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A night-time photograph of a ritual abhishekam to a metal deity murti, with a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment and gold beaded necklace pouring liquid from a silver vessel over the murti. The murti wears a yellow and maroon flower garland. Behind them stands a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth with a white forehead mark and gold necklace. A bare-armed figure in a maroon cloth stands beside the murti. The man pouring holds a bead bracelet and a red tilak mark. Dark background.

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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron garment and multiple gold bead necklaces and bangles. He tilts a large embossed silver vessel, pouring water over a metallic deity murti with a tall crown, and a smaller figure beside it in a dark garment. Yellow and maroon garlands hang from the murti. A second man in orange clothing with white forehead markings stands blurred behind him.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and gold armlets, pours liquid from a silver kalasha over a golden deity murti during an abhishekam at night. A red tilak marks his forehead. Green-tinted liquid streams over the murti, and a second golden figure and a bald attendant in white stand partly behind him.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A man with long dark wavy hair and an orange saffron garment performs abhishekam at night, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a gilded metal deity murti standing on a golden pedestal. He wears a thick gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles. Beside him a second, smaller gilded figure with a tall crown and a dark maroon garment receives the offering, and fresh green leaves and flower petals lie on the golden altar tray. A bright floodlight and a tall pole stand behind, with other devotees partly visible at the edge.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20