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Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a bearded man in orange robes pouring water from a golden vessel over a large deity murti dressed in pink and green silk with gold ornaments and an orange headdress. Another man in orange and a figure in white stand nearby, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a small golden shrine model sit on yellow-topped stands in the foreground. Flower petals and leaves lie on the dark stone base.

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January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange upper cloth, pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone shivalinga-style pillar. Behind him stands another person in orange clothing with his back turned. A red and gold draped deity murti with gold necklaces and bangles is visible beside the lingam. In front, a white marble seated figure with a red tilak and raised palm sits on a stone base, with a small gold deity figure to the right, flowers and leaves scattered on the platform, and water running over the stone.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, pours yellow liquid from a gold pot over a copper-coloured standing deity murti, with splashes flying onto a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a black stone pedestal beneath. Two other men in orange robes stand behind him, one with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a gold pyramid-shaped object sits at left. The scene appears to be an abhishekam in a temple-like setting with a glossy wet floor. Swamiji (probable): the central pourer has long swept-back hair, a full beard, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, matching several appearance cues.2008-01-03Two young men in saffron-orange robes pour water from golden kalasha pots during an abhishekam at a stone shrine. The man on the left tilts a brass pot over a small white deity murti in yellow-trimmed stand, water streaming down. The man on the right pours from a pot over a tall dark stone lingam set on a black stone peetha. Behind them a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands, a seated man in orange watches at lower left, and a deity figure in pink and green silk sari stands at the right edge. A black board with white lettering hangs on the left wall.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A temple abhishekam scene inside a shrine. A man in orange dhoti and orange upper cloth stoops and pours water from a brass vessel onto a dark stone linga-shaped base, with water streaming down its sides. Behind him, several men in orange and white ritual clothes stand and assist, one holding a small brass lamp. To the right, a large deity murti draped in pink and green silk with gold ornaments is seated. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor, and a brass kalasha stands on a yellow stool at left.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two large golden deity murtis, a seated male figure adorned with a crown, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron cloth, and a seated female figure in a pink and green silk sari with gold jewellery, sit behind a dark stone lingam-style base. A man in saffron robes with a white-marked forehead pours water from a brass vessel over the stone. Two other saffron-clad men stand alongside, a white-clothed attendant holds a brass pot at left, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand sits on the platform in front. Brass lamps and offerings are placed nearby, with a few seated devotees at the lower left.2008-01-03