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May 25 20132013-05-25May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a deity murti seated on a golden throne (peetha) in a temple-style setting. The murti wears a red-orange cloth, a heavy beaded white and red jewelled necklace, and is draped in long garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, with a rudraksha-style beaded chain. A silver kalasha with green mango leaves sits on the murti's head. A person in a red-orange sari with gold border, wearing gold bangles and a beaded bracelet, stands at left, pouring or offering water from a brass vessel over the murti in abhishekam. Ornate gold throne carvings and colourful flower garlands fill the background.2015-06-02 +1 copiesTwo priests in ritual attire decorate a shrine with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow marigold. The priest on the right wears a blue-and-gold patterned shawl and a wristwatch, and drapes a garland over two coconuts set in brass pots. The priest on the left, wearing white and a sacred ash mark, lifts a garland with one hand. Ahead sits a golden ornate peetha backdrop, with a brass oil lamp and metal bowls below and trays of colourful sweets in the foreground. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam preparation at an ashram shrine.2015-10-18June 02 20152015-06-02December 17 20112011-12-17December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31December 11 20112011-12-11Close photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a deity murti heavily decorated with garlands. A hand in a red and gold bangle pours dark red liquid from a gold vessel with a handle onto the murti's base. The garlands are bands of red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and purple blooms, with green leaves heaped below. Gold ornaments and a gilded background surround the scene. No people's faces are visible, only the hand and a sleeve of a dark garment at the left edge.2016-12-23