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April 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesApril 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesApril 03 20082008-04-03A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night: a priest in a white dhoti with a yellow sash pours milk or a white liquid from a vessel over a dark stone murti of a deity pair, with a standing figure and a seated figure with crowns, many arms and ornate jewellery. White liquid streams down the carved stone and splashes around. A gold-coloured ornate arch frames the shrine.2008-04-03 +1 copiesA night photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a large black stone deity murti set under a gilded arch. The priest, bald-headed and wearing white ritual dhoti and upper cloth with a yellow sash and yellow shawl, stands at left with one arm raised high, pouring liquid over the dark sculpture, which shows multiple arms and a seated figure. Water streams down the black stone. Gold-leaf floral and scroll carvings frame the arch, and brass pots sit at the lower left against a dark background.2008-07-30A person in white ritual clothes with an orange cloth over one shoulder stands on a metal stepladder and pours liquid from a gold kalasha onto a large dark stone deity murti. Two black stone figures stand beside the central form, which is being bathed in a milky white liquid running down its body. Plain grey cinder-block wall and grey curtain in the background; a small orange and red offering sits at the base.2007-11-15March 28 20202020-03-28August 18 20162016-08-18A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a black stone Shiva-family murti set within an ornate gold arched frame. Milky white liquid pours down over the central figure, splashing and streaming across its surface. A man in white robes with a yellow sash stands at the left, holding a wire basket or pot high and tipping its contents over the deity. A second deity figure stands beside the main one on the right. The scene is dark behind the murti, with spray visible in the air.2008-07-30A photograph of a priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash and a white tilak on his forehead pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti. The murti has multiple arms, one holding a drum-like object, and is adorned with a rudraksha mala; yellow liquid streams down its head and body, and yellow garlands frame the silver-edged niche. The priest is barefoot and standing on a ledge, performing abhishekam. No other physical people are visible.2010-01-01August 19 20162016-08-19December 06 20122012-12-06