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A photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and golden-domed shrine structures behind a crowd. A man with glasses and a red head wrap, wearing orange-saffron robes, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style gold pendant, holds a silver trident staff. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha, with a wet-haired attendant in orange clothes also in the group. Onlookers in white garments stand behind them. Several people are visible in the scene, and the saffron-clad group performs a temple ritual of water offering.

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December 12 20112011-12-12Outdoor temple scene with palm trees and a golden-domed shrine behind. A man in a white shirt and blue lungi holds a metal pot high and pours water over a golden kalasha-like vessel held by a sannyasi in orange-red robes and a saffron head wrap. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds the vessel, while a man in an orange-red robe and garland stands near. A man in white dhoti stands at left and a woman in a white sari with red border stands at right, watching. The action appears to be a ritual water offering at a temple.2009-07-13June 10 20132013-06-10Photograph outdoors beside a whitewashed temple wall with carved pilasters and a palm tree behind. A man in a yellow-and-brown striped polo and white dhoti pours water from a metal vessel held by a rope at the temple base. Three figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a red-tiled path: a young man with a red headband, glasses and gold-beaded necklace carrying a long metal staff; a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala; and a young man on the right with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with another person in white partly visible behind. Sunlit scene.2009-07-13A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a sacred gathering. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron top and orange wrap sits cross-legged and pours liquid from a small white vessel onto a white stone shivalinga-style object on a gold-edged base. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, and a third man in orange with curly hair wears a gold bead necklace and a red tilak. Behind them stand a bearded man in white and other devotees in orange, and tall gold-tipped poles frame the scene. A carved stone vessel and offerings sit at the right edge.July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a riverside or open-air setting. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, pouring water from a silver vessel over a golden deity murti or ritual object on a stone platform. Behind him, a standing attendant in orange holds a long silver ceremonial staff, and a second orange-clad figure holds an orange canopy over the scene. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothing watches from the background, with trees and a bright sky above. The water pouring suggests an abhishekam.2005-05-25November 05 20132013-11-05Photo 117249352012-04-27June 04 20142014-06-04Photo 11738467