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A shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, pours water from a brass vessel over a golden statue of a standing sage. The statue wears a white dhoti with gold borders and has its right hand raised in abhaya gesture, set within an ornate gold arched frame. Behind them hang strings of rudraksha beads, orange-red cloth and a garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. A white marble seated figure sits at the lower right. This is an abhishekam being performed on a sage statue in a temple setting.

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A 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 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +3 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam. A shaved-headed young priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-bead necklace, pours liquid from a vessel over the head of a golden metal statue of a standing sage. The statue wears a white dhoti with an orange border and raises one hand in blessing, set within an ornate gilded arch. Strings of rudraksha beads hang overhead, garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers drape a pillar on the right, and a small white marble seated figure sits in the foreground beside a brass kalasha and bell.2011-03-03A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors. A man in an orange-red saffron cloth and a heavy gold beaded necklace pours water from a brass vessel over a small bronze deity murti standing on a black stone base. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a white shawl and beaded necklace stands at the left. Behind them are a bronze figure with raised hand, an ornate golden arch, a dark stone shivalinga-like pillar, and a corrugated metal roof with strings of beads overhead. The scene is a abhishekam being performed with the bronze murti and brass pot.2011-03-03March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron robe with gold trim pours water from a gold kalasha over a white statue of a standing figure with raised right hand in abhaya mudra, wearing a gold-bordered dhoti. The statue stands on a gold-ornate pedestal and receives abhishekam as water splashes around it. Red curtains and a tree with a metal gate appear behind, with a gold necklace and gold bracelet on the priest. Marigold petals lie on the gold base.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28