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A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and bangle pours liquid from a metal pot over a golden ornate palanquin-style deity stand with gilded figures of deity murti. Another priest in white dhoti stands in the background, and a red-walled hall with a sign reading Dhyanapeetam is visible. The floor is wet with spilled liquid.

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A temple abhishekam scene in a courtyard with wet stone floor. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold-framed image of deities seated on a golden peetha with a gold arch. Behind him, three priests in white dhotis, bare-chested with gold-colored sacred threads, carry silver pots and vessels. To the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and a gold crown. Orange walls and a Sanskrit-named signboard appear in the background, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2011-11-01A temple abhishekam scene in a courtyard with a wet stone floor. Several men stand in the foreground: one in white dhoti and a plain white upper cloth holds a pot, and another in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth pours water. A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange cloth holds a metal vessel and pours water over a deity murti. The murti stands on a golden palanquin-like stand under a gold arched canopy with lion-face motifs, with a gold-clad figure seated centrally and attendants in yellow. Water streams from above. Behind, a shrine is decorated with garlands and brass lamps. The page is about an abhishekam to Subramanya Swami, so this is a temple abhishekam ritual. Four to six people are visible.2011-11-01Temple ritual photograph in a courtyard with wet stone floor. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style garland stands at a golden palanquin holding a small bell and a lamp-like object near deity murti figures in orange garments. Other priests in white dhotis stand behind, one holding a vessel. A golden arch with lion motifs frames the shrine, and a decorated deity figure with flower garlands sits in the background. A small brown wooden platform and a brass kalasha sit on the floor.2011-11-01A photo of a temple abhishekam in progress. A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and beaded mala at his wrist, pours liquid from a silver pot over a golden deity murti on a golden peetha, which is splashed in yellow-orange streams. The golden arch behind has carved lion-face motifs. Behind the deity, a red-and-gold alcove holds a garlanded deity with yellow marigold garlands and brass lamps. At left, a man in white dhoti stands near a red-and-white pillar. The floor is wet and a brass vessel sits at left.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A temple ritual scene at a Dhyanapeetam-labelled shrine. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-red dhoti with a saffron shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala holds a lit oil lamp and stands on a wet floor. Behind him, men in white dhotis stand near the doorway. In the centre, a golden arched palanquin-style frame holds small metal deity murtis, one a standing female-form figure in red, with brass kalashas and offerings on a gilded platform. Garlands of yellow flowers and red-and-gold textiles decorate a shrine at the right. Water and turmeric-coloured residue mark the floor.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Temple abhishekam scene at a person ashram shrine. A standing priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala pours liquid from a small cup toward a golden ornate palanquin-style stand. Seated on it are a deity murti in red and gold with two smaller attendant figures in yellow garments. Several white-clad priests stand behind in the background, and a wooden footstool, offering trays with fruit and coconuts, and red cloth hangings are visible. Blurred red and orange figures stand at the right.2011-11-01A temple ritual inside a courtyard with red-and-white painted walls. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and a tall ritual staff nearby, pours or sprinkles liquid over a golden procession palanquin with a lion-head arch carrying a deity murti. The deity murti is dressed in yellow cloth with flanking attendant figures in yellow. Two white-clad priests stand behind, hands folded. Fruit, coconuts and garlands are arranged on a stone ledge, and a red-and-gold decorated deity shrine is visible at right. A brass vessel stands on the floor.2011-11-01A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a bare shaved head and gold bracelets, leans forward to pour or anoint a deity murti on a golden ornate shrine base during abhishekam. Two white-clad attendants kneel and tend brass pots and vessels on the wet stone floor. The shrine is decorated with a gilded arched torana, brass kalashas, marigold garlands and a flower-decorated deity behind the grille. An orange-painted temple wall displays a black board of names in the background.2011-11-01