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A priest in a red and gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped across his bare shoulder pours water from a silver kalasha through a silver conch-shaped vessel during a ritual at a riverside ghat. Silver ritual pots engraved with decorative motifs and a small brass deity figure sit on the stone platform. Thick smoke or mist fills the background, with a few devotees faintly visible behind him. The scene suggests abhishekam at the Ganga ghat.

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March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder pours water from a silver abhishekam vessel over a small brass deity murti on a silver stand. Silver pots and a silver tray sit in the foreground, and two robed men stand behind him near stone steps. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual platform with stone walls. Two standing attendants in orange and red robes are visible in the background. This is a photo of a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam ritual.2014-03-24A man with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead performs a ritual at a stone ghat. He wears a red-and-gold sleeveless garment and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, and holds a silver conch-shaped cup while looking down at a small brass deity figure on a silver stand. A silver kalasha vessel with a spout sits above the stand, and silver pots lie in the foreground. Behind him, two men in orange and red robes stand with hands folded near a white carved wall.2014-03-24Outdoor ritual photo at a riverbank with a crowd behind. A person with long dark hair tied back and a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, wearing a red-orange garment with a yellow border and a brown shawl, leans over a silver ritual setup. Silver vessels and a silver stand with a small brass deity murti sit on a patterned maroon cloth. Several onlookers in saffron and orange clothing stand behind, with more devotees in the background among bare winter trees.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24May 20 20132013-05-20A photograph of a figure seated by a river bank performing a ritual at a small silver setup. A silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver cup stand on a silver tray covered with a red patterned cloth, with a small deity murti and a dish of fruit or offerings beside them. The person wears a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, rudraksha beads around the neck and a red thread on the wrist, and holds a hand over the vessel. A wide, fast-moving river and hazy trees form the background, with a concrete bridge pier in the distance. Ganga ghat puja setting.2014-03-24A seated man in saffron-and-red ceremonial wrap and rudraksha mala beside a flowing river performs a ritual at a white marble altar draped with a red floral cloth. He holds a small silver cup while a silver kalasha with a cover stands on a stand, with a small deity murti and offerings nearby. Stone pillars and a rope line cross the misty river behind him.2014-03-24A man in orange-saffron robes pours water from a silver vessel into a silver cup during a ritual at a stone ghat with stone steps. He wears a long rudraksha mala with large beads and a red thread on his wrist, and has a tilak on his forehead. On the silver tray in front are silver pots, a small brass-colored deity murti, and a metal stand holding a filter. Another person in orange cloth is partly visible on the steps behind him.2014-03-24March 14 20142014-03-14A 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.2014-03-24