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A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with the head covered, whose white-painted forearms show, stands at left reaching toward a golden deity murti with a red and gold crown, large jewelled earrings, and a heavily adorned green garment with layered jeweled necklaces. The murti holds a trident-like staff and a raised hand. Below, a garland of red, white and yellow flowers and a dark pot-like object with offerings sit on a stone base, with purple cloth at right and an ornate gold backdrop behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja. The figure's appearance does not clearly establish an identity.

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December 16 20092009-12-16A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold rudraksha-style neck garland sits at a golden temple archway, placing a white-and-red flower garland onto a green cloth-draped deity murti or ritual form. A tilak mark is on his forehead and his hair is swept back. A woman in white kneels at right beside the altar, and a steel bowl of flowers and offerings sits in the foreground. Behind them, a deity is dressed in red silk, with jeweled gold ornaments and purple flower garlands. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam in a temple shrine.2009-10-17A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with gilded deity murtis. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder, his head covered by an orange cloth, pours or applies liquid over a black lingam with his right hand while holding a small silver vessel nearby. 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The murti is a deity statue, not a living person, so no one present is identified.2009-12-16A photograph taken from below of a large golden metal deity murti, decorated with a black crown, layered garlands of yellow, white, magenta and purple flowers, a green and orange silk garment, and silver jewellery. On the left, a person in an orange sleeveless top and gold headband, with long curly dark hair, reaches up to touch or adjust the murti's raised arm and head. The setting is a stone temple ceiling and pillar.2007-12-25A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl on the left, reaching toward a small dark stone shivalinga in the foreground. Behind it sit two golden metal deity murtis seated on a teal cloth-draped dais, one wearing a tall crown and garlands, the other holding a trident-like staff and wearing a red and green silk sari-style garment with gold jewellery. 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Behind the lingam, golden deity murtis wear garlands of flowers in red, yellow and purple, and a figure in green and pink silk sari-style dress with gold jewellery and a white cloth stands among them. Gold ornate decor frames the scene.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark shivalingam in a temple shrine. Behind him stand two gold-faced deity murtis, one wearing a tall crown and the other a red and green silk sari, decorated with rudraksha-style beads, garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and jewelry. A golden statue of a standing devotee stands at the left edge, and a gold trident-like staff rests against the shrine. 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