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Photo 11704161Two priests in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shoulder cloths perform abhishekam on a golden seated deity murti under a gilded arch in a temple pavilion. The left priest pours liquid from a golden vessel over the figure's head, while the right priest holds a golden pot. The golden deity wears a tall ornate crown and has red lips, with a standing consort figure beside it draped in orange cloth. Pillars, a red railing and greenery are visible behind. Watermarked archive photo.2010-07-05A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a pair of gilded metal deity murtis seated side by side under an ornate golden arch. A priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, pours water from a silver vessel over the figures, which are glistening with water. The seated figure on the left holds a trident-like staff and wears a tall crown; the figure on the right wears a crown and jewelry. Another priest in orange robes bends over at the right edge. Green foliage shows through the open pavilion behind them. +1 copiesNovember 19 20122012-11-19 +1 copiesJune 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a shiny bronze-coloured murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal inside a temple shrine with a gilded arch overhead. Shiva has four arms and a tall jata crown; Parvati wears a crown and jewellery. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at either side, one at left pouring liquid from a vessel, the other at right bending to attend the figures. A third person in orange sits in the lower left corner. Green foliage shows through an opening behind the deities. Water and offerings appear around the pedestal.2009-06-15Abhishekam at a shrine: two devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pour water over a bronze Shiva-Parvati deity murti seated on a pedestal. The left devotee, wearing rudraksha mala beads, holds a silver kalasha pot; the right devotee pours from a small vessel. A gilded arch frames the golden-brown figures, with green foliage visible behind.2009-06-15November 19 20122012-11-19April 09 20082008-04-09July 05 20102010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05Two devotees in saffron-orange robes pour water over a golden-bronze seated deity murti of Shiva with his consort beside him, during an abhishekam under a gold ornate arch. The left devotee, in a red-orange wrap with a bare upper body, holds a silver vessel; the right devotee, in an orange dhoti and upper cloth, pours from a brass pot raised overhead. A third person in orange is partly visible at the bottom left. Garlands of fruit hang at the upper right, and green foliage shows behind the arch. The deity figures wear crowns, necklaces and red lips marks.2009-06-15