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June 25 20132013-06-25 +1 copiesJune 13 20132013-06-13February 13 20182018-02-13December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21A golden metallic statue of a standing male figure with raised right hand in an abhaya-type gesture, wearing a yellow dhoti, with flowers at its bare feet on a pedestal. A hand holding a gold pot pours water over the statue's shoulder, water streaming down. Behind it, a blurred background shows a seated figure in orange robes beneath garlands of yellow and purple flowers, white cloth draping, and a stone platform. This is an abhishekam ritual being performed on a statue. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.2010-12-19A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a carved wooden chair with a leopard-print cushion, performing a ritual at a raised altar. He wears a gold necklace and a gold bangle and reaches toward a white bowl and small brass vessels on a stone ledge. Behind him stands a golden deity murti of an animal form, draped in colourful garlands and jewelled ornaments, beside brass oil lamps, a lit flame and a vase of yellow and orange flowers. A microphone stands at his left, and a red and white striped wall frames the scene. The image is dominated by warm orange and gold tones.2010-11-09December 28 20112011-12-28A priest in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head and a vertical tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone shivalinga. Behind the lingam stands a golden metal sculpture of a seated deity couple, one figure with multiple arms holding a ritual object. Petals and flower offerings lie scattered on the wet grey stone floor. A man in white dhoti and a saffron shawl stands at the left edge, and a small white stone shrine model sits on a slab in the foreground. The scene is an abhishekam under a roofed stone pavilion surrounded by trees.2007-09-24December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A young attendant in an orange saffron wrap and leopard-print blouse, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on the arm and back, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal. Behind it stands a large gilded deity murti dressed in red and green silk with gold patterned skirts, jewelled crown and garlands of red and white flowers. Gold ornamental panels frame the shrine, and small silver puja items sit at the base.2018-12-20A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands at left, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel over a grey stone lingam on a tiered pedestal before two gold-coloured deity murti. The central deity wears a crown and white and gold dhoti, the seated companion wears a green sari with a jewelled necklace; both are garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. A pink-clad small figure stands at right. Offerings in front include a brass sri yantra-style vessel, a silver pot, a white cloth, flowers and a brass lamp, indicating abhishekam. Ritual setting in a temple interior.2006-12-31