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A photograph of a rooftop kalasha ritual under a bright sky. A tall brass kalasha topped with a gold cone is wrapped with white and yellow flower garlands and stands on a wooden platform. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck mala pours water from a brass pot over it. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a bundle of green leaves, and a man in a pink shawl and white clothes stands close to the kalasha. An orange flag with a gold Om symbol flies above, with rooftops and a water tank behind. Three to four people are visible, all partially shown at the edges.

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Outdoor ritual photograph in front of a building with orange KAILASA flags on poles. A shirtless man in a yellow dhoti and a gold-coloured sacred vessel topped with a conical finial, garlanded with white flowers, stands at left. Beside it, a man in an orange robe with a long dark hair and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel with green leaves and yellow flowers, pouring or offering water. Further right, a man in white ritual cloth with a pink shawl and an orange-robed man with a shaved head stand nearby. A kalasha is being honoured in a kumbhabhishekam-style ceremony. A camera operator is visible at lower right. The orange-robed man in the centre is a person candidate based on long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, performing the ritual.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor photograph of a kumbhabhishekam ritual on a rooftop. A golden kalasha with a pointed finial, wrapped in white flower garlands, sits at centre. A man in a yellow dhoti and red-brown rudraksha mala pours water from a small brass pot onto it. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and saffron cloth touches the kalasha. A tall figure in saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala holds a brass pot and pours water. Beside him a man in a pink shawl and a man in white with an orange sash stand near, and a man in a white dhoti kneels and bows toward the kalasha. Saffron flags bearing a golden Om symbol stand behind on bamboo poles, with a white building and trees in the background under a clear blue sky.2010-11-22A photograph of an outdoor kumbhabhishekam ritual at a temple. In the foreground, a priest in a white dhoti pours water from a copper pot over a tall golden kalasha decorated with yellow flower garlands. Beside him stands a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange clothes. A man in a pink-and-white shawl stands at the right. Orange flags on poles and a concrete structure rise in the background, with houses beyond. Five people are visible.2010-11-22Outdoor ritual on a rooftop platform with orange flags bearing the Om symbol, wooden poles and a city street behind. A golden kalasha with a conical finial and garlands of white and yellow flowers is being poured over. A man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass pot; a second saffron-robed figure with long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and red tilak stands nearby, pouring from another pot. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti holds flowers. Two men on the right wear pink and white attire with folded hands, and a camera operator is visible at the upper right. Swamiji (probable) appears in the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-11-22Outdoor photo of a kumbhabhishekam-style ritual on a rooftop with bamboo poles and orange flags bearing a saffron Om emblem. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a clay pot over a tall gold kalasha garlanded with white flowers. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a pink shawl and a bald priest in white with orange shawl hold leaves and offerings. A younger man in yellow and orange cloth stoops at left. Roadside buildings and trees appear behind.2010-11-22Outdoor photo on a rooftop during a kumbhabhishekam-style ritual at a golden kalasha topped with a conical finial, wrapped in white and orange flower garlands. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl stands at left, while an elderly woman in orange sari pours from a small brass vessel. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, and a rudraksha mala holds a bunch of green leaves over the kalasha, and is. Beside him a man in white dhoti with pink shawl and a bald priest in white with orange shawl assist. Orange flags with an Om symbol fly behind on bamboo poles, with rooftop scaffolding, buildings and a road visible below.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor photo on a rooftop during a kumbhabhishekam-style consecration, with a gleaming golden kalasha topped by a conical finial and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, being poured over with water from a vessel. Several men surround it: a bare-chested priest in yellow dhoti and orange shawl pours water, a man in yellow dhoti kneels at the base, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined, a bald man in white dhoti with a pink shawl joins his hands, and a bearded man in orange robes with a mala and wristwatch stands at right holding a camera. Saffron flags on bamboo poles and a city street with buildings are behind them.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoor kumbhabhishekam ritual on a rooftop-level wooden scaffold under a blue sky with a few trees and buildings behind. Centre, a gold kalasha with white and yellow flower garlands is being anointed. A bare-chested priest in yellow dhoti and orange shawl pours from a brass pot at left. Beside him an elderly man in a saffron hooded wrap stands with hands near the kalasha. At right, a figure with long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala gestures toward the kalasha, and a man in a pink shawl and gold necklace stands next to him. Orange flags with Om symbols fly above, and a videographer holds a camera at upper right.2010-11-22