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A four-panel collage of temple abhishekam ritual. Top left: a shaved-headed priest in orange robes pours liquid over a black shiva lingam, with a silver-and-gold deity murti draped in colourful cloth behind it. Bottom left: the same priest in orange pours from a silver vessel over a dark stone object surrounded by marigold and yellow flower garlands. Top right: the priest in orange pours from a golden vessel over a golden standing statue in an arched shrine niche. Bottom right: a close view of the golden statue and garlands. Gold ornaments, garlands and draped cloth fill the shrine.

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Photo 11682765 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple. A young shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left, pouring water from a gold kalasha pot over a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a pale green and magenta silk garment with gold border, a long silver-white pearl or bead garland, and gold ornaments and a gold crown. Behind are gold deity figures and an ornate gold backdrop. Water streams down a blue-green stone or metal base in front of the deity. The priest's body and hands are the main focus; no identifiable face is shown in the frame.2011-03-03Photo 11682728 +2 copiesA priest in an orange-saffron robe and gold-bordered dhoti stands with his back to the camera, pouring water over a black linga on a dark pedestal. He holds a round brass plate in one hand and a ladle-like vessel in the other, with a stream of water cascading down. Behind him are a gilded deity murti and floral garlands in yellow, orange and purple. To the left stands a gold-clad statue of a sage with raised hand, and a white statue sits in the lower right corner. This appears to be a linga abhishekam in a temple setting.2011-03-03A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala bends forward at a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a brass pot onto a dark stone lingam set in a black basin. Behind him, two gilded deity murtis stand under a golden arch draped with multicoloured marigold garlands; the central figure wears a crown and red-and-green silk, and a ceremonial trident leans beside the basin. A small white statue of a seated figure sits in front of the lingam, and a bronze kalasha rests nearby. The scene reads as abhishekam at a temple shrine.2011-03-03A two-panel photo collage of a temple abhishekam. In both panels a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold ornate necklace and rudraksha-style beads, pours water from a large brass kalasha over a small gold-coloured deity murti on an altar. In the right panel a gold figure of a deity stands beside a white carved figure on the altar. Behind him a second man in white ritual dhoti stands by the altar.2011-03-03A temple abhishekam being performed on a green-draped deity murti standing on a stone pedestal. A man in an orange saffron robe on the left pours water from a metal vessel over the figure's head, while a second man in white dhoti and shawl on the right holds a silver bowl above it and a third man in white stands at the far left. The deity has multiple arms and a gold-and-green garment, with garlands of marigolds and fruit offerings arranged behind on a red-draped altar. Stone carvings and a small figure appear at the base.2011-10-06 +2 copiesPhoto 11682764 +1 copiesOctober 06 20112011-10-06 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesPhoto 11683239