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Photograph of a gilded deity murti standing in a golden arch on stone steps, with a figure in the foreground. A person in a rust-orange robe with a bare forearm reaches toward the central four-armed golden murti, whose hand rests on a round silver vessel held at the top of the figure's head. The murti wears a golden dhoti and a tall crown, holds a conch-like emblem and a lotus-shaped object, and stands between two smaller figures in red silk garments. Behind are pastel houses and a stone-paved area beside a river bank. A small white device sits at the base of the steps.

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A photograph of a golden deity murti of Vishnu, standing four-armed under an ornate gold arch on a white stepped platform, with two smaller attendant figures in red garments beside him. In the foreground at left, a person in an orange robe with a dark head of hair lifts a small metal cup or vessel up toward the arch, apparently offering water or abhishekam. Behind them, multi-storey buildings with blue and green roofs, laundry on lines, and forested hills line a town street. A seated figure in white is visible at lower right near the steps.2006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at Gangotri on the banks of the Ganga. A person in a saffron-orange robe, seen from behind and partly cropped at the left edge, pours water from raised hands over a gilded arched frame on a stone base. Within the arch stands a gold-coloured Vishnu-form deity murti with four arms, holding a discus and a conch, flanked by two smaller gilded attendant figures draped in red cloth. Behind them are white steps, a small blue doorway, pink and teal buildings and hanging laundry under a bright sky.2006-05-27A person in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a small silver vessel over a golden murti of a four-armed deity standing beneath an ornate gold arch. The deity holds a discus and a conch, wears a tall golden crown and a yellow dhoti, and flanks two smaller golden figures in red garments. The pouring suggests abhishekam at an outdoor riverside setting, with white stone steps and colourful buildings behind. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance; the robe and action are the visible cues.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a riverside stone platform. A person in an orange long-sleeved top pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden four-armed deity murti of Lord Venkateswara standing beneath an ornate gold arch. Two smaller golden attendant figures in red garments flank the arch, and a partially visible person in orange stands at the left edge. Behind them are pale stone steps and multi-storey buildings with colourful roofs, consistent with an abhishekam at a Himalayan riverbank. The pouring figure's face is turned away, so no identity is established from appearance.2006-05-27A photograph at a riverside town in the mountains, with a golden ornate arch framing a golden deity murti of Vishnu with four arms and a tall crown, flanked by two smaller golden figures in red garments. A person in an orange-saffron ribbed long-sleeved top, seen from behind with dark hair, raises a silver vessel toward the arch, apparently pouring liquid over the murti in an abhishekam-style offering. A second figure in orange stands at left edge. Behind them are wooden and blue-roofed houses, pine-covered slopes and a pebbled riverbank.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverside shrine in Gangotri. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair reaches forward with one arm, holding a small white vessel toward a gilded deity murti. The murti stands within an ornate golden arch and shows a multi-armed Vishnu form in golden dhoti holding a conch and discus, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in red garments. Brass bowls, a brass tray and offering vessels sit on a stone platform in front. A second person in orange stands beside, partly visible at the left edge. Pastel buildings and a stone wall form the background.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A figure in an orange-red robe and long dark hair pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden deity murti of a four-armed standing deity with a tall crown and white dhoti, flanked by two smaller golden attendant figures in red garments beneath an ornate golden arch. Behind them are hillside buildings with blue roofs and a pine-covered slope, with a rocky riverbank in the foreground.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a figure in orange saffron robes and long dark hair, seen from behind, pouring water from a small silver vessel over a golden deity murti of Lord Venkateswara standing in a golden arched frame. The central deity holds a conch and a discus, and two smaller golden-and-red-robed attendant figures stand on either side of the arch. The outdoor setting has blurred pastel buildings behind. The orange-robed figure's face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain and no probable identification is made; the person is described by role as an officiant performing abhishekam on the deity.2006-05-27