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A photograph of a temple abhishekam scene with wet stone floor and scattered red flower petals. In the foreground, a small gilded bronze deity murti of a standing female figure with a crown, necklaces and bangles holds a lamp-like object. Behind it, a white marble seated figure in a turban-like headdress sits with hands raised, and a larger gilded standing statue stands on a red pedestal. At left, two men in white dhotis with saffron borders and red sacred-thread style markings stand partly visible. A dark stone pillar or lingam-like object appears at right.

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September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A small golden-bronze standing deity murti on a white pedestal is being showered with fine white powder. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a long necklace, a broad collar, and a pleated lower garment, and holds a small ritual object in one hand. To the left, the edge of a white marble figure is visible, and the background shows a dark carved stone platform with red fabric at the right. No people are visible.2011-09-19A photograph of ritual sculptures in a temple setting. In the foreground, a small gilded bronze deity murti stands on an ornate square base, wearing a tall crown, layered necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and a flowing skirt, holding a small lamp or ritual object in one hand. To its left, a white marble seated figure of a sage or teacher sits in meditation pose with one hand raised in blessing, draped in white cloth with a cloth wrap over the head. Behind them stands a large dark stone vessel with a lotus-petal base, and a gold-and-red fabric hangs in the background. No physical people are visible.2011-09-19A temple scene in which a shaven-headed priest in a red-orange upper cloth and white dhoti bends forward over an offering table, with a tulsi-like wrap and a beaded mala around his neck. In the foreground a small bronze standing deity figure with a crown stands beside a white marble seated figure, and a black stone shivalinga with a lotus-shaped base occupies the right side. Behind them a golden figure of a standing saint with raised hand and a red painted wall complete the setting. The priest appears to be performing puja or abhishekam at the altar.2011-03-03A photograph of water pouring over a small bronze deity figure standing on a dark base, with a hand and a sleeve visible at the top of the frame holding the vessel that sends the water down. To the left sits a white marble statue of a seated figure in meditation posture, wrapped in flowing robes with a turban-like head covering. The background is blurred greenery and red railings with an indistinct person barely visible at the far right edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam being performed over a murti.2011-03-03September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. In the foreground, a golden deity murti with a crown and a green garment is being bathed, with water poured from a golden pot held by a figure in a red-orange dhoti-style garment and a bare shoulder. Behind, several women and girls stand in a row: a woman in an orange sari with maroon border on the left, young women in white saris with gold borders, a girl in a white kurta with an orange scarf, and a woman in a white sari with gold border holding a garland. Yellow flowers lie on a gold-edged tray at the base of the murti, and water runs down its green garment onto the stone floor.2011-10-06Photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a small metal murti group on a white-draped platform. A bronze standing deity murti with a tall crown stands at centre, beside a dark grey Shivalinga and several small bronze figures and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Water or milk pours from above over the murtis, which sit on a white cloth with a red and gold border. Blurred gold-bangled hands of an attendant appear at the left and right edges, and a yellow flower lies at the lower right. No people are clearly visible as full figures.2013-09-16 +1 copiesTemple ritual scene with a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holding a brass tray of pink flowers, while his hand gestures over a gold metal deity murti standing before a white marble figure on a wet stone platform. Behind him another priest in white holds a bell, and a dark stone pedestal with a carved lotus base stands at right. Carved grey stone pillars and an orange wall with a black name board frame the shrine. No identifiable a person candidate is present, only priests in ritual white.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19