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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21A close photo of an abhishekam being performed. A person in an orange-red sari with a dark maroon border pours water from a silver vessel over a gold-coloured deity murti standing on a gold base. Beside it sits a golden stepped peetha. The dark stone background is carved with ornate patterns. No face of any person is visible. Water streams down past the murti.2013-06-23September 21 20172017-09-21November 06 20142014-11-06A photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a temple. A hand in a dark maroon garment pours water from a gold kalasha pot over a small gold deity murti, standing with one hand raised and wearing a crown, a layered necklace and a long garland. Water streams down a black stone surface behind it. Beside the murti is a gold stepped pyramid-shaped object on a lotus-patterned base, and ornately carved gold panels fill the background.2013-06-27 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close action photo of an abhishekam: water pours over a dark metal deity murti from an upper container, spraying in droplets. A person in a red garment and a hand holding the vessel are visible at the upper left, with red and gold fabric blurred in the background. Only the hand and lower body are visible, no face shown. Brass ritual fittings sit at the lower right.2017-01-08October 07 20112011-10-07Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze deity murti standing in a gold-edged tray. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a maroon and gold border pours liquid from a polished brass kalasha over the figure, whose body is coated in red liquid. The murti holds a sword and a small bowl, with a tall crown and ornate earrings. Only partial arms and a seated figure in orange at the left edge are visible. No a person candidate is visibly present; the pictured figure is a deity murti.2010-07-21