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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a gilded temple hall. A man with long hair, a trimmed beard, a red-brown dhoti and a pink and white flower garland pours liquid from a brass vessel. Beside him, a younger man in orange garments and a long-haired attendant in orange cloth hold a tray and assist at a gold-decorated altar with a lion-figure pillar, marigold garlands and a red and gold cloth bundle in the foreground. Pale sacred markings are visible on the attendants' bodies. No clear physical evidence establishes the first man as a person, and the page states he was not at this event.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual before a gilded shrine with a golden lion carving and a decorated deity murti crowned with a jewelled headdress. A man in a maroon dhoti and long swept-back hair, wearing a white and pink flower garland and gold necklaces, pours water from a silver vessel over the deity. Beside him stands a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a orange turban and sandal marks on his arms, hands folded in prayer. Another orange-clad man with a rudraksha mala bends over the offering tray, and a further orange-clad figure with long hair stands at the right edge. Marigold and rose garlands drape the altar.2017-05-05Ritual abhishekam scene in a gold-decorated temple sanctum. A bearded man with long hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a long mala of pink and white flowers, gold necklaces and gold armbands, and a rust-brown dhoti pours water from a silver pot over an object on a tray. Two young men in orange-saffron cloth with white body markings stand beside him, one holding a silver platter. Behind them is a golden lion-carved pillar and a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. The appearance of the central man is not a sufficient basis for identification, so he is described by role as the officiating priest performing the abhishekam.2017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05A temple abhishekam scene in a gold-ornamented shrine. A man with long swept-back hair, a brown dhoti-style garment, a white-and-pink flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles pours liquid from a silver vessel over a deity murti of Meenakshi. Around him, saffron-clad attendants in orange cloths, one with white body markings, assist and hold a silver tray. The deity is adorned with flowers and jewelry on an elaborate golden throne-like backdrop with a gold lion-shaped carving at left.2017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05A ritual abhishekam in a gold-decorated hall. A man with long dark hair, a beard and a white forehead mark stands at left in maroon-brown clothing, a pink and white flower garland around his neck, gold bangles and arm band, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a deity murti. Behind him, another man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-embroidered shawl bends over an offering tray. A third person in orange robes stands at right. The murti is adorned with gold jewellery, flower garlands and yellow flowers, with ornate gold panels behind. The man pouring holds a candidate-appearance label: a person, based on long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and garland, with the printed credit line on the image indicating a person archive photograph of a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam ritual.2017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a temple ritual on a golden stage. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a white forehead mark wears a brown-red dhoti, a pink and white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armlets, and pours liquid from a silver vessel. Beside him, a young man in an orange cloth with white body markings bends over a silver tray holding a golden ornate vessel, and another young man in orange stands at the right. Behind them are gold carved panels, a golden lion-shaped sculpture, marigold garlands and a decorated deity murti. A red and gold cloth bundle sits at the lower left.2017-05-05A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a rust-brown dhoti, a multi-coloured flower garland and gold armlets, pours water from a silver vessel over a decorated deity murti during abhishekam. Beside him, two attendants in saffron-orange robes assist, one holding a copper tray and the other with white sandalwood markings on the body. Behind them stand a gold-and-red ornate deity figure with garlands and a golden temple backdrop with carved lion figures and a red curtain. The setting is an elaborate temple-style stage.2017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05