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A photo of an abhishekam at a shrine. A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in orange garments with gold bands leans forward with his arms extended, receiving water poured from a silver vessel held by a person in white on the right. Behind him stands a second attendant in orange with a gold necklace and a silver bowl. The shrine is backed by a white carved arch with lit edges, pink and white flower garlands, and a gold canopied altar holding a deity murti. Silver vessels and oil lamps sit on the stone platform. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so he is described by role only.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled shrine with a white carved arch and warm lights. A bare-backed priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and receives water poured from a silver vessel held by a man in white at the right edge. Beside him, an attendant in orange cloth with a gold-bead garland and a gold headband holds a silver bowl. Before them stands a gold-framed shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands, with silver cups and oil lamps on a stone altar. Water runs down the altar. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering.2012-06-05Two saffron-robed priests with gold-bordered orange dhotis stand at a shrine adorned with pink and white flower garlands and a golden kalasha-style lamp. The priest in the center has a shaved head, a beaded headband and a gold necklace, and is pouring or offering at the altar. The priest on the left wears a beaded headband, a gold garland, and holds a silver bowl. A third person's hand holds a silver vessel from the right, and silver bowls sit on the altar ledge beside a lit oil lamp. Strings of lights frame the white arch above.2012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10June 04 20122012-06-04May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine doorway looking toward a small golden deity shrine (murti) decorated with white and pink flower garlands and a white arch above. Three priests perform abhishekam. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in orange-gold dhoti bends over a brass bowl at the shrine base, while another in orange dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace holds a metal pot. At right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands with arms raised near the shrine. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the stone ledge. Stone walls frame the doorway.2012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies