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A photograph of an abhishekam ritual in progress. A young woman in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl draped over her shoulder pours liquid from a gold metal kalasha vessel over two large black stone deity murtis standing side by side against a grey cinder-block wall. The liquid cascades down over the figures in a white-blue stream. A red velvet curtain hangs at the right edge, a wall sconce lamp glows at left, and a small metal stepstool stands in the foreground.

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November 15 20072007-11-15A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulders pours water from a large gold kalasha onto a black stone deity murti during an abhishekam. He stands on a silver folding stepladder, his left hand supporting the pot and his right arm extended. Two other black stone deity figures stand beside and behind him against a plain white block wall, one wearing a golden necklace, and water runs down the statues and onto the dark base.2007-11-15A photograph of a shaved-headless devotee in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange saffron shawl draped over the shoulders, standing on a metal stepladder and pouring water from a brass pot over a black stone deity murti. Two more black stone standing deity figures with tall crowns flank the central figure against a white brick wall. A hand in a gold bangle is visible at the lower left edge. The water is poured in an abhishekam-style ritual.2007-11-15A photograph of a person in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl placing a gold kalasha-style pot against a tall black stone deity murti on a dark pedestal. The person stands on a silver step ladder, reaching with both arms toward the figure. Two other black stone murtis stand nearby against a plain grey block wall, and a gilded arched frame with decorated garlands and small deity figures sits at the left edge.2007-11-15November 15 20072007-11-15November 15 20072007-11-15November 15 20072007-11-15November 15 20072007-11-15A young man with hair tied back in a ponytail wears a white kurta and an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder. He holds a gold-coloured vessel high above three black stone deity murtis, pouring liquid over them as in an abhishekam. The murtis have crowned heads and ornate carved bodies, and the wall behind is pale cinderblock beside a curtain.2007-11-15A person in a plain white kurta stands on a step ladder, pouring water from a gold kalasha onto a large black stone murti in an abhishekam-style ritual. A second dark murti stands beside the first, and a bare white cinderblock wall and gray curtain form the backdrop. A faint orange cloth hangs at the person's side. Water streams down the figure's shoulders and arms.2007-11-15A man with long dark hair tied back in a low ponytail stands at right, wearing a white kurta and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders. He lifts a round brass vessel with a wire mesh cage and pours a yellow-green liquid over a black stone Shiva lingam with a tall conical top. Several other black stone deity murtis, including a figure with a crown, stand beside it against a plain grey brick wall, with a white curtain at left. The scene reads as a ritual abhishekam being performed on the lingam.2007-11-15A person in white ritual clothes with an orange cloth over one shoulder stands on a metal stepladder and pours liquid from a gold kalasha onto a large dark stone deity murti. Two black stone figures stand beside the central form, which is being bathed in a milky white liquid running down its body. Plain grey cinder-block wall and grey curtain in the background; a small orange and red offering sits at the base.2007-11-15