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Outdoor ritual photo at a Kumbha Mela festival: several men lean over a blue pool of water, bathing small gold metal deity murti figures. A man in an orange kurta and white hair and beard, in the foreground right, dips a murti into the water. A man in a grey-blue striped shirt bends beside him, and a white-clad elder with white hair reaches in at left, using green banana leaves. Behind them a younger person in an orange robe and orange turban with rudraksha mala stands smiling, and an orange-and-white canopy with tassels and bright decorations hangs overhead. Spectators and a camera-holder stand at the back.

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September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor ritual at a procession site under banana leaves and a red-fringed canopy. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a matching turban stands beside an older man with white hair and beard wearing an orange kurta; both lean over a blue water tank holding gold-coloured deity figures. Around them, older men and women in white shirts, a woman in green, and onlookers, one holding a camera. The scene suggests a water-based ritual with deity images. The orange-clad older man with white hair and beard shows some appearance cues of a person, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance alone. Event context is not visible.2006-09-10Outdoor photo of a ritual bathing ceremony at a blue pool lined with banana leaves and draped with white fringed canopies. Several people lean over the water, dipping small golden metal deity murtis into it. Two older men in white shirts and a man in grey shirt bend forward on the left. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange kurta with long grey hair reaches into the water beside a bearded figure in orange robes wearing a saffron head wrap; a woman in white and green stands at right holding a white basket. Crowd members and onlookers stand behind, some holding cameras. Pictured activity suggests a murti abhishekam at a public festival. a person appearance cues are not clearly sufficient here, so the figures are described by role.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor event. A young man in an orange turban, orange top and rudraksha mala pours water from a cupped hand over small gold-coloured deity murtis standing in a blue basin. Beside him an older man with glasses wears white kurta and a gold shawl and also reaches toward the murtis. Behind them stand people in white and orange robes, one holding a green banana leaf. The orange-clad figure's appearance does not clearly establish his identity, so no identity claim is made.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor ritual at a blue pool lined with banana leaves under a decorated canopy. In the centre, a man in a gold-yellow kurta with a white and red shawl and dark sunglasses kneels and lowers a painted deity murti, pink and gold with a halo, into the water with help from an older man in white on the left. On the right, a smiling younger man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala stands beside the pool, with an older bearded man in white behind him. Several onlookers in colourful saris and orange garments watch from the background. Four or more people are prominent, so the count is well above one.2006-09-10