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A tented ritual space with a gilded arched frame enclosing a large black stone deity murti, a multi-armed form with a yellow cloth at the waist. A woman in an orange sari stands on a metal stepladder, holding a lit flame or lamp toward the murti's head during abhishekam. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-beaded necklace stands in front, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a small vessel on the right. A man in a white kurta stands at the left, steadying the ladder. Plastic buckets, bottles and flower petals lie on the wet floor, with a yellow line marked on the ground.

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October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14A photograph inside a white tent of an abhishekam being performed on a black stone Venkateshwara murti standing beneath an ornate gold arch. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron garment stands on a step ladder, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over the murti's head. Beside the murti a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing white dhoti with a gold border, reaches up, and another man in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands with his back to the camera before the stone plinth. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the sides watching. Steel bowls sit on the floor with scattered flower petals nearby. A date stamp reads 14 10 2005 on the right edge.2005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14A photograph inside a white tent shows a black stone deity murti, a standing form with a crown-like headdress, being bathed in abhishekam beneath an ornate gold arch. A man in an orange robe stands on a stepladder, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over the murti's head, while a blue bucket sits on the ladder. Three men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a sacred thread and mala, stand around the ladder and watch or assist. A man in a white dhoti with a red border stands at right holding a container. Flower petals lie scattered on the floor, and a red-and-white garland edge appears at the right.2005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14October 14 20052005-10-14