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August 29 20162016-08-29A priest in an orange saffron robe pours water from a gold-coloured vessel over a copper-toned metal deity murti with a tall crowned headdress and crescent ornament. Beside it stands a second metal figure in a crown with red lips and ornate jewellery. The priest has a white tilak on his forehead and a silver bracelet on his wrist. Water streams down over the murti's face and shoulders against a grey stone wall with greenery behind.2007-09-24June 15 20092009-06-15Two golden metal deity murtis with large crowns and ornate necklaces stand under a gold-trimmed arch, and water is being poured over their heads from brass vessels held by people whose arms and white clothing are visible at the edges. The right figure wears an orange and maroon cloth draped over its shoulder. The scene is an abhishekam ritual. No physical people are fully shown.2010-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15A 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 copiesTwo 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.2009-06-15A 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.2009-06-15September 19 20112011-09-19A photograph of a brass utsava murti of a seated deity with a second figure beside it, set within an ornate brass arch. The seated deity holds a damaru-like implement and is adorned with a crown and a necklace; the companion figure wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a pendant necklace. A hand in an orange garment and a bead bracelet pours water from a silver vessel over the murti. No people are visible apart from the pouring hand and arm.2011-11-10 +1 copiesAbhishekam at a golden-arched shrine: two standing priests in orange-red dhotis and shawls pour water from brass vessels over a seated pair of bronze-gold deity murtis, with water spraying from the sculpture. The seated figures wear crowns, garlands and ornaments. A kneeling figure in white and orange sits at lower left, and a garland of coconuts hangs at the upper right beside green foliage.2009-06-15December 14 20182018-12-14