. Beneath the stand a gold-coloured shrine-shaped object rests on a yellow-stained platform. Marigold garlands and a plate of flowers lie in front. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit attentively, a man in white with a watch holds the vessel area, a woman in pink and orange sits at right, and a microphone stand stands nearby.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03