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Outdoor 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.

Outdoor temple ritual on a rooftop with a road and buildings behind. A gold kalasha-shaped finial crowned with white and pink flower garlands sits in the foreground. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak holds a small object toward it. Beside him, an elderly man in an orange hooded robe stands with hands extended. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left. Two men at right in white and pink dhotis have palms pressed together in namaste. A saffron flag is visible at upper right.

November 22 2010

Outdoor 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.

Outdoor photograph of a kumbhabhishekam ritual on a temple tower under a clear sky, with saffron flags and bamboo scaffolding around. Centre, a man in a saffron robe with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a clay pot in his hand gestures with his raised hand over a golden kalasha topped with a conical finial and white garlands. Beside him an older man in an orange turban and saffron robe holds a small brass vessel. A priest in yellow dhoti with a shaved head performs the work at the lower left, and another man in pink shawl stands at right. Traffic and buildings are visible in the background.

Two men stand together in an ornate hall with a gold-framed throne and a saffron flag bearing a bull motif behind them. A smiling man on the left wears orange robes, a long gold-and-bead necklace, a red forehead mark and long swept-back hair, and holds one end of a tall gold ceremonial staff. An elderly bare-chested man on the right, with shaved head, white forehead marks, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, holds the other end of the staff while seated near the throne in red cloth. Gold-trimmed decorative panels and a red cushion surround the scene.

2012-04-11 +1 copies

Two saffron-robed men sit side by side on red-cushioned metal chairs on a stage at a formal event. The man on the left wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, smiling with hands clasped. The man on the right, with a shaved head and white tilak marks, wears an orange shawl draped over his head and a dark rudraksha mala, gesturing with one hand as he talks. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a seated figure beside a pillared structure, with pink flowers and white garlands at the left edge. A seated man in white and a patterned shawl is at the far left, and another man in white is partly visible at the top right.

Outdoor procession scene in saffron and orange robes. A tall, bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre-left, speaking with a younger man in an orange turban, long dark hair, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala who stands centre-right. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the younger man in the orange turban with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, standing in the centre-right of the group. To the left, a man in orange holds a silver tray of white flowers, red blossoms and green leaves, and an orange-and-blue fringed parasol stands above the group. Other devotees in orange and saffron cloth, a few white-clad people and trees fill the background, with a golden pillar on the right.

A kumbhabhishekam ceremony atop a temple structure with a gilded kalasha finial draped in white and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and red-gold sash, with rudraksha beads, pours liquid from a small vessel onto the kalasha. Beside him stands a long-haired man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, looking toward the kalasha; he matches the a person appearance cues of long swept-back hair and orange clothing, and his identity is uncertain from appearance. Next to him, a figure in orange wraps a shawl and stands behind the wooden scaffolding. Saffron flags bearing the Om symbol flutter on bamboo poles, with a city street and buildings below.

August 02 2010

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Outdoor photo on a rooftop under bright sky: a kalasha, a golden pot-shaped vessel garlanded with yellow flowers, receives a pour of water from a metal pot. A monk in orange robes and a shawl pours from the upper vessel, while a man in a white dhoti kneels to the lower left and another stands behind. On the right, a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, with a man in a pink silk shawl and a white-clad elder beside him. Orange saffron flags with om symbols and bamboo poles stand behind, with a camera operator at right. A kumbhabhishekam consecration of a temple tower is depicted. a person in saffron robes and rudraksha mala, long hair, standing right.