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A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a steel vessel over a reddish linga-shaped deity murti in a golden-rimmed stone basin, a scene of abhishekam. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arm. Behind him stand devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls, one holding a small brass vessel. A dark red plaque with white lettering is on the wall behind. White milk flows over the murti, with yellow flowers in the basin.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white vibhuti forehead mark and a bare shoulder sits on a low seat, reaching his hand toward a red-draped deity murti in a gold-edged tray filled with white substance. Several priests in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand around holding brass vessels. A bell hangs on the wall and a name board is mounted beside it.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a deity murti, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a red-draped image rising from a gold-edged base strewn with grains and white powder. He wears white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. A dark plaque with names hangs on the orange wall behind.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a low orange seat, pouring white liquid or milk from a silver vessel over a sacred stone. He has white and red forehead markings and a bare upper arm with a white dressing. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a figure in red clothing bends in the background. Orange draped cloth and a sign reading Dhyanapeetha hang on the temple wall. The scene shows temple ritual pouring at Bidadi.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace pours milk from a brass pot over a small deity murti during an abhishekam. He wears a white tilak and red bindi, and gold-bordered altar stonework surrounds the image. Behind him, a man in a red shawl holds a brass vessel and another in white stands near a wall board listing devotee names.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours white grains from a metal bowl over a deity murti wrapped in red cloth, during an abhishekam. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead and white paste on his arms. The murti stands on a gold-trimmed platform sprinkled with white grains. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and dhoti watches, and a red pillar and a dark board with listed names are visible in the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21