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A temple shrine scene with a golden deity murti of a goddess with trident and crown, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, seated in an arched gold niche with a red backdrop. Four men attend a gold palanquin-like bed draped in white cloth: a man in orange robes on the left, a man in a white shirt bending over the cloth, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holding the cloth edge. In the foreground a seated man in orange and red robes sits beside brass plates of flowers, a kalasha pot, a bell, lamps and green leaves. Brass lamps line the pillars. Other orange-robed figures stand at the edges. This appears to be an abhishekam or ritual preparation at a temple.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A temple abhishekam scene in a shrine courtyard with an orange-painted wall and red-and-white striped pillar. A bearded man in a red-and-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl sits cross-legged on a wooden seat at right, hands raised, facing a golden bed draped with a white cloth that two orange-robed men and a bare-chested man in white dhoti hold and lift. Another orange-robed man sits at left with palms open, and a standing man in orange dhoti and shawl stands near brass pots. Brass kalashas, oil lamps, silver bowls, plates of marigolds, red flowers and green leaves are arranged on the floor, and a deity murti with garlands and a white cloth stands in the shrine at top right.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple ritual inside a stone-pillared shrine hall. Before a large golden deity murti adorned with red and white garlands, a man in an orange robe stands at left, while a man in a pale blue shirt and another in white dhoti hold a white cloth draped over a gilded platform. A seated priest in orange and red shawl sits at lower right beside brass plates of yellow and red flowers, a bell, a kalasha and small oil lamps. A small orange-robed figure sits in front of the deity. Brass lamps stand along the shrine.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple shrine with a stone and gold-trimmed canopy, orange curtains and a deity murti on a golden pedestal, its figures adorned with yellow and red garlands. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand and kneel around a gold-framed platform, two of them holding a white cloth draped over it. A seated priest in orange and a red shawl joins his palms beside brass kalasha vessels, a plate of flowers, and oil lamps in the foreground. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual being prepared at the shrine.2010-07-21January 17 20082008-01-17July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a golden arched niche framing a deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, a trident and a seated goddess figure in a purple sari. In the foreground, a golden abhishekam tray or pedestal holds a small red-draped vessel, with brass lamps, bells, kalasha pots and plates of flowers and offerings. Four men in saffron-orange robes perform the ritual: one seated on the left tending the tray, one standing centre in orange with a yellow shawl, and one on the right in orange with a red shawl gesturing toward the deity. A man in white shirt stands at the left edge, and a figure in orange stands behind. Brass lamps line the shrine, and green trees appear beyond the railing.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple scene with a shrine bearing two deity murtis draped in red and garlanded with marigolds. A standing man in saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold wristwatch and sunglasses, stands before the shrine with hands at his sides, while a bare-chested man in orange sits and holds a small brass vessel, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind. On the right, a man in orange cloth presses his palms together. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style offering sit on the stone platform, with a flower-decorated tray in front and a curtain of orange cloth to the left.2010-07-21A temple ritual inside a shrine with grey stone walls and red-and-white striped pillars. Five men in orange ochre robes sit or stand around a golden rectangular stand holding a green cloth. A seated priest on the left in orange robes with a sacred thread tends the ritual, with brass lamps, a brass kalasha-type vessel, plates of marigold and red flower petals, green leaves and sandalwood-coloured offerings on the floor. A bearded man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala kneels in the centre, and a man in a white dhoti stands with his hands folded at his chest. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl on the right has his hands clasped, and a seated disciple in orange with folded hands sits on the right. Five people are visible in total, performing a puja or abhishekam to a deity murti behind the stone platform.2010-07-21January 17 20082008-01-17