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A night-time abhishekam at an outdoor gathering. A bare-chested priest in a pink and white striped dhoti with a gold chain and sandalwood or ash markings on his arm pours water from a silver vessel over two bronze deity murti standing on a sandy ground. Several dozen seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, some wearing orange lanyards, watch in the dark background, with a figure in orange robes standing at right. A small metal pot sits near the murti's base.

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December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor abhishekam scene on sand before a seated audience. A bare-chested man in a striped pink and white dhoti and sacred thread holds a white vessel and pours milk over a metallic deity murti, a standing form with a tall crown and trident, beside a smaller figure in a purple sari-like garment. Milk flows down onto the sand. Dozens of seated devotees in white and red attire watch in the dark background.2015-12-25Night outdoor abhishekam on sand before a seated crowd. A bare-chested man in a striped pink and green dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace pours water from a bowl over copper-coloured deity murtis with crowns. Two murtis stand side by side, one with a trident-like staff and one female-form figure in a purple and green sari. Behind them a man in a white dhoti stands at left, and spectators in white, red and casual clothes sit watching.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Night-time ritual abhishekam at an outdoor gathering. A priest in a magenta turban, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in teal and gold, pours water from a raised clear pot wrapped with green leaves over three bronze deity murtis with crowns and ornaments. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in white and dark clothing watch in the dark. Water streams down over the figures.2015-12-25A night-time abhishekam at an outdoor sandy site. A bare-chested priest in a striped pink and green lungi with white body markings stands at left, pouring water from a metal vessel onto the head of a copper-coloured deity murti group of several figures on a red platform. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees in white and red clothes watches, some wearing orange-red shawls and garlands. The figures include a standing female figure in a purple and blue patterned sari and a male figure with a crown.2015-12-25Night photo of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor sandy site. A bare-chested priest in a striped pink and green dhoti holds a metal vessel high, pouring liquid over copper-coloured metal murti of deities on a red base, including a figure with a tall crown and multiple arms. A second bare-chested man in a purple dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at right beside the murti. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees watches in the darkness, and a white plastic jerrycan and small vessels sit on the sand.2015-12-25Night-time outdoor abhishekam on sand: a shirtless priest in a striped pink-and-green dhoti and white-marked body pours liquid from a metal vessel over a bronze deity murti of a multi-armed form with a crown, paired with a bronze consort figure in a purple-and-blue draped cloth. Two other shirtless men with white dhotis and beaded necklaces stand nearby, and a seated crowd in the dark background watches. Red-cloth platform and offering vessels are visible at the base.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25