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April 24 20132013-04-24A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam scene in a temple hall. A bald elderly priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace raises a small silver vessel in his right hand and holds a bell in his left, with white and red vibhuti marks on his forehead. Beside him a younger attendant in orange robes and a gold chain stands with folded arms. Behind them a golden ornate throne and a saffron flag are visible, with a silver tray in the foreground. The image shows temple ritual activity.2012-06-05September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16April 24 20132013-04-24Photograph of a ritual setting with ornate gold-and-orange upholstered thrones and a red patterned curtain behind. On the left, an older man with grey hair wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his forehead, bending over a seated devotee. On the right, a younger priest in a rust-brown robe and a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a small vessel onto the devotee's hands, with a metal bowl of white offerings in the foreground. Three people are visible, and the scene reads as a purification or blessing rite.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A bald, bare-chested older man sits cross-legged in an orange dhoti with gold borders, wearing a rudraksha mala across his chest and a rudraksha headband, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body. He pours liquid from a golden vessel. A second person in white stands at left, reaching toward the same ritual vessel. Behind them are a shrine with pink flower garlands, a golden deity murti, lit oil lamps and brass vessels on a granite platform. The pictured figure is not claimed as a specific person from appearance alone; the page title refers to an event with a person, but the candidate's appearance has only moderate cues.2012-06-05A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red garment seated on a gold-framed throne-like seat, pouring water from a silver-rimmed conch shell over a deity murti or ritual object on a silver tray, as in abhishekam. He wears a heavy rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold necklace, rudraksha armbands and a white tripundra with a red bindi. Background includes brass vessels and a wooden door. Appearance-based label: a person performing ritual abhishekam; the figure shows long swept hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces.2012-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a standing man in saffron-orange clothing with a gold headband and a gold-beaded ornamental necklace, holding a rudraksha mala and placing it around the neck of a bald, elderly seated man in orange robes. The seated man wears white-and-green flower garlands, has tripundra ash marks on his forehead and arms, and holds the standing man's hand. A gold-decorated seat and a clipboard with papers are visible in the foreground. The standing man wears a small headset microphone.2012-04-29