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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, performs a ritual at a golden palanquin-style stand holding three bronze deity murtis draped in orange cloth. He holds a long ceremonial cloth or offering vessel over the central murti. Behind, a large deity figure in yellow and blue garments with a garland is seen in a temple shrine, and a woman in white stands at left near a pillar with a red-and-orange curtain. Stone temple walls carry carved floral motifs. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so he is described by role only.

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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a maroon-edged dhoti leans forward and pours or touches liquid onto a gilded deity murti standing on a carved wooden pedestal, flanked by two smaller gilded attendant figures. Behind them, an orange-robed figure and a man in white dhoti hold a brass tray and ritual vessels. Steel bowls sit on the wet floor, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang above a golden throne draped in red. The shrine has gold lamps and a carved stone wall.2010-11-12 +1 copiesA priest in orange robes stands at left, pouring a golden-brown substance from a silver bowl onto a small metal deity murti. The central murti is a standing figure holding a trident-like staff and a sword, draped in orange cloth, with a crown and a bronze finish, and the substance coats its base and the two flanking smaller figures in orange garments. Behind them, larger deity figures in yellow, orange and blue garments are adorned with white flower garlands, and a green-robed figure stands in a niche at right. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone and red and gold decorations. The image shows a ritual abhishekam being performed on the murti.2011-10-07A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, performs aarti with a silver lamp before a metal utsava murti standing on a small red-based pedestal. Two smaller saffron-clad attendant figurines flank the murti on a gold-trimmed wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with a red curtain and stone carvings on the right. The man is standing barefoot on a wet stone floor. The deity figures are sculpted, not living people, so the count is one physical person.2011-10-07A temple puja photograph showing a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron waist cloth with a gold border, holding a gold tray of yellow flowers and offering it toward a deity murti. The murti is a standing goddess in red and gold sari with a crown, holding a trident and a lotus-like object, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in saffron-yellow robes. The shrine is a gold-finished arched canopy with ornate carving. Brass kalasha pots and vessels stand on a shelf behind, and a woman in blue sari is partly visible at left.2011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07