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A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a silver vessel over a golden metal utsava murti of a deity standing on a small pedestal, during an abhishekam on a gold-trimmed wheeled platform. Two smaller orange-clad attendant figures flank the deity. Behind, a shrine is decorated with yellow and orange cloth, garlands and a seated deity murti under a canopy. A second assistant in white dhoti with orange shawl stands at left beside brass vessels and red-and-white striped pillars.

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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 12 20102010-11-12A 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 priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold beaded necklace and a gold pendant pours water from a silver vessel over a silver shivalinga on a red base, during an abhishekam at a temple courtyard. Behind him stand bronze deity murtis in orange cloth on a gilded ratha/chariot-style palanquin, with a stone temple gateway at right. Another man in white dhoti and gold-necklace stands in the background beside a woman in white and yellow, and a red-draped table with offerings sits at left.2011-10-07A shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, pouring a liquid from a golden vessel over a golden deity murti with a trident and two attendant figures in maroon garments on a carved wooden stand. Behind them, a large golden throne holds a seated figure in orange robes garlanded with purple and yellow flowers, with red drapery and tall brass oil lamps framing the shrine. Brass bowls sit on the wet stone floor, and a small brass lamp and offering plate rest on the right.2010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine. A young shaved-headed priest in orange saffron robes stands at left, pouring water from a golden vessel over small golden murti figures in the foreground, including a central standing deity figure flanked by two smaller attendant figures in maroon garments. Behind them, a large golden-decorated deity murti in red and gold cloth is garlanded with marigold and purple flower garlands, with a golden kalasha-shaped crown element on a golden peetha. Ornate gold lamp stands line the platform and the stone walls are carved.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple abhishekam scene in a courtyard with wet stone floor. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold-framed image of deities seated on a golden peetha with a gold arch. Behind him, three priests in white dhotis, bare-chested with gold-colored sacred threads, carry silver pots and vessels. To the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and a gold crown. Orange walls and a Sanskrit-named signboard appear in the background, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2011-11-01A man in orange-saffron robes and a matching orange shawl pours a liquid from a metal vessel over a gilded deity murti standing on a golden pedestal. He wears a long beaded necklace and a gold bracelet. Two smaller orange-draped gilded figures stand beside the central murti on a golden base. Behind them are a stone altar ledge, an ornate stone carved wall, a green-robed figure seated on a pink stand, and orange curtains at left.2011-10-07November 01 20112011-11-01