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November 01 2011

A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and gold bracelet, pours water from a brass kalasha over a golden statue of a standing sage with long hair. The statue has a gold-toned body in a yellow cloth, and water spills in streams down its face and chest. Behind them a second priest in white ritual dress with red-striped cloth stands at left. A brass bell, offering plates, flowers and a stone platform sit in front, with a red wall and a dark stone carved pillar behind. This is an abhishekam ritual at a temple setting.

A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-rudraksha style necklace pours liquid from a small cup over a tall golden kalasha-shaped vessel with a red cloth tied at its base. Beside him a golden lamp stand and a brass bowl sit on a gold-toned ledge. Behind him a deity murti wrapped in red and gold cloth is decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, and gold-carved pillars and an orange curtain frame the scene.

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A man with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead performs a ritual at a stone ghat. He wears a red-and-gold sleeveless garment and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, and holds a silver conch-shaped cup while looking down at a small brass deity figure on a silver stand. A silver kalasha vessel with a spout sits above the stand, and silver pots lie in the foreground. Behind him, two men in orange and red robes stand with hands folded near a white carved wall.

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes pouring water from a brass vessel wrapped with white thread over a black Shivalingam on an altar. He wears a gold necklace with a pendant and a beaded bracelet. Behind him stands a gold deity murti draped with a garland of white and red flowers, with an orange cloth and a large gold flower decoration above. The scene shows abhishekam to a Shiva lingam.

November 01 2011

A man in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala is pouring white liquid from a silver vessel over a stone object at night, as a milk abhishekam is performed. He wears a white tilak on his forehead with a red dot and has long, swept-back dark hair, with distinctive ceremonial cues consistent with the page's a person reference. The stone pillars of a temple are visible behind him, and a white-clad person is partially visible at the right edge. The liquid splashes in a bright column against the dark background.

A man with a pink and white flower garland and rudraksha bracelets pours liquid from a silver horn-shaped vessel over a small brass deity murti on a silver tray. He is bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth over one shoulder and wears gold earrings. Beside him sits a silver pot and a silver bowl, and a golden statue fills the lower right. A white room air cooler and colourful flower decorations appear in the background.

A photograph of a person in an orange sleeveless robe with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, pouring water from a silver pot over a dark stone linga during an abhishekam. Behind the linga, a deity murti is decorated with bright yellow and red flower garlands, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold silk cloth. A second silver vessel is held at the lower left edge. Shivaratri abhishekam setting.

May 12 2012