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A devotee in red-orange robes pours water from a golden pot over a polished bronze Shiva murti wearing a tall jata-style crown with crescent moon and a sacred thread. Water streams down the figure's face and chest. Beside it stands a second bronze deity with a tall crown, ornate necklaces and bangles, and red lips, with a golden arch behind them and greenery visible beyond. The scene reads as a cold-water abhishekam ritual at an outdoor shrine. The pot-pouring figure is seen from behind and partially, so no appearance-based a person candidate is established.

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A man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style mala is pouring water from a silver vessel over golden-bronze deity murti statues under a gilded canopy. The seated figure has a tall ornate crown and the standing figure wears a crown, jewelled necklaces and earrings. The man's head is bowed as he performs the abhishekam, with water streaming over the statues' bases.2009-06-15September 19 20112011-09-19June 15 20092009-06-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a golden deity murti being bathed in a ritual, with a priest in white dhoti and shawl pouring liquid from a silver bowl onto the head of the central figure, whose crown and face are smeared with yellowish paste. A second golden deity image with a tall crown stands to the right, and an ornate gilded arch frames the scene. A rudraksha mala hangs from the priest's neck, and a blurred dark figure occupies the lower right foreground. The setting suggests an abhishekam.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A golden deity murti of Shiva with a tall crown and ornate necklaces receives abhishekam, as water pours from a silver bowl held overhead. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes raise their arms to pour and steady the vessel, with a second golden murti of a goddess in an orange drape standing beside it. A small green parrot perches near the deity's hand, under a golden arch carved with floral scrollwork. Lush foliage is visible in the background.2011-12-28Two devotees in saffron-orange robes perform abhishekam on a golden murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together under a gilded arched frame. The person on the left, wrapped in red cloth, pours liquid from a clear container over the figures, while the person on the right, in orange, bends forward beside the statues. The murti shows a crowned Shiva with a bejewelled Parvati at his side, and foliage is visible behind the arch. The scene is a ritual bathing of the deities, with no visible person matching the a person candidate criteria.2009-06-15Golden-hued metal deity murti receiving abhishekam under an ornate gilded arch. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls pour water from a silver vessel over the central murti's head while holding a cloth. A second seated golden murti in orange drapery, crowned and adorned with jewellery, sits to the right. A small green parrot figure appears near the murti's hand. No prominent identifiable a person depiction is visible; the ritual is a deity abhishekam.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Two priests in orange-red dhoti and shawl pour liquid over a gilded deity murti of a seated divine couple, one priest on the left holding a silver vessel and one on the right holding a gold-coloured vessel above the figures. The gilded images have tall crowns and ornaments and sit beneath an ornate golden arch with green foliage behind. Hanging lights appear at the upper right, and partial figures of people in the lower corners are visible. Abhishekam is being performed.2009-06-15