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A man in saffron-orange clothing with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl and a long gold bead necklace applies yellow paste to a large black stone Ganesha murti seated on a dark stone pedestal. His long dark hair is swept back and he wears a white tilak on his forehead. Behind the murti is a gold arch and green trees, and a small crowd of onlookers in white stands at the edge. The murti's trunk and raised hand are visible, and the yellow paste covers its belly and upper body during abhishekam-style anointing.

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A man in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered drapes and a long gold bead necklace applies a thick yellow turmeric paste to a large black stone Ganesha murti seated on a dark pedestal. His long dark hair is swept back and he wears a white tripundra mark on his forehead. He is barefoot under a leafy tree, with a marigold garland overhead and a few people and a brass vessel visible behind him. The stone deity is being coated in yellow paste during a ritual abhishekam.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak and a gold necklace, stands on a raised platform applying yellow paste to a large black stone Ganesha statue. The statue's trunk, tusk and upraised hand are visible, and yellow paste covers its belly and head. A red and gold canopy hangs overhead, trees are behind, and other people in orange and white stand nearby, one filming. Appears to be an abhishekam or ritual anointing of the deity murti.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair, a white and red forehead mark, and a bare-shouldered orange wrap tied with a gold band, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace. He leans in and applies orange paste with his right hand to the trunk and head of a black stone Ganesha murti seated under a golden canopy. Green foliage fills the background, and a metal bowl and a wooden staff are visible at the left edge.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a dark stone Ganesha murti under a large yellow and red canopy with fringed tassels. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a bare upper body in an orange garment with a gold sash, and a heavy gold garland is pressing a yellow cloth or offering against the statue's trunk and head. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti holds a silver cup, and a man in white stands at the left edge. Green trees and a golden archway frame the scene. a person is described by the long swept hair, orange robes and gold garland cues, presented as the officiant performing the abhishekam.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19