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A seated man in orange robes with white and red forehead markings pours liquid from a silver bowl over a deity murti during abhishekam. Behind him stands a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl, and orange-robed devotees are partly visible at left. In the foreground a hand arranges white powder on a golden tray beside the murti, which is draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. Orange cloth hangs behind the scene and the setting is a temple courtyard.

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A seated man in saffron/orange robes performs abhishekam, pouring a yellow substance from a silver bowl over a small deity murti wrapped in a red cloth. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and a red bindi, and white paste is smeared on his arms. Two men in white clothing and one man in orange robes stand behind him near an orange-painted wall with a brass bell hanging above. A gold-patterned platform sits in front of him.2010-07-21A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes pouring a yellowish liquid. He has a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead and wet slicked-back hair. Beside him a man in a red shawl and white dhoti holds a brass vessel, and a standing man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with hands folded. An orange cloth covers the ground in the foreground, with a dark sign behind on a red-painted wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a deity murti, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a red-draped image rising from a gold-edged base strewn with grains and white powder. He wears white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. A dark plaque with names hangs on the orange wall behind.2010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arm and a red bindi, squeezes a yellow substance over a silver vessel. Beside him, a silver bowl and a red cloth-wrapped object are coated with white and yellow abhishekam offerings. The background shows an orange wall, a red pillar and a dark plaque with white text. The man's appearance is ordinary priestly attire with no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair or a crown, so identity is uncertain.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged, performing an abhishekam ritual. He has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms and a red bindi, and he is pouring or rubbing a yellow substance from his hand onto a deity murti draped in red cloth. A brass bowl stands beside the murti on a gold-trimmed tray, and a second person in white clothing is partly visible at the upper left. A red-and-orange patterned cloth hangs at the right. Appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so the person is described by role only.2010-07-21A photo of an abhishekam at a temple. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and draped orange cloth, with white vibhuti marks on the forehead and arm, and a heavy gold necklace, pours milk from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalingam-style Shiva linga on a lotus-carved base. Milk streams down the black stone. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and gold beads stands watching, and a younger person in orange holds a brass pot. At left, a white marble statue of a seated figure with raised hand stands beside the stone. A yellow-and-white garment is partly visible at the edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure pouring the abhishekam, identified by his swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron draped cloth.2009-12-16A temple abhishekam scene at a shrine. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain bends forward, pouring from a brass vessel or tray. Seated in front, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white garland and a forehead of white and red tilak sits on a low platform, hands resting near a golden tray. Beside the tray, a white flower-covered cone-shaped offering is poured over with liquid running down it. A woman in orange sari stands at right, and brass lamps and vessels sit behind a red-railed enclosure. No one is identified as a person by appearance; the seated devotee is shown in ritual garments.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a low orange seat, pouring white liquid or milk from a silver vessel over a sacred stone. He has white and red forehead markings and a bare upper arm with a white dressing. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a figure in red clothing bends in the background. Orange draped cloth and a sign reading Dhyanapeetha hang on the temple wall. The scene shows temple ritual pouring at Bidadi.2010-07-21