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Three priests perform abhishekam at a temple shrine. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace pours water from a silver vessel. In the centre, a bespectacled priest in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with water flowing over a black lingam. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a small silver dish. Behind them stands a large golden deity murti draped in orange cloth. A small white marble statue of a seated figure and a small golden deity figure sit in the foreground. Two priests in white and saffron clothing are visible, with a gold-framed shrine to the side.

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December 28 20112011-12-28A temple ritual scene in a red-walled hall. On the left, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with gold beaded mala and pendant, holds a silver lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke toward a pale white stone deity murti standing on a gold-framed pedestal. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with red borders, gold mala and folded hands stands in prayer, and another man in white stands further back beside a hanging orange curtain. Gold pots and offerings sit at the base of the pedestal. Three people are visible.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Three priests perform abhishekam at a shrine. Two men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas, stand at a dark black stone lingam and pour water from a silver vessel into a silver plate, which splashes down over the stone. A third man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold bangle, stands beside them, holding a bowl. Behind them sits a golden deity murti draped in orange cloth. In the foreground is a small white marble seated figure in meditation, and at right stands a gold statue of a figure with palms joined in anjali. Ornate gold arches and carved gold pillars frame the scene.2011-12-28December 19 20102010-12-19November 12 20102010-11-12December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Temple abhishekam scene before a shrine with a deity murti. Three priests stand together: a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange cloth on the left pours water from a silver kalasha, a bespectacled priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holds a leaf and a bowl, and a shaven priest in white with maroon borders and an orange cloth at the waist offers a plate. A small bronze deity murti in standing pose sits on a wooden base in front of them, with metal bowls on the floor. Behind the shrine stand a red-clothed deity, garlands in purple and yellow, and gold lamps and altar fittings; a red curtain hangs at left.2010-11-12Photo inside a temple shrine with a stone pillared entrance. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, face and arms marked with white paint, lifts a lamp toward a golden deity murti in an arched gold frame. A second priest in white with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right with palms joined in prayer, and a third in white folds his hands at left. Behind them sit large golden seated deity statues, one in an orange-saffron robe, on a black stone pedestal with a shivalinga-like black stone. A white marble seated figure in meditation pose stands in the foreground, and a small gold figure rests on a base at lower right. Water reflects on the floor.2011-09-19A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap with a shaved head and a gold chain necklace with a pendant performs abhishekam. He tilts a large ornate silver-gold kalasha pot, pouring white milk over a stone deity murti with four arms, which is already coated in white liquid. Gold bangles adorn his wrist. Behind him are carved stone pillars and red railings with greenery.2011-10-06December 14 20162016-12-14