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Two seated figures receive a ritual water pour from above at an outdoor ceremony. On the left, a woman in a dark brown shawl and yellow marigold garland presses her palms together, eyes closed and smiling. On the right, a man with swept-back hair in a red garment and white pearl mala, with a yellow-orange marigold garland, has both hands raised to his head as water pours over him. Behind them, saffron-robed men in orange and a white-clad attendant wearing a rudraksha mala and a turban look on. A person in white at left pours water from a large brass vessel. Ritual abhishekam setting with a sunlit backdrop.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Two seated men receive a ceremonial bath or abhishekam on a decorated seat with carved red-gold metal framing. The man on the right wears a drenched red-orange robe and a white-beaded necklace, a yellow marigold garland, and has his hands extended toward the water. The man on the left wears a dark maroon robe over a brown shawl with a yellow marigold garland and red flowers, smiling with eyes lowered, and has red-brown ritual marks on his forehead and bangles on his wrist. Behind them, several men in saffron and orange robes, one with a rudraksha bead garland, stand and hold offerings. A decorated brass-and-painted kalasha pot is poured at the left edge. The scene looks like a ritual bathing ceremony, possibly with a procession, with a red carpeted floor visible.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a seated saffron-robed man with closed eyes and a yellow marigold garland, sitting beside a smiling woman in a maroon sari with a similar garland and a raised hand. Behind them, devotees in orange and yellow shawls and ochre robes stand close, one holding a large yellow garland aloft. A man in a white shirt with rudraksha-style beads leans in at left beside a brass vessel, and bare-armed attendants fill the background. The seated man is a person figure in orange clothing with pearl and bead necklaces and a garland, seated on a throne-like chair, appearing to be in a ceremonial honour or ritual setting.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A seated woman in a deep maroon sari with gold trim and a green, red, yellow and white marigold garland sits smiling with eyes lowered, her hands joined at chest level. Beside her, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white beaded necklace, a dark rudraksha mala and a yellow marigold garland sits with eyes closed and hands together. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange cloths and a man in white kurta stand or sit, some with hands raised in greeting, with flower garlands and a brass plate visible at left. Bright sunlight and a decorated chair frame the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long yellow-green-red flower garland, beside a smiling woman in a brown sari with a matching floral garland. A bearded man in white on the left holds his palms together in greeting, and a group of men in orange and red robes and colourful turbans stands behind them. a person: the seated man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and garland, placed centrally as the honoured guest, fits the candidate cues. Visible text along the top reads the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam banner in partial view.2015-01-13Photograph of a seated ceremony in which two people in the centre receive large garlands of yellow marigolds with red and purple flowers. The woman on the left wears a maroon-brown sari with a gold-bordered shawl and smiles broadly. The seated man on the right wears an orange-red robe, a white beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with his hands resting on his knees. Behind them stand several men in orange and saffron robes, saffron turbans and rudraksha malas, along with a man in white dhoti at far left, and a bare-chested man at the top left. Other people stand at the edges, and a brass vessel and offerings sit on the floor.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13