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A photograph of a priest in a white shirt and yellow dhoti standing on a raised wooden platform, pouring liquid from a steel vessel over a golden-coated seated deity murti of a male and female pair. The murti is coated with glossy yellow turmeric-like liquid that runs down the stone base. A second assistant in white is partly visible at the left edge holding a cup. Carved white pillars frame the shrine, a steel container stands at right, and an orange flag hangs behind. The setting suggests an abhishekam in progress.

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October 28 20062006-10-28October 21 20062006-10-21A golden seated deity murti pair, a male form with a tall crown and a female form beside him, sits on a stone pedestal in an open canopied shrine with white carved pillars. Two men in white dhotis perform abhishekam: one bends low pouring liquid from a metal vessel, while the other stands behind the murti raising a vessel above its head. Yellow flower petals and marigold garlands lie on the floor, with large steel pots at the sides and an orange flag at the right edge. Above the shrine, a lit blue signboard displays Tamil text.2006-10-28July 05 20102010-07-05Golden metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati under an ornate stone temple canopy is being bathed in yellow liquid poured from brass pots. Three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls perform the abhishekam: one in the foreground pours from a brass vessel over the figures while two others hold pots above them. The Shiva figure holds a trident and his companion wears an orange-red sari with a crown. Green foliage, a small white statue and brass lamps frame the shrine.2010-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a golden deity murti seated on a gold-coloured pedestal, with a yellow liquid being poured over it. Two priests attend: one in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow-stained cloth and a pot raised over the murti; a second, in white clothes with a rudraksha mala, pours from a brass vessel beside the pedestal. A small gold-coloured Venkateswara-style deity murti sits in front of the pedestal. A stainless steel vessel stands at right beside a large portrait banner of a smiling person in a white head wrap and dark embroidered jacket, with Tamil caption text. Stone pillars with carved motifs frame the outdoor shrine platform.2006-10-28A golden seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati sits on a golden pedestal before a red curtain inside a temple shrine. The Shiva figure has multiple arms and a tall crown, and the Parvati figure wears a crown and ornate necklace. Small pink flowers lie scattered on the wet floor, and a steel vessel stands in front. A priest in a white shirt and yellow dhoti stands with his back to the camera, and a child's hand reaches toward a pot. Carved stone pillars with floral medallions frame the shrine, and a sign at the upper right reads 'Super Quality'.2006-10-28A gilded temple shrine with a seated golden deity murti pair, a male figure and a female figure with crowns, set under a carved stone arch with a red cloth backdrop. A man in white clothes bends forward at left, holding a metal pot and pouring liquid over the statues, while another man in a yellow-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands beside him helping with the abhishekam. Carved pillars and stairs frame the scene, and a blue illuminated sign is mounted above the shrine.2006-10-28A close photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A man's bare arm, marked with white tripundra-style ash, tilts a silver vessel and pours a thick golden-orange liquid over a gilded deity murti seated on a throne. The liquid streams down in a rope-like column onto the ornate gold base. Behind, a golden-robed deity figure with raised arm is visible, and a standing man in white dhoti with a yellow-and-red bordered cloth sits beside a small wooden side table near a red pillar. A rudraksha bracelet is visible on the pouring wrist. Orange drapery frames the scene.2011-09-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A man in a white dhoti-style shirt with an orange-yellow shawl stands at left, arm raised, pouring a white liquid from a vessel over a golden deity murti in a gilded shrine. White milk-like liquid streams down the golden figure and a golden shivalinga-style form behind it. A red curtain and ornate gold carved shrine decoration fill the background. Only one partially visible person in the foreground at left edge, with another hand reaching toward the statue.2006-10-21January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21