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Outdoor abhishekam ceremony on a decorated platform. A man in white kurta at left pours water from a large brass vessel over two seated figures. The central figure, with long dark hair and rudraksha malas, wears a brown-and-gold shawl, yellow marigold garland and holds his palms up as water falls. Beside him a figure in red-orange robes and a yellow garland covers his eyes while water pours over him. Behind them, men in orange robes and saffron clothing, one in a white turban with rudraksha malas, watch closely. A banner with Kannada-style lettering is visible in the background.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Two 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.2015-01-13January 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.2015-01-13A ceremonial abhishekam scene in a temple-like hall. A seated man in orange robes with long hair and a yellow marigold garland bows his head while a priest in white pours liquid from a brass kalasha over him. An older man in a red-orange robe and white pearl mala sits to the right, also with a yellow marigold garland, looking downward. Behind them, devotees in white, orange and saffron clothes crowd close, one holding a red-and-gold ceremonial vessel. A large printed portrait banner of a smiling man with a garland hangs in the background, with partial Kannada-script lettering across the top.2015-01-13Photograph 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 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13