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June 10 20042004-06-10A man in a saffron-orange turban and flowing orange robe stands in profile beside a large polished black stone deity murti, touching its raised hand, while water glistens on his arm and the stone. Behind him a thatched palm-leaf roof shelters people in white dhotis, and a metal vessel sits near the base. The murti wears an ornate crown and detailed carved jewellery. The man's appearance, with long hair and saffron turban and robe, is a distinctive cue, but the page does not place him at this event, so his identity is uncertain.2004-06-10A man in an orange turban and orange silk dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a large dark stone deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, gold necklace with a pendant, and a red-brown rudraksha mala. Behind them is a thatched roof, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground near the figure's feet. a person is shown performing an abhishekam-style anointing on a deity murti during a ceremony.2004-06-10A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange turban and matching saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, bare-chested, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. He stands beside a glossy black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara with a tall ornate crown, a large necklace and a conch-and-discus, pouring or wiping water over it during an abhishekam. A thatched straw hut stands behind them. The man's appearance shows a turban and long hair, but the page does not name him here, so he is described by role as a devotee performing abhishekam.2004-06-10Outdoors beside thatched huts, a smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange wrap stands at left, bare-chested with a long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a large polished black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara with a tall conical crown, a kirītam-style headdress, heavy necklaces and a raised hand holding a conch-like object and a discus-like chakra. A bearded man in white clothes stands at right, and an older man in white with glasses is partly visible at far left. Red paint or kumkum marks streak the orange cloth.2004-06-10A priest in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head cloth stands bare-chested under a thatched shelter at dusk, pouring water from a brass kalasha-like pot over a large black stone deity murti with an upraised hand and a tall ornate crown. He holds a small brass handbell in his other hand. Behind him, devotees with folded hands watch, and white plastic chairs and red cloth are visible. The priest is shown performing abhishekam during the arrival ritual of a Venkateshwara murti.2004-06-10A dim indoor scene beside a dark stone deity murti of Dakshinamoorthy, seated with a raised hand and an elaborately carved crown and necklaces. A man in a white shirt, pink shawl and tilak mark stands beside it, touching the statue's arm. To the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and turban, with a rudraksha mala, stands close and looks down at the murti. A faint figure stands in the background doorway. Plain walls and a hanging bulb light the room.2004-12-31A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09June 10 20042004-06-10Photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a thatched-roof shelter. A bare-chested man in an orange wrap and orange head cloth stands with his back to the camera, raising a gold beaded garland over a tall dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara with a crown and rudraksha mala. A second person's arms reach in from the right to hold the garland, and a smiling man in white clothes watches at left. Water glistens on the stone and on the bare back.2004-06-10January 14 20102010-01-14April 02 20032003-04-02