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A smiling man in an orange saffron head wrap and orange garment with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead stands beside a large gilded deity murti, pouring or holding a polished silver kalasha pot. He appears to be performing abhishekam. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a rudraksha-style neck adornment area bare. Behind him is a red cloth hanging on a gold-toned temple wall with carved pillars.

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September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment pouring water from a golden vessel with a wire-mesh cover over a dark stone deity murti. The standing figure has long, curly dark hair and white ash marks on his forehead and arm. The black stone sculpture shows a face with a tall crown-like headdress, and water runs down its head. A purple curtain hangs in the background, and a lamp glows near the ceiling.2007-11-09A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, bare-chested, with long dark hair and a white mark on his forehead, reaching up with both arms to grip a large ornate gilded temple vehicle or chariot fitting. The gold-coloured metal has intricate floral relief carving and a tall fluted finial, with wheel-like spoked elements at the left. Dark background and a wooden beam overhead suggest a temple procession preparation. Appearance is consistent with a person in an orange turban and shawl with long swept hair, though the face is partly turned and not clearly visible.2006-09-23A priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel held high over the head of a gilded metal deity murti of Shiva with a crescent moon in the crown and a golden garland around the neck. Beside it stands another gilded murti in a tall crown wearing an orange-red cloth and a small gold pendant. The setting is a temple shrine with a dark stone arch and greenery visible behind the metal railing. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual.2011-09-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. A man in orange robes with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arm pours water from a gold pot over a dark stone lingam. Beside him a younger boy in orange robes, wearing a beaded necklace, holds a brass kalasha. Behind the lingam stands a decorated golden arch, and a garland of yellow and pink flowers hangs nearby. Two people are visible, and the scene is lit warmly against dark surroundings.2009-12-16A photograph of a person in an orange sleeveless robe with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, pouring water from a silver pot over a dark stone linga during an abhishekam. Behind the linga, a deity murti is decorated with bright yellow and red flower garlands, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold silk cloth. A second silver vessel is held at the lower left edge. Shivaratri abhishekam setting.2010-02-12A person in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair pours a liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone linga. Red and gold patterned silk drapes the base beside marigold and mixed garland decorations. Behind, a large golden deity murti wears a crown and ornate jewels, with a gold hand raised. The figure wears a gold necklace and a shawl. Abhishekam is being performed.2010-02-12Close photo of a temple abhishekam. A person's hands, one wearing gold bangles and a red thread, pour liquid from a white conch shell over the head of a gilded metal deity murti. The murti has a tall, ridged crown and large painted eyes, and it sits beside a second gilded figure in an orange cloth. Gold ornate metalwork frames the scene at the top left, and a red and green offering is visible at the lower centre.2011-09-19A photograph of an abhishekam in progress on metal deity murti. Two hands in the upper left pour liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel onto the head of a golden-bronze deity with a tall ornate crown and a rudraksha-style garland. Liquid streams down the face of the foreground figure, which has painted black eyebrows and eyes and a red mouth. Beside it stands a second, polished silver-toned deity wearing an orange-red cloth and a crown. A woman's wrist with red thread and silver bangles is visible at the left edge. No people's faces are shown, and no one is in the scene apart from the partially visible arm and hands.2011-09-19A photograph of a person in saffron-orange draped clothing and a rudraksha-style adornment at the neck, lifting a golden vessel with a wire-mesh cage high above a large dark stone deity murti, possibly a ritual abhishekam. The person has long, swept-back dark hair and white ash markings on the raised arm, and the stone figure wears a tall crown. Background is a dim room with a maroon curtain. Appearance-based candidate: a person performing the ritual pouring; the figure is physically present.2007-11-09Night-time photograph of a man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, raising a small brass oil lamp with one arm toward a golden metal deity murti with multiple arms, a gold crown and a white-and-gold headcloth. A golden face mask-like murti stands at the right beside a person in a magenta cloth. Other people sit faintly in the background in white. Black background, golden ornaments and an aarti-like gesture suggest a temple night ritual.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23