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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a Dasara celebration. A long-haired figure in a red dhoti-style wrap with a gold and beaded necklace and a gold armlet touches a golden murti of a deity with a crown and trident, dusted with yellow turmeric or sacred powder. Red flower garlands hang on the murti. A devotee in a white dhoti stands behind, a man in white kneels at the left holding a silver tray with offerings, and a gold ceremonial staff stands at the right against an orange backdrop and blue drape.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A woman in a red sari with long dark hair and gold ceremonial necklaces and armlet pours water from a brass pot over a black stone murti of a deity with a crown, trident and garlands of red flowers, during an abhishekam. A second person in white stands partly visible behind. Dark drapery and an orange banner with Kannada script form the backdrop, with a gold-framed seat at the left edge.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a red shawl and wears a necklace of gold-toned beads and a gold armlet. He pours liquid from a gold kalasha onto a gold deity murti of a multi-armed deity seated near red flower garlands. A gold ornate peetha or throne stands at left, a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ritual object at right, and a blue curtain forms the backdrop, indicating an abhishekam in progress. The man's appearance matches the page's a person cues (long hair, red shawl, bead necklace), but identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as the officiant.2010-10-17A long-haired man in a red dhoti-style wrap and red shawl with a bindi and layered gold and crystal beaded malas pours liquid from a brass kalasha over a golden deity murti of a bull-mounted figure with trident, decorated with red flower garlands. A golden ornate throne stands at left and a brass ceremonial fan at right. A man in white partly visible at lower right assists. Abhishekam ritual in a stage setting with blue drapery behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17