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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam-style sprinkling at an outdoor event under a metal truss. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden lotus-petal backrest raises a green leaf upward while water sprays from it. He wears a dark turban with a patterned white-and-black band, a rust-red shawl over a dark garment, a rudraksha mala with white flower garlands, gold necklaces, and gold armbands. Before him, a shirtless man in a blue headband and white dhoti with a yellow border holds a colourful woven pot and dips into it. Behind them, orange-clad attendants and a standing fan are visible. Water droplets fill the air.

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A ritual sprinkling scene at night under stage lights. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue headband leans forward, holding a striped kalasha-like pot while sprinkling water. A seated man on a large gold-and-red throne holds a bunch of green leaves raised, dressed in a rust-red robe with a long rudraksha-style white bead mala, gold armlets and bangles, and a patterned headwrap; water droplets fall through the air. Behind them a standing figure in orange robes and an electric fan are visible.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesA ceremonial abhishekam-style ritual on a golden peetha throne backed by a golden arch and red curtains. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple-and-gold turban pours liquid from a white vessel while standing at the left. Seated on a red-cushioned gold throne at right, a bearded man wears a maroon turban with gold ornament, a maroon robe, layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant, and raises a sprig of green leaves. A golden trident stands at upper left, a small deity murti with flower garlands sits on the throne back, and brass lamps and a kalasha are placed around the stage.2017-02-22A photograph of a ceremony in which a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue headband bends forward and offers something from a striped woven basket to a seated man. The seated man wears a rust-red wrap, layered rudraksha malas, a white flower garland, bangles and armbands, a crown-like dark headwrap and gold earrings, and holds a bundle of green leaves. Behind them, a golden throne back and a red cushion are visible, and a fan and an orange-robed attendant stand in the background. The seated man is described as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, a crown-like headwrap, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments.2017-08-22September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05 +3 copiesAugust 02 20172017-08-02