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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead. He stands at the left, his right hand raised over a white and green painted deity murti, a standing female figure with a tall crown, four arms and a snake-like element in one hand. The murti is splashed with white and green liquid. In the foreground is a small grey figurine on a gold-edged platform, and a brass plate with yellow flowers sits behind the priest. Red railings and foliage fill the background.

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A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead sprinkles white powder from a brass plate onto a golden statue of a standing sage. The statue wears a yellow dhoti and has a raised hand in abhaya mudra, and it stands on a gold-framed pedestal. Behind the priest, a second man in white dhoti stands. A stone pillar carved with figures, an orange wall, a brass bell and puja items sit in the background. The scene shows abhishekam-style ritual offering to a murti.2010-12-19 +1 copiesA shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a gold necklace pours liquid from a brass pot over a golden statue of a standing sage. The statue has long hair, a white loincloth and a raised right hand, and it stands on a gold-ornamented pedestal inside an ornate golden tray. Behind them is a grey stone pillar with carved figures and a red-and-gold metal gate with a green hedge. Liquid streams down the statue's body, consistent with abhishekam. Brass bells and small offering vessels are visible on a stone ledge.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesOctober 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shivalinga on a tiered black stone yoni-peetha base inside a temple hall. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left pouring water from a brass vessel over the linga, and water streams down the base. Behind him, two more men in orange garments assist, and a seated figure in orange sits at far left near brass pots. At right, a gilded deity murti draped in a teal and red silk cloth stands beside the sanctum. The hall has plain grey stone ceilings and columns.2007-02-23A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border pours water from a silver kalasha over a small bronze deity murti during an abhishekam. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant and red-brown rudraksha-style bands on his upper arms and wrist. Behind him a woman in a blue sari stands near a gold-framed altar, and a golden staff and carved stone pillars frame the temple interior. The bronze figure is pouring-washed on a brass tray.2011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border pours milky liquid from a brass pot over a white-coated standing statue on a gilded wheeled palanquin-style stand. The priest wears a tilak on his forehead, a gold bead necklace and a gold bangle; the liquid runs down the statue and pools on the yellow-stained floor. Behind, an orange cloth draped by a stone pillar, a red and gold gate, and brass lamps and vessels on a ledge. The statue is a deity murti, not a person.2010-12-14July 07 20092009-07-07A seated man in an orange saffron sleeveless wrap and a dark rudraksha mala sits eyes closed on an ornate gold and red velvet throne, hands clasped in his lap, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads on a throne suggest a Nithyananda Paramashivam presence. In the foreground, a devotee in white and a person in a yellow garment offer from silver plates and bowls of rice and flowers. Behind, gold lamps stand near a red railing and carved stone pillar with greenery.2010-08-16A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and white ash marks, sits on an ornate red and gold throne with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stands an ornately carved grey stone shrine pillar with a small deity figure. A gold-rimmed plate of offerings sits on a gilded side table to the left, and a red metal railing is visible at the left edge.2010-09-13July 21 20102010-07-21