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Night-time ritual outdoors. A priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at right, his bare back to the camera, raising a kalasha-like vessel with green leaves while water sprays in a fine arc over the seated group. A white-clad figure in the centre is being showered and holds up a hand, while a man in saffron/orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits at upper left. Devotees seated on the ground, bare-chested with white markings, press palms together in prayer at lower left and centre. Bright floodlight and a red-and-gold structure visible at top right.

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Night outdoor ritual photo with water spraying through the air under bright lights. In the foreground a bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti, a dark hair knot and a blue-and-white beaded necklace holds a white mesh basket, with a green leafy branch and a kalasha-like vessel above him. Beside and behind him, a man in a saffron-orange garment stands with his hands joined. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes fill the lower edge of the frame, some with white marks on their faces. A man in a cream shawl stands at the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or purification ceremony. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-08-22April 03 20172017-04-03August 22 20172017-08-22A crowded nighttime ritual scene under a canopy with red drapes. A man in a saffron-yellow garment with his hair tied up in a topknot raises a bundle of green leaves overhead, while water or sprinkled liquid sprays from it. Around him, several bare-chested men in white dhotis wear orange and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sacred threads, and a man in a patterned pastel shirt with a red beaded mala stands at right. Their attention is directed toward the central action.2016-12-07August 07 20172017-08-07March 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual homa at a tented event. A fire pit with smoke rising sits in front of a row of wooden boxes and flower-decorated offerings. Four men in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera, bare-chested with rudraksha necklaces, one wearing an orange shawl. Behind them, a standing priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands near a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with a green head cloth who holds a ritual item. On the right, a decorated ratha-like offering table is garlanded with red flowers. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the tent. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2016-07-04A night ritual in a covered open hall decorated with red, yellow and green hangings and leafy garland strings. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border and gold-coloured trim holds a flaming lamp and a small brass vessel in front of a seated group of white-clad priests on a low platform. Several seated devotees in white, a bare-headed man in a white garment, and a shaved-headed priest in white and gold chains sit in the foreground. On the left a red and gold throne-style seat holds a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes, and a brass oil lamp stands on the floor. Brass plates and bowls rest around the platform, and a row of people in saffron and white sits in the background. The scene is a fire or lamp offering ritual, consistent with an aarti or homa setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual outdoors beside a lit fire pit with offerings of rice and a brass vessel in the lower left. A seated figure on a gold-framed red throne wears a saffron/orange robe, a long garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a white forehead mark and a raised hand in blessing. A standing man in white dhoti and bare chest with orange shawl bends forward while another man in a white dhoti presses his back. Around them stand bare-chested men in white dhotis with white forehead marks and some gold-bordered cloths, some with folded hands. Strings of coloured lights appear at the left edge, and a stone pillar and brick wall form the background. The swami cues are the throne, saffron robe, garland and necklace; the appearance is only moderately distinct, so the identity remains uncertain.2017-02-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with hair tied in a bun, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a saffron-orange cloth with a yellow border, extends his right arm to touch the forehead of an older man in a white shirt draped with an orange shawl, who raises his right arm. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and a person in orange holds something blue in the background.2013-02-26Night-time outdoor abhishekam under a tent in light rain. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with blue border and a yellow upper cloth raises green leaves in one hand while holding a clear glass jar of offering; his arm is raised overhead. Around him many shirtless men in white dhotis sit or stand, some with folded hands. A bearded man with long hair sits in the foreground. Behind them a golden bull and a red-and-gold deity murti stand against dark red drapes, with a speaker and tent poles above. Visible people number roughly 20-30.2016-12-02December 22 20162016-12-22