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Abhishekam being performed on a pair of large gilded deity murtis under a golden arched canopy. A priest in a white dhoti with a bare upper body pours water from a vessel over the head of the central seated murti, while a younger man in an orange robe pours water over its lap and base. Water streams down over the murtis onto a dark stone basin. The seated figure to the right wears an orange shawl and gold ornaments. A small green parrot perches on the canopy. In front stand a white marble seated sage statue, a small gold deity figure and a gold miniature shrine.

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December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a temple shrine before a golden deity murti pair seated on a lotus pedestal beneath an ornate gold arch. Two priests pour water over the seated figures: one standing on the left in white dhoti and shawl, pouring from a vessel overhead, and another in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl on the lower left, pouring with a ladle. A cylindrical Shivalinga stands in a black lotus-shaped basin in the centre, receiving water. In the foreground stand a small white marble seated sage statue, a brass kalasha and a small golden murti figure. The deity on the left is painted white-skinned with a crown, the figure on the right wears an orange cloth and gold jewelry, and a small green parrot perches among the arch behind them.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine with a large gilded metal murti of a seated deity pair, one figure with a tall crown and bare-chested ornamentation and the other draped in orange cloth. A man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and bangles, pours water over the feet of the central murti from a silver vessel, while a second man in white dhoti and glasses, bare-headed and with white markings on his body, holds a silver vessel above. Water flows down onto a black lingam on a dark stone base. In front stands a small white marble statue of a seated figure with a red mark on the forehead, plus small brass deity and kalasha-like objects. Gilded arch frames the scene, with a green parrot perched near the orange-clad figure.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28September 19 20112011-09-19Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a deity murti pair with gold-framed arch and red curtains behind. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand at the foot of the shrine: one in a saffron wrap pours water from a brass vessel over the central idols, while two others in orange robes stand beside, one holding a rudraksha mala. A dark stone abhishekam platform receives the flowing water, and a small white marble seated figure sits in front. Brass lamps and flower offerings surround the scene, and the central idols wear red and gold garments, garlands and jewelled necklaces, one with a red turban and crown. This shows abhishekam ritual performance at a temple shrine.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16December 28 20112011-12-28