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Temple shrine photograph showing a man in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head pouring water from a metal vessel over a golden standing statue of a sage in white dhoti and shawl with raised hand. Beside it stands a white marble seated statue of a figure with raised palm. On the right, a large deity murti with gold crown and jewellery sits in a golden arched alcove decorated with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, with a black stone shivalingam on a black pedestal and a teal cloth draped below. Small brass and gold ritual objects sit on the stone platform. The statues are not people; one physical person is visible.

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November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red shawl and orange dhoti, wearing a beaded necklace with gold pendant and a gold bracelet. He pours water from a brass vessel over a small gold deity murti standing on a black stone abhishekam platform. Beside it sits a white marble statue of a seated sage with raised hand, and to the left a gilded arch frames a standing golden figure. Behind them a teal cloth covers a shrine, with a gold staff, garlands and flowers at the right edge. The priest is performing abhishekam, and the watermarked archive credit is omitted.2011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold bangle, pours water from a gold vessel over a black stone shivalingam set on a dark stone yoni peetha. The lingam is framed by a backdrop of garlands in red, yellow, green and purple, and a deity murti in gold ornaments with a red and green sari is behind it. A small white marble seated figure and a small brass deity figure sit at the base. A woman in a cream outfit watches at left beside a gold-arched doorway and a wrought iron gate with leafy plants.2011-03-03A priest in an orange saffron robe with a bare shaved head pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden lingam on a black lotus-shaped pedestal inside a temple shrine. Behind him stand two gilded deity murtis decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers; the figure on the right wears a crown, a red blouse, a green and pink sari and a gold trident, and the figure on the left has a tall dark headdress. A white marble statue of a seated sage in a turban sits in the foreground. Orange drapes hang behind the shrine.2011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19March 03 20112011-03-03 +3 copiesA temple ritual photograph. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangle, stands bent forward pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a white marble seated statue of a meditating figure in prayer pose, with yellow liquid running down its head and body. Behind him stands a dark stone basin, and a gilded deity statue with a golden staff and a figure in a red and green sari-like garment stand among garlands of marigolds and flowers on a red curtain background. The scene is an abhishekam being performed on the statue.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and a small ceremonial necklace, pours liquid from a metal vessel over a golden statue of a standing sage with raised right hand. The gilded statue stands inside an ornate golden arch with floral and carved motifs. Behind them hang rudraksha mala strands and a multicoloured flower garland at right. A white marble seated figure sits at lower right, and a small copper kalasha-like object appears in front. The scene resembles an abhishekam ritual in a temple setting.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA priest in orange-saffron robes and a shaved head pours liquid from a brass vessel over a gilded standing statue of a sage under an ornate golden arch with carved makara and floral motifs. The statue has one hand raised in blessing and wears a white dhoti. Behind it hang rudraksha bead garlands and a long column of marigold and rose garlands. A small white marble seated figure and a brass pot sit in the foreground beside a copper object. The scene reads as a ritual abhishekam of a murti.2011-03-03 +1 copies