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Close photo of a temple abhishekam. A person's hands, one wearing gold bangles and a red thread, pour liquid from a white conch shell over the head of a gilded metal deity murti. The murti has a tall, ridged crown and large painted eyes, and it sits beside a second gilded figure in an orange cloth. Gold ornate metalwork frames the scene at the top left, and a red and green offering is visible at the lower centre.

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A photograph of an abhishekam in progress on metal deity murti. Two hands in the upper left pour liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel onto the head of a golden-bronze deity with a tall ornate crown and a rudraksha-style garland. Liquid streams down the face of the foreground figure, which has painted black eyebrows and eyes and a red mouth. Beside it stands a second, polished silver-toned deity wearing an orange-red cloth and a crown. A woman's wrist with red thread and silver bangles is visible at the left edge. No people's faces are shown, and no one is in the scene apart from the partially visible arm and hands.2011-09-19A close photograph of a temple abhishekam being performed on a golden metal deity murti. A person's hand, wearing a gold bangle and red thread, pours liquid from a white conch shell onto the head of a large gilded image with an elaborate tall crown and carved hair. Beside it, a second gilded deity face with red lips and a crown is partly visible, draped in orange cloth. A green-tipped ornament is visible at the lower centre. No physical people's faces are shown; the only human presence is the hands performing the ritual.2011-09-19December 25 20152015-12-25 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20112011-09-19October 13 20132013-10-13A close photograph of a golden metal deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. A hand at the upper left pours liquid from a white conch shell over the head and crown of the murti, and the liquid runs down the forehead and face. The murti has large painted eyes with dark eyeliner, a red-painted lower lip and a green-and-red garland or ornament near the mouth. Its ornate gold crown and headdress are visible at the right. The background is dim, with a golden frame at the upper left. No people's faces are visible and the image contains no identifiable person.2011-09-19January 08 20122012-01-08December 28 20112011-12-28Close photo of two gilded deity murti figures, each with tall crowns and elaborate ornaments, standing under an ornate gold-trimmed arch. A brass vessel is being tipped over their heads by a hand at the upper right, with liquid pouring down. At the lower right, a person in an orange garment with a maroon edge is partly visible. Green foliage shows behind the stone pillars.2010-07-05September 19 20112011-09-19December 28 20112011-12-28A smiling man in an orange saffron head wrap and orange garment with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead stands beside a large gilded deity murti, pouring or holding a polished silver kalasha pot. He appears to be performing abhishekam. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a rudraksha-style neck adornment area bare. Behind him is a red cloth hanging on a gold-toned temple wall with carved pillars.2006-09-23