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November 01 2011

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November 01 20112011-11-01February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOctober 07 20112011-10-07October 06 20112011-10-06A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A woman in a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a dark red-and-gold garment, pours water from a vessel over the murti, which is dressed with a red cloth. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha beads holds a silver vessel beside her, and a second shaved-headed man in white stands at the left edge. Water streams down onto the stone base as the flower-draped deity glows in warm lamplight.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA man with long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and bare shoulders wrapped in an orange saffron cloth with a dark rudraksha-style mala, pours milk from a silver vessel in a stream over an unseen object at night. Stone carved pillars and architectural details of a temple frame the scene. A person in orange garments is partly visible at lower left and a figure in white stands at right. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure performing the abhishekam, based on long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.2007-02-16A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap with a shaved head and a gold chain necklace with a pendant performs abhishekam. He tilts a large ornate silver-gold kalasha pot, pouring white milk over a stone deity murti with four arms, which is already coated in white liquid. Gold bangles adorn his wrist. Behind him are carved stone pillars and red railings with greenery.2011-10-06A photo of a temple ritual. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and gold bangles, holds a silver plate high and pours a white powder. The deity sits on a golden base with small stone figures in front. Behind them, an altar is decorated with yellow and orange cloth, marigold garlands, brass lamps and a seated white-and-yellow figure. Red and orange textiles hang at the left.2011-10-06January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at night before a large Shiva linga. A person in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala across the chest, gold bangles, and a rudraksha headband, pours milk from a silver vessel over a dark stone linga, which splashes white liquid upward. Behind the linga stands a deity murti decorated with fresh flower garlands in yellow, pink and magenta, and red and gold drapery. Another person in saffron clothing and a bald-headed attendant in white appear at the left edge.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam photograph. A priest in white dhoti with red border and a tilak on his arm pours milky liquid from a brass vessel over a white-coated standing figure on a gold base. Behind them, a shrine shows two orange-clad deity figures with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers, and a central orange-turbaned figure. An oil lamp stands at left and a small seated figure garlanded in red-orange appears at right. Stone carved pillars and an arch frame the shrine.2010-12-14