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Outdoor ritual photograph of a golden abhishekam at a riverside setting. A long-haired man in orange robes with a swept-back mane and rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over a golden shivalinga-style sri yantra or meru base and a small golden deity murti on a carved golden tray. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls, one in white, one in pink, watch and sit close together; a microphone stand stands in front. On the left, a shaven-headed man in orange with a tilak chants with eyes half-closed. A saffron banner with Hindi text hangs behind the group.

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July 03 20082008-07-03A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, pouring liquid from a small bowl onto a silver shivalinga-style vessel on a carved wooden table. Beside him stands a gilded metal deity murti holding a lotus-like object. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron garments sit close together, several with palms pressed in namaskar, and a microphone stand is positioned at the front. A large yellow banner with red Hindi lettering hangs in the background. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam at an outdoor riverside-style setting. The man with the long hair and rudraksha mala matches the a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, while the man in white beside him wears white with an orange shawl.2008-07-03A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated on the floor, pouring water from a small brass vessel over a silver shivalinga on a wooden stand beside a golden deity murti. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron sit in a gathering, a woman in glasses and a pink-and-orange sari among them. A microphone stands nearby, and a man in white with an orange shawl kneels at the altar. Behind them a wall carries Hindi printed text on a yellow banner. The scene appears to be an abhishekam puja.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Outdoor ritual at a riverside steps setting in Uttarkashi. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a golden vessel over a golden deity murti seated on a golden pedestal with a shivalinga-style base on a low wooden table. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron shawls, a man in white with a long white beard, and a woman in yellow sit on the ground. A microphone stands beside the table and a red stone pillar is behind. Abhishekam is being performed. The man pouring has a person appearance with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads.2008-07-03A photo of an outdoor puja on a stone platform. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre, pouring or offering from a small bowl, with a pink cloth across the lap. Beside them, a man in orange shawl and shaved head tends offerings. A gold deity murti and a gold yantra-shaped object sit on a carved wooden stand, surrounded by marigold and rose petals on a silver plate, brass pots and bowls of turmeric and kumkum. Devotees in orange shawls sit behind, several with hands in anjali, and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits near a microphone stand. Orange-clad devotees stand on the stairs behind a red pillar.2008-07-03A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam ritual. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala. He pours liquid from a golden vessel over a gilded deity murti on a carved wooden stand, while an assistant in orange kneels to his left holding a silver plate. Devotees in orange and yellow robes sit behind, one with an orange shawl, and a microphone stands beside the ritual. A yellow banner with Hindi lettering hangs in the background.2008-07-03Outdoor ritual on riverside steps. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and orange garment with a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a golden bowl over a golden deity murti on a gold pyramid-shaped base. Behind him seated devotees in orange and white shawls watch with folded hands; a microphone stands between them. A woman in orange and yellow stands near a red pillar. Probable Swamiji (probable) performing abhishekam, with cues of long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Outdoor ritual puja on a stone-paved platform with a red-pillared arcade behind. A man with long, wavy dark hair, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and pours liquid from a silver bowl over a small golden deity murti on a gilded wooden stand. Marigold and pink flower offerings lie before him. Beside him, a man in orange shawl and white garment and a man in orange sit with brass pots and bowls. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in orange and yellow saris and shawls watch, with a microphone stand and speaker in view. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03