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November 14 20162016-11-14November 26 20162016-11-26November 23 20162016-11-23October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17Photo 11697803 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple tank with red-painted steps and a row of small stone shrines in the background. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his arms and chest holds a small silver vessel toward a gold-coloured standing statue of a child figure with a red tilak. To the right, another shirtless person in an orange dhoti and a green-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in prayer beside a large dark stone basin. Brass vessels sit on the wet stone ledge in the foreground.2016-11-22Photo 11699019 +2 copiesPhotograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. Two priests in orange dhotis stand on a red and white striped stone platform pouring liquid from brass pots over a golden-yellow deity murti, which is streaked with yellow liquid. The foreground priest is bald and bare-chested with a white sacred thread and rudraksha mala; the second priest behind him holds a brass kalasha. Large steel vessels and brass bowls sit on the platform, with dark stone sculptures and red brick steps in the background.2016-10-31Two shaven-headed priests in orange dhotis stand barefoot on a red-and-white ledge beside a black stone structure and a golden deity murti draped in yellow-orange garland. The priest in front, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and bracelets, bends over large metal pots and pours water from a brass vessel; the second priest behind, also bare-chested with a red cloth draped over his shoulder, pours water from a golden pot over the murti. Brass bowls sit at left and water runs from a tap at right. Ritual abhishekam in progress. a person identity not established from appearance.2016-10-31