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Close-up photograph of a small metal deity murti being bathed in abhishekam, its head and body coated with white and yellow paste, cashew nuts, raisins and dates pressed onto it, with a red cloth draped around the figure. A silver ceremonial blade or knife rests against its side. Behind it, a person in saffron-orange robes wears a heavy gold bead necklace, and an arm extends from the right edge holding offerings during the puja.

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Close-up photograph of a small metal deity murti. Behind it, a seated person in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace, and another hand pours from a vessel at upper right. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering being made to a murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a white deity murti draped in red cloth, with a figure of a seated animal at its base. A person in orange robes pours a yellowish substance from the hand onto the murti's head, while a brass bowl sits nearby and a curved knife-like tool rests against the figure. The white-marked hands and orange robes are visible, and the murti is smeared with white and yellow residue. No clearly identifiable face is shown.2010-07-21A small metal deity murti standing upright is covered in white paste. A person in an orange garment with a red and gold patterned border stands behind it, and a hand with white paste on its fingers reaches in from the left. The background is a plain stone wall.2010-07-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a gold-embossed stand. A small red-and-white deity murti, dressed in rice or powder and dotted with a red flower, sits on a heap of white grains. Two people in saffron-orange clothing are visible: a seated figure on the left with ornate gold-coloured adornments and a hand held over the murti, and a standing figure on the right in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border who reaches toward the murti. Yellow flowers lie on the gold stand at right, and a grey wall forms the background.2010-07-21Close photo of a golden deity murti being bathed in abhishekam, with milk-like white and yellow liquid running down its figure and a red cloth draped over its body. The small golden murti has multiple arms and holds objects including a sword-like blade, standing on a golden animal mount beside it. Behind it, a seated person in orange robes with white markings on the arm is partly visible, and a gold-patterned platform lies below.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being poured over a deity murti. A red cloth-wrapped or red-stained shaft of an abhishekam-style object dominates the upper centre, with its base sitting in a golden tray. The offering on the tray is a thick mixture of cashew nuts, chopped dried fruit pieces and granular white material, with a pale mound visible at left. Gold-patterned ornamental metalwork and an orange cloth fill the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A metal deity murti of a goddess with a raised sword, standing on a small lion-like mount, is being bathed in an abhishekam. Its body is draped in a red cloth and coated with white powder, with fenugreek-like seeds scattered over a white heap on a gold-edged tray. Above, a hand pours from a silver-coloured vessel. Behind, a seated person wears orange robes, and another figure in white stands at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam to Devi Sowdeshwari at a temple.2010-07-21A small brass deity murti of a goddess stands on a mound of white grated coconut and rice-like offering mixed with chopped nuts. The figure wears a red cloth draped over its body, has a red tilak on the forehead and yellow turmeric powder on its chest and face, and holds a sword in one raised hand with another hand raised, both encrusted with white offering material. A brass vessel is partly visible at the right edge against a carved wooden wall. The scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to the murti; no people are visible.2010-07-21July 03 20172017-07-03