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A photograph of an abhishekam ritual in progress. A seated man in a red-orange robe and a yellow marigold garland receives water poured from a metal vessel held by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti on the left. Behind him, a banner shows a portrait and the Kannada and English text for an Atirudra event. Several men in orange and yellow turbans and a man in a white turban stand nearby, one in orange with a yellow shawl. A figure in a red-and-yellow cloth at right holds a pot aloft. The setting is a stage or temple dais with a patterned throne-like seat.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor abhishekam ceremony. A seated figure in a dark maroon robe with a yellow marigold garland and red-and-yellow beaded wrist ornaments smiles while water is poured over him from a brass kalasha held by an attendant in a yellow-and-red sari at right. Beside him, a figure in a red-orange robe with a yellow marigold garland and white rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat, eyes closed, with water running from his hands. Behind them, several men in saffron, orange and white robes wear rudraksha malas and stand watching; a man at left wears a white head covering. A banner behind them carries Kannada script.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual abhishekam scene. A bare-chested man with long swept-back grey hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a vessel over the head of a seated woman in a red-orange sari with a yellow marigold garland. Beside her, another seated woman in brown and maroon robes with a yellow garland receives water as well. Behind them stand men in saffron and orange robes, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, and a man in an orange-and-yellow turban. A large printed banner behind shows a portrait and Kannada text reading atirudra maha yagna. Candidate cues are present but the face and framing do not confirm a person's identity.2015-01-13A ceremonial abhishekam scene in a temple setting. A man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala seated on the left wears a yellow shawl, while a central seated figure in deep orange-red robes and a yellow-and-white marigold garland sits on a cushioned chair with a red-and-gold patterned seat, eyes lowered and hands extended. A bare-chested priest in red cloth with rudraksha and gold-coloured necklaces pours liquid from a copper vessel held overhead, and a woman in a brown-and-red sari with a marigold garland smiles beside him. Behind them, a group of men in orange and white turbans and white dhotis with saffron shawls watch, and a banner with Kannada text and a portrait backdrop frames the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A ritual abhishekam scene at an Atirudra Maha event. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a yellow-and-orange garland receives water poured from a brass kalasha held by a man in orange, while another man in white dhoti with a bare chest pours from the left side. Several standing men wear orange and saffron shawls, a white turban, and rudraksha malas. A banner behind shows a portrait and Kannada script reading Atirudra Maha. The seated recipient's face is obscured by flowing water, and the central figure has no distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial scene with a shirtless priest in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth pouring water from a vessel over two seated people. A seated man in orange robes with yellow garlands and rudraksha malas receives the abhishekam with eyes closed, his hands together; a woman beside him in a red-brown sari with yellow marigold garland smiles with palms pressed together. Behind them stand devotees in orange and saffron garments, one wearing a saffron turban, and a standing man in white ritual clothing. A large banner behind shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside the printed words Atirudra Maha Yagna.2015-01-13