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A photograph of gilded metal murti of a seated deity with a smaller standing consort figure, set within an ornate golden arched frame. A hand holds a silver conch-shaped vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid over the murti, indicating abhishekam. The seated figure holds a trident and a drum-like object; the standing figure wears a white dhoti with gold border. Blurred figures in white clothes and a green draped table appear in the background at night.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close photo of a golden metal deity murti pair, a seated male figure with a crown and a smaller standing female figure in white garment with gold border, placed beneath an ornate gold arch. A hand holds a silver abhishekam vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid over the figures. Blurred seated people in white clothing stand in the background near a green draped table.2011-11-10Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a metal deity murti of Shiva seated with Parvati, both in gilded finish, under an ornate brass arched prabhavali. A hand pours liquid from a silver vessel or kalasha, the stream falling onto the murti. Parvati wears a white sari with gold border and a gold pendant. Blurred gold and red background of a temple hall. No people are visible apart from the hands.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close-up photo of an abhishekam at night. A priest's hands, wearing a bangle and bracelet, pour water from a silver horn-shaped vessel over a gilded bronze Shiva-Parvati pair seated inside an ornate arched prabhavali. The deity figures have crowns, the seated male holds a drum-like instrument, and the female figure wears a white dhoti with gold border. Blurred figures in white clothes sit in the background, and another person in white with folded hands stands at the right edge.2011-11-10A metal murti of a seated deity pair, a four-armed figure with a tall crown and a consort in a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold pendant, is being bathed by a stream of liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the upper right. The bronze arched prabhavali behind them is ornately carved. Blurred gold and red lights fill the background. This is an abhishekam of a deity murti; no person is visible in the scene.2011-11-10A metal murti of a seated deity pair, Shiva with a trident and his consort in a white sari with gold border, is being bathed with water poured from a silver vessel held by a person's hands, one wearing a beaded bracelet. The figures sit within an ornate openwork arch, and the water stream falls over the murti during abhishekam. Behind, a blurred green and purple backdrop suggests a temple setting. The image shows no physically present person's face, and no a person candidate is visible.2011-11-10Close photo of a gilded bronze utsava murti of a seated deity with a tall crown and a companion figure beside it, under an ornate golden arch. A silver vessel pours water in a thin stream over the figures during abhishekam. The deities wear white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and the front figure holds a drum-shaped instrument. Background is dark with blurred people in orange at the edge. Ritual bathing of a processional deity image.2011-11-10Close photograph of a silver-and-gold Shiva-Parvati murti pair seated under an ornate brass arch. The seated deity wears a tall crown and is shown with a mustached face and raised hands; the goddess beside him wears a white sari with a gold border and a gold pendant. A hand wearing a beaded bracelet pours water from a silver kalasha over the figures, indicating abhishekam. Blurred purple and green backdrop.2011-11-10Close photo of a brass abhishekam at night. A person in an orange cloth pours water from a silver horn-shaped vessel over a gilded deity murti of a seated couple, one figure holding a drum-like instrument, the other in a white sari-like dress, set under an ornate golden arch. In the blurred background, two people in white dhotis with gold-coloured necklaces stand with palms joined.2011-11-10