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A night ritual bathing of a white seated figure with yellow liquid. The white statue sits in a meditative pose with one hand raised in blessing, placed on a yellow-topped wooden stand. Beside it stands a copper-coloured deity murti of a female figure holding a lamp, next to a dark stone yoni-shaped basin. Other people in orange and red robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, with leaves and wet ground in the foreground.

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A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, pours yellow liquid from a gold pot over a copper-coloured standing deity murti, with splashes flying onto a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a black stone pedestal beneath. Two other men in orange robes stand behind him, one with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a gold pyramid-shaped object sits at left. The scene appears to be an abhishekam in a temple-like setting with a glossy wet floor. Swamiji (probable): the central pourer has long swept-back hair, a full beard, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, matching several appearance cues.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga-style basin in a temple. A man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass kalasha over the stone, with water spilling down its sides. Behind him, another person in orange clothing and a gold chain stands near the basin holding a brass vessel with flowers and garlands. A small white stone figure and a copper-coloured standing deity murti stand on a raised platform at left, and yellow flower petals lie on the wet floor. A second robed figure at the right edge wears a green and red garment. The scene is wet and dim, with orange-red tones throughout.2008-01-03January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20082008-01-03December 28 20112011-12-28A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold border pours golden-yellow liquid from a silver ornate vessel over a white marble seated statue. The statue, with a raised right hand in abhaya mudra and a red tilak on the forehead, is draped in the yellow liquid, which runs down its robes and onto the square base. The priest wears copper bangles. This is an abhishekam ritual performed on a statue. Background shows a dark stone object and blurred gold ornaments.2011-12-28A standing man in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back curly hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass kalasha onto a white marble seated deity murti. A gold-beaded mala hangs around his neck. Behind him, a second figure in orange also stands, and another orange-robed devotee sits in the left background. A brass-coloured small deity statue stands beside the white figure. The scene suggests an abhishekam in a dim temple hall.2010-02-12January 08 20122012-01-08September 19 20112011-09-19