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Abhishekam ritual at a golden-framed shrine where two gilded deity murtis sit side by side, one wearing an orange shawl and crown. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti pours water from a cloth vessel above the murtis, while a second person in orange robes with a bare chest and a cloth in hand attends the base. Water flows down a dark stone shivalingam-style pillar set in a black lotus-shaped pedestal. A white marble seated figure with a red mark on its forehead and smaller gilded ritual objects sit in the foreground. The scene shows two priests and no visible audience.

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Abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two gilded deity murti sit side by side under an ornate golden arch; the figure on the left has raised hand and the one on the right wears orange cloth and holds a small vessel. A priest in an orange dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel over a dark Shiva lingam, which flows down into a black stone yoni-peetha. Behind, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body pours from a conch vessel over the deity's head. A small white marble seated figure with a red mark on its forehead and small gilded kalasha-shaped and deity figures stand at the base. A green parrot perches near the deity's hand.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine with a large gilded metal murti of a seated deity pair, one figure with a tall crown and bare-chested ornamentation and the other draped in orange cloth. A man in orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and bangles, pours water over the feet of the central murti from a silver vessel, while a second man in white dhoti and glasses, bare-headed and with white markings on his body, holds a silver vessel above. Water flows down onto a black lingam on a dark stone base. In front stands a small white marble statue of a seated figure with a red mark on the forehead, plus small brass deity and kalasha-like objects. Gilded arch frames the scene, with a green parrot perched near the orange-clad figure.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on the left pouring liquid from a white conch shell over the head of a gilded deity statue seated with a crown and jewelry. A second priest in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre-left, holding a silver plate and touching a dark black Shiva lingam with a yellow flower on top. Behind them, larger gilded statues of a seated male deity and a female deity in orange cloth sit under an ornate gold arch. In the foreground a white marble statue of a seated figure with a red mark on the forehead holds a small oil lamp, beside brass figurines and a small brass pinnacle. Two people are physically present.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a gold-framed shrine. A priest in white dhoti with a bare shaved head and gold-rimmed glasses pours water from a golden kalasha over a large gilt bronze deity murti seated on a lotus base. The murti wears a crown, gold ornaments, and a red cloth, and a second gilt figure beside it in orange shawl is also being bathed. A black stone shivalinga stands in front on a dark basin, with a white marble seated figure holding an oil lamp below. On the left, a man in an orange robe and gold mala stands watching. The scene is a ritual puja inside an ornate temple.2011-12-28Two golden deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated under a gilded arch, with a black stone Shivalinga on a dark pedestal in the centre receiving water poured over it. Two priests perform abhishekam: the one on the left wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl and pours from a small vessel, while the one on the right wears white dhoti and shawl and holds a silver tray with water. The golden Parvati murti wears an orange cloth; a green parrot perches above. In the foreground a small white marble statue of a seated sage with a red tilak and a small gold deity figure stand near the base.2011-12-28