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A seated priest in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold necklace reaches toward a shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink and magenta flowers and green leaves. Behind the priest a deity murti in a red and gold garment with a gold crown-like ornament stands on a gold-draped platform. In front, a silver-toned shivalinga-like object with a gold necklace and a red bindi-style mark sits within a garland, and a small bowl is held in the priest's other hand. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.

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A photograph inside a shrine where a seated man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and bare chest, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and mala, offers flowers from a small dish onto a decorated altar. The altar is draped in yellow satin and heaped with white jasmine and pink and red garlands, with gold-framed deity images above. In front of him a lingam-shaped form is covered in white flower garlands and a gold necklace. A red vessel and a pink towel sit nearby on a leopard-print cushioned seat. The room is ornate with gold and silver decor.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 30 20142014-06-30June 30 20142014-06-30June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 30 20142014-06-30A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold border pours liquid from a silver vessel with a long spout over a clear crystal spatika linga on a yellow-draped altar. He wears layered rudraksha malas, gold armlets and bangles, and a white forehead mark. The linga is surrounded by white jasmine garlands and pink and red flowers, with a deity murti behind him in gold and white garments and a silver oil lamp at right. This is a rudrabhishekam ritual at a temple shrine.2014-06-30June 30 20142014-06-30 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A person seated on the left, wearing a deep red-brown dhoti with gold border, bare-armed with gold and red bangles and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel with a spout over a clear crystal spatika linga. The linga sits on a base draped in white and pink-red flowers and garlands. Behind it stands a deity murti in white and gold garments with a gold-and-white garland, against a yellow silk cloth. A silver lamp with a lit wick stands at right, and a silver pot sits at lower left near a second attendant in orange clothing. Several people are partially visible; the seated officiant is the central figure.2014-06-30A seated priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching upper cloth pours water from a silver vessel over a clear crystal spatika linga on a bed of white jasmine garlands and red flowers. The priest wears a rudraksha mala with a white tilak on the forehead and gold bangles on the arm. Behind the linga stands a deity murti draped in a yellow cloth, adorned with garlands and gold jewellery, with a brass oil lamp at right. The scene is a rudrabhishekam at a temple shrine.2014-06-30