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Outdoor ritual abhishekam at a shrine beneath a large leafy tree. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone deity murti, which is garlanded with green leaves. Three other men in matching red-orange and gold robes stand behind a wooden platform draped with a striped purple cloth. Flower garlands of yellow marigolds and red blooms hang on the left, and a silver puja vessel sits on the platform. The central standing figure has long dark hair, a gold bracelet and a flower garland. Four people are visible.

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Outdoor ritual photo under a large leafy tree. Four men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis stand on a raised red platform covered with a striped blue and pink cloth. Two men at left hold garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves. A man in the centre wears a white flower garland and gold armband and stands with hands at his sides. A bald man in the centre-right bends forward, pouring liquid from a white vessel over a dark stone deity murti with an ornate golden arch behind it. The murti is draped with green leaf garlands. A silver lamp stand and a tray of flowers sit on the platform.2015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a large tree. Several men in maroon-red dhotis with gold borders stand on a raised platform draped with a blue-and-white striped cloth. A central man with long dark hair wears a white and red-orange flower garland, a gold armlet and a red-and-gold shawl; he holds a conch-like vessel and a long-handled ladle. Beside him a man in a matching maroon-and-gold dhoti pours liquid over a large black stone deity murti, which is draped with green leaves and a garland. Brass kalasha vessels and a tray of orange and red flowers sit on the platform. A man in white clothes stands behind. Sunlight streams through the leafy branches overhead.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading tree at an ashram setting. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a striped blue-and-pink cloth; a brass lamp and offering plates sit on the table. The man second from right, with a towel-like shawl, holds a vessel raised toward the tree while others in orange wear marigold and yellow garlands. Beside them are two large dark stone deity murtis with garlands, and a woman in red-and-white sari with rudraksha beads sits at the lower edge of the frame. Marigold and green leaf garlands hang throughout the scene.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor puja beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform ritual worship before a black stone deity murti on the right, adorned with green leaves and a crown. The man in front left bends over a tray of flowers and offerings on a striped blue cloth, while a man in the centre holds a flaming lamp and small bell toward the murti. A man behind, wearing a flower garland, stands with palms joined in prayer. A tripod and brass vessels are visible on the altar. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly present.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photograph beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram. A dark stone deity murti with a crown and a garland of green leaves stands at right. Three saffron-robed devotees perform a ritual: a standing woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala extending his hand toward the murti, and a kneeling shaved-headed man in orange clothes reaching toward a brass vessel and plates on a striped blue cloth, apparently a puja or abhishekam offering. Three people are visible.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05