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A photograph of a ritual at a riverbank ghat. A man with hair tied back, wearing a saffron-red shawl with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a red-threaded wrist cord, is pouring liquid from a silver vessel through a silver horn-shaped spout over a small brass deity murti on a stand. Silver kalasha pots sit in the foreground. Behind him, seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing watch from the steps, including a young girl in a red shawl and purple leggings. A rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam is being performed.

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Outdoor ritual photograph. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red-orange shawl over a bare upper body with a yellow edge, and a long rudraksha mala of large brown beads around his neck, leans forward and pours liquid from a silver cup into a silver vessel. A silver kalasha-style pot with a spout stands beside him on a metal stand. Around him, devotees stand close together, some with folded hands, some in orange and white clothing, with bare trees in the background. The setting suggests a ritual abhishekam with silver vessels.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered wrap, bare-shouldered, wearing a large rudraksha mala, pouring liquid from a silver horn-shaped vessel into a silver pot on an ornate silver stand. Two silver vessels sit on a red-and-gold patterned cloth in front, and a small figure is visible on the stand. Behind them a seated crowd in orange, red and white clothing, including women in saffron and a young girl, watches attentively, with some people standing among trees in the background. This appears to be an abhishekam or homa-related offering at a riverside setting. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads is consistent with a Swamiji (probable) presence, performing the ritual pouring.2014-03-24Outdoor ritual on the stone steps of a riverside ghat. In the foreground a person with long dark hair pulled back, a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala with a sacred thread wrist band, sits before a silver ritual vessel and a silver spouted pot, pouring from a silver cup; a small brass deity figure and a bell-like object sit on the ground. Behind them, seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing watch closely, including a young girl in purple and women in saris and shawls, with a few children among them.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor evening ritual scene. A man with long dark hair swept back into a bun, a red tilak on his forehead, and a saffron/orange wrap over his shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala. He smiles while his hand rests on a silver plate, and a small brass deity murti stands on a white-draped table at right. A crowd of people in white dhotis and white garments stands behind him, and a small microphone is clipped near his face.2013-07-13 +1 copiesMarch 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A photograph of a ritual at a riverside ghat, with a smiling man seated in the foreground wearing a red-and-saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala necklace and a red wrist thread. He holds a flaming oil lamp (arati) over a silver kalasha-style pot, with a small brass deity figure and flower offerings on a tray before him. Behind him on the stone steps, a crowd of devotees sits with hands pressed in prayer, several women in orange and red clothing, and a woman in a patterned shawl. Two tall ceremonial staffs stand at the back, and a plume of smoke rises from the ritual fire. The name of the person in the foreground is not visibly identified in the image itself, so a person is set to unsure.2014-03-24