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Close photograph of a gilded metal utsava murti of Shiva seated with Parvati beside him, both bathed in milk or abhishekam liquid that streams down the figures and the pedestal. Shiva holds a damaru-like drum and a hand in abhaya gesture, and Parvati holds a lotus stem. An ornate brass arch frames the murti. Above, a hand in an orange-sleeved garment pours from a silver kalasha. The background is blurred with warm red light and an orange-clad arm visible at right.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close photograph of a gilded metal murti of Shiva seated with Parvati, both wearing white dhoti and cloth with gold borders, Shiva holding a drum and a hand raised in blessing, Parvati holding a small instrument. Water or milk is being poured from a silver vessel held by a figure in orange robes at the upper right, flowing down over the deities in an abhishekam. Dark background with blurred figures in white behind.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close photograph of a gilded metal murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal within an ornate golden arch. Water from a silver vessel held above pours over the figures during abhishekam. Shiva holds a damaru drum and Parvati a stem-like object, both figures draped in white cloth with gold borders. In the right foreground a person in orange robes stands, partly visible. The background is dark and blurred with a few soft red lights.2011-11-10Close photograph of a bronze-coloured metal utsava murti of a seated deity with a pointed crown and a companion figure beside it, being bathed with milk from a silver pot held by a hand in an orange garment at upper right. The statues are wet and dripping, draped in white cloth, with a fragment of offering at the base. This is an abhishekam ritual. Blurred background; no person's face is visible, and the statue is not a living person.2011-11-10Close-up photograph of a gilded bronze murti of Shiva seated with Parvati beside him on a pedestal, being bathed with milk poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the top right. Shiva holds a damaru drum and a trident, and wears a tall jata crown; Parvati wears a white draped cloth. A figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly out of focus. Milk streams over the statue and pools on the base, with a green leaf visible near the figure's hand, indicating abhishekam ritual bathing.2011-11-10Close photo of a gilt metal deity murti pair seated on a pedestal inside an ornate arched frame, one figure with a trident-like staff and a drum, the other with a seated pose, draped in white cloth with gold borders. Above, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-bead necklace pours liquid from a silver vessel onto the murti in an abhishekam. Blurred background of people.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10