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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged, pouring liquid from a golden kalasha pot over a small deity murti on a gilded tray. The deity is carved with raised arms and a sword-like object, draped in pink cloth and streaming with milk or water during abhishekam. A second person in orange robes stands behind him, hands clasped. Behind them are stone carvings and brass lamps at a temple setting.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a brass pot over a small deity murti wrapped in pink cloth, performing abhishekam on a golden tray. He wears white sandalwood paste on his forehead and arm with a red mark between the brows. A second person in orange stands behind him holding the pot's wider vessel, with a brass bowl and carved stone pillar in the background.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a polished brass vessel over a white stone deity murti. The man has slicked-back dark hair and white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and white paste is smeared on his upper arm. Behind him, a figure in white garments stands near a red and white wall with a dark plaque. The deity's face and form are streaked with white liquid and red stains.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple. A man in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead sits on the ground and pours water from a brass pot over a small white and pink deity murti set inside an ornate gilded tray. A second person in orange robes and a yellow shawl stands behind him with hands clasped at the chest, wearing a wristwatch. Behind them are a carved stone niche with a ganesha-like relief, a brass bowl and a clay pot on a stone ledge, and greenery visible through a red grille.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A seated man in orange robes with a vertical white tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a brass kalasha onto a small silver deity murti set in a gold-edged stone base. Behind him, a second person in an orange robe with a gold-bordered wrap stands with hands clasped, and a brass vessel and offerings sit on a stone ledge. The scene is a ritual bathing of a murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photo of an abhishekam being performed at an outdoor temple shrine in the evening. Two men in orange saffron robes stand at the centre. The taller man on the left has long dark hair swept back, a gold necklace hanging on his chest, and wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, watching the pouring. The shaved-headed man on the right wears glasses and an orange robe, pouring water from a brass pot into a silver bowl set on a pedestal. Water cascades down over a white-and-orange sculpted seated figure with raised hand, a red-draped deity murti stands at the right, and a small silver pyramid-shaped sri yantra sits on a stone base at lower left. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang on a pillar at the right edge. A seated devotee in yellow sits partly visible at the far left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace pours water from a brass kalasha pot over a small red-clad metal murti of a goddess holding a trident and other attributes, performing an abhishekam. He has white ash marks on his forehead, arm and shoulder, and a red bindi. Behind him stands another person in orange and gold-bordered saffron cloth, and a brass lamp and yellow flowers sit on a stone ledge near a red pillar.2010-07-21A seated man in orange robes with white ash marks on his forehead and arm pours liquid from a brass pot over a small silver deity murti standing in a gold-edged tray, performing abhishekam. Behind him a standing person in orange with a yellow-and-red bordered shawl and a wristwatch watches with hands clasped. Grey carved stone walls, a brass bowl and a red railing are visible in the temple setting.2010-07-21