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Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine with golden deity murti seated on a pedestal and water pouring over them. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes stands at left pouring water from a conch shell onto a seated white marble figure. Another priest in white clothes at right pours from a conch shell over a standing white marble statue within a gold-painted arch. Golden-orange drapery covers the large seated bronze-gold deity, a white marble meditating figure sits in front, and a small gold-coloured figure stands at lower left. Water flows down a dark stone pedestal. Statues and priests are the only figures; no physical a person candidate is present.

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December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a pradosha puja abhishekam at an outdoor shrine under a stone pavilion. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands on a dark stone base and pours water from a golden kalasha over a gilded murti of a seated deity pair. A shivalinga stands in front of the figures, and a small golden shrine model and a deity figure sit on a tray at the base. Two assistants in white dhotis with orange sashes stand at left, one holding offerings. Water streams down the statues and marble floor, with green trees behind the pavilion.2007-09-24Priests perform abhishekam on a large gilded murti pair of a deity and consort inside an ornate temple shrine. The figure on the left is a gold-faced murti seated with a crown; the seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth. Two priests in white dhotis pour liquid and hold brass plates above the murtis. In the foreground, a young man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with a plate, while two women in white stand at the left edge. A black shivalinga sits in front of the murtis, with a white marble seated figure and a golden standing statue beside a gilded arch on the right. Gilded arches and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two gilded deity murtis, one male and one female, sit under a golden arch, with a black stone basin below them catching flowing water. On the right, a white marble statue of a standing sage is being bathed in water poured by a priest. A small white seated marble figure in meditation pose sits at lower centre. Three priests attend the ritual: one in orange robes pours water from a vessel at left, one in white dhoti stands at upper left, and one in yellow-white dress pours water on the right. Ornate stone pillars and gold-trimmed arches frame the scene, with greenery behind the railing.2011-12-28Inside an ornate stone temple shrine, a golden deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a crown is seated beside a golden female murti, both with a gold arched prabhavali behind them. A black Shivalinga stands on a black pedestal in front. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp or flame at shoulder height, while a man in orange robes stands at left holding a flame-lit ritual lamp toward the murti. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels sit on a wooden stand at left, a white stone sage statue sits on a small base, and a golden standing devotee figure stands at right beside a gold-arched doorway. Another person in white is partly visible at the far left.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A priest in an orange saffron garment with a shaved head and white tilak on the forehead pours water from a brass pot over a golden-bronze statue of a seated deity pair in a stone pavilion. The statue, with tall crowns and flame-like headdresses, sits on a lotus pedestal, and water streams down onto a dark stone shivalinga in the foreground. A man in white dhoti and shirt holding a brass pot stands at left. Greenery is visible through the open pavilion. This is a pradosha puja abhishekam at the First Anniversary Temple.2007-09-24