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A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style anointing. A bearded priest with bare upper body and white dhoti, with rudraksha mala and gold chain, pours water from a brass vessel over the head of a seated figure. The seated figure in a white sari with a yellow-and-gold garland sits beside a second seated man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow garland and a white-beaded necklace. Behind them, devotees in saffron, yellow and orange clothing and turbans stand, and a large banner with a portrait is partly visible at the top. a person appears as the seated man in saffron robes, identified only by his saffron robes, garland and seat of honour; his face is not used for identification.

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January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style ritual indoors. An elderly bare-chested priest with a white beard and many rudraksha and gold-coloured bead malas stands at left, pouring or offering from a metal vessel held by a man in white kurta and a young assistant holding a silver tray. Seated centrally is a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-brown robe, yellow marigold garlands and red wristbands, smiling as he holds a metal item. Beside him, seated at right, an older man with short grey hair wears a bright red-orange robe, yellow marigold garlands and a rudraksha mala, looking forward. Behind them, several men in orange and white dhotis and saffron shawls stand, with a large pink-and-orange hanging vessel at upper right and a portrait backdrop labelled with a printed name. Photo credit overlay in the image.2015-01-13A bare-chested, white-bearded man with long grey hair and a rudraksha mala pours water from a green metal vessel over the head of a seated man in a red-orange robe and marigold garland. A woman in a dark brown-orange robe with a yellow marigold garland sits beside them, eyes lowered. Behind them, saffron-robed men in orange and yellow turbans and white clothes sit in the background, some wearing lanyards. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or ritual bathing with water. Several other people watch closely.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A ceremonial abhishekam scene at an outdoor event. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti pours or touches water over a seated man's head from a silver vessel held aloft by an attendant in white. The seated man in the centre wears a dark maroon-brown robe and yellow marigold garlands, with a rudraksha mala, and bows his head. On the right, an older man in saffron-orange robes with yellow marigold garlands and a white pearl and rudraksha necklace sits calmly. Behind them, devotees in orange and white stand; a large printed portrait banner of a smiling man in orange robes is visible in the background. a person cues: the seated man in the centre has long hair and a rudraksha mala. Printed banner text is not legible.2015-01-13A ritual abhishekam scene in which a seated woman in dark brown robes and a yellow marigold garland receives water poured from a decorated pot held by a man in a red-orange robe and marigold garland at right. A bearded elder at left, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a white dhoti, holds a bundle of green leaves. A man in white stands behind, with others in orange and saffron robes and marigold garlands. Red floor cloth and a drum appear in the background. The water and leaves suggest an abhishekam or purification rite.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13