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A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam-style ritual beside a tall wall of multicoloured marigold and flower garlands in orange, yellow, red, purple and green. A bronze statue of a standing boy-form deity wearing a pink flower garland and a small tilak stands on a metal platform in the left foreground. Two priests stand at the right: one bare-chested with a brown-orange cloth tied at the waist, holding a brass pouring vessel over the statue; the other bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold waist cord, holding a brass bowl. White metal scaffolding and stairs with a crowd of onlookers stand behind them.

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December 09 20162016-12-09A temple ritual scene with a tall pillar wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in purple, white, yellow, orange and pink. In the foreground a bronze statue of a saint with hands folded is draped in a white and purple flower garland, standing on a dark pedestal beside brass vessels. Two men in ritual attire stand on a metal-railed platform: one bald, bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with a shawl over his shoulder, and beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a golden border holding a small brass bowl. Stairs and railings frame the scene, with a seated crowd visible in the background.2016-12-18December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 16 20162016-12-16December 02 20162016-12-02A bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a gold kalasha over a bronze statue of a standing boy, decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. Behind them, a wall of marigolds and colourful flowers covers a pillar, and the blurred crowd is lit by rows of oil lamps. The priest wears a rudraksha mala. Abhishekam ritual at a temple.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A golden arched shrine frame with a small gilded deity murti holding flowers stands at left in front of a grey metal railing and rows of brass pots. A man with bare upper body and orange dhoti, with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, raises a small brass oil lamp or aarti vessel toward the deity. Behind him a colourful cloth canopy trimmed with flower garlands in orange, yellow and purple is draped over a structure. The setting appears to be a ritual stage with a red-tiled backdrop.2017-02-26December 06 20162016-12-06December 18 20162016-12-18