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Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an indoor shrine with a red draped backdrop and a white flower arch. A white marble-like murti of a saint or deity, draped with orange-red and white garlands, is being bathed as several people reach upward to pour offerings from a metal vessel. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body in an orange cloth holds up a brass vessel; a bearded elderly man in a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside him, and a man in white with a yellow-and-orange garment and mala at left extends a hand. A white-robed man with a head cloth stands behind the murti. A fan, wall speaker and red-and-yellow bunting decorate the room. Watermarked archive image omitted.

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Outdoors at a construction-type site with stacked bricks visible to the left.2007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A seated figure in a brown and gold wrap with a pearl-and-gold necklace and swept-back dark hair sits on a red cushioned throne and extends a hand toward the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and red shawl who stands before him, both hands raised to his head. Behind them hangs a deep red and gold brocade backdrop, with a gold-draped object at left. A woman in white with a beaded mala watches, and other devotees sit at right.2014-01-11A photograph of a temple ritual with a priest in a reddish-brown and gold wrap and a rudraksha mala, placing one hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with an orange-and-cream shawl and folded hands. The priest holds a folded paper in the other hand. 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Several other devotees stand in the background, one with a raised hand and another holding a phone.2008-10-09