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Outdoor abhishekam ritual at a raised stage. A bald, bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron sash and white dhoti stands on the left, pouring water from a brass pot over a golden standing murti of a child-like deity garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. A second man in a white dhoti with gold border bends forward, his head lowered near a row of large brass pots. To the right, a tall pillar is wrapped in a vertical array of colourful garlands in purple, yellow, white and red. Metal railings, steps and a seated crowd in the background complete the scene.

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A bronze statue of a small figure, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, receives an abhishekam as water is poured over it from a brass pot. Three men stand at the scene: one bald man in an orange-and-gold wrap pours from a brass vessel, a young man with long curly hair wears a dark rudraksha mala, orange-and-gold cloth and bangles and holds a small brass pot, and a bald man in white dhoti and a rust-orange rudraksha mala stands at the right, pouring from a smaller pot. Brass containers sit below, with a steel staircase and seated devotees in the background against a red-brown stepped structure.2016-12-05A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a stone-stepped water tank. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti pours liquid from a brass kalasha over a small yellow-garlanded deity murti. In the foreground, a white-clad priest with a shaved head and a red-and-brown rudraksha mala bends over metal vessels. Strings of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers hang on the right. Many marigold garlands decorate the murti and the setting, and the scene is lit by daylight.2016-12-03A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a bronze statue of a seated figure garlanded with white and red flowers, set on a golden-brass base. A bald priest in an orange-red shawl and a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra stand at the left, one pouring water from a golden kalasha onto the statue's head. A third man in a white dhoti bends forward at the lower right over brass vessels. Behind them are metal staircases, a colourful floral backdrop of marigolds and purple blooms, and seated spectators in the stands. The a person flag is set to yes, but no candidate's appearance meets the criteria, so no identification is made.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 16 20162016-12-16December 06 20162016-12-06A priest with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti, pours water from a brass vessel over a bronze statue of a sage on a stone pedestal, performing abhishekam on a riverside ghat. The statue wears a garland of yellow flowers. Behind them a wall of marigold and white garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white is draped. To the right, a second man in an orange dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his hands folded. Brass pots sit on the stone platform. Spectators sit on terraced steps in the background.2016-12-16December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor ritual photograph of a Hindu abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat-style pool. A priest in an orange-and-red dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha over a dark stone murti draped with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-brown cloth kneels at metal bowls, a rudraksha-style braided cord hanging from his neck. Behind, a long pillar wrapped in purple, yellow, green and magenta flower garlands stands beside the steps.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03