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A marble statue of a seated guru figure wearing a white turban and draped white garment, adorned with a jasmine garland, sits on a white and black marble pedestal inside a plain room. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours liquid from a metal vessel over the statue's head as an abhishekam. A young man in white stands behind her, and another man in white stands at the right edge. A framed ornate red and gold decorative plaque hangs on the wall behind them. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.

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September 09 20102010-09-09A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual. In the centre, a standing white-painted deity murti or statue receives abhishekam, its body coated in white and milk. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain pours liquid from a metal pot held high over the murti. Another person in white, with an ash marking on the arm, stands behind the statue; a woman in a red blouse crouches at lower left holding a small metal pot. A figure in a white dhoti with gold border stands on a wooden stool at upper right beside a gold-framed arch and red drapes. A copper-pipe fountain and dark stone lingam stand at right, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the murti.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A ritual abhishekam in a courtyard: a bare-chested priest in an orange-red cloth pours water from a golden pot over a bronze deity murti standing on a golden tray, the figure draped in green cloth. Another priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver bowl catching the water. Behind them, several women in white saris with gold borders, one in green and gold, and a girl in white stand watching with hands folded. Marigold petals lie on the tray and ground. Sunlight falls across the paved floor, and an orange wall is visible behind.2011-10-06December 16 20092009-12-16A man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and body pours water from a brass kalasha over a white marble seated deity murti during abhishekam at night. He wears multiple strands of gold beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. To his left, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tray of offerings, and another young man in white kurta with a yellow sash stands nearby. Water streams down onto the marble figure's raised hand, and a dark stone yoni-style base appears at right.2009-12-16December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and saffron shawl with gold trim pours water from a brass kalasha over a small golden-tinted shivalinga-like object on a stone base, a water flow cascading onto the platform. Behind him stands a golden statue of a figure in white dhoti with an arm raised, a white marble seated sage statue with a white turban and raised hand beside the base, and a gilded deity murti in pink and green silk with a decorated throne behind. A brass lamp stand and marigold flowers lie nearby, with a garland-draped temple backdrop and green foliage.2011-03-03 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28February 16 20072007-02-16October 17 20102010-10-17