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Outdoor temple ritual beside a large tree. Several men in rust-red and gold-bordered dhotis and shawls stand on a raised red platform draped with a purple-and-white cloth, where a robed man bends forward with a vessel and pours liquid. A black stone deity murti with a crown stands at right, garlanded with green leaves. Beside the platform, a man in white dhoti with a white shawl holds a metal pot and a sprinkler, and another man in white stands nearby. Bright marigold and red flower garlands hang on the pillars at left, and a carved golden doorway frame stands at right. Other devotees in orange and white watch from the background.

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February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor puja before a large dark stone deity murti with a tall crown, standing beneath a leafy tree. Three priests in orange-red dhotis with gold-yellow borders stand on a blue and pink cloth; the front priest, bare-chested with gold armlets, holds a white and red flower garland and a brass plate, while other priests hold brass vessels and a kalasha-like lamp in the upper right.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. On a red-framed wooden platform draped with a striped purple and red cloth, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long dark ponytail stands holding a garland, while another man in similar orange-red garments raises his arm high, holding an object aloft near a silver vessel and a tray of flowers. Several young men in orange garments wearing marigold and yellow-orange garlands stand nearby. Two dark stone or metal deity murtis, one with a crown, stand to the right draped with green garlands. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a temple site. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border wears a white and multicolored flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, another person in matching orange-red and gold robes raises a white vessel high with one arm, pouring liquid over a large black stone deity murti standing on the right, which has a crown and an arm raised. Two more robed attendants stand at the left beside a tray of orange and yellow flower offerings, a brass lamp and a metal bowl. Green vines hang on the statue, and a man in white stands partly visible in the background. a person wears long swept-back hair, a multicolored garland and gold bangles, identified by these cues as the garlanded man in the foreground, and that person is present in person. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a large shaded tree. A figure in long-haired, bare-chested ceremonial attire with a white and red flower garland and gold bangles stands at left beside another man in orange-red robes. At right, a robed priest in red and gold cloth pours liquid from a white vessel over a dark stone deity murti standing in front of the tree. Brass vessels and a plate of flowers sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Green vine garlands drape the statue.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a leafy tree at a temple-like site. Several priests in rust-orange dhotis with cream-and-gold borders stand on a raised platform covered by a striped blue and pink cloth. The central priest wears a long white flower garland with red and green accents and holds a small object while raising his hand in offering. Beside them a bare-chested priest stands with palms together, and a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a large brass vessel. To the left stands a large dark stone deity murti with a tall crown-like headdress and carved figure, near a gold-painted temple wall.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual photo under a leafy tree. A tall black stone deity murti stands at left, its hands raised. On a raised platform draped with a striped blue and red cloth, several men in orange-brown dhotis with yellow borders perform worship. The central man wears a long red and white flower garland and holds a small cup. Behind him, a shirtless man with folded hands stands beside another in orange, and at right a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a large brass vessel on his shoulder. Several people in orange and white attire participate in the abhishekam-style offering.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Low-angle photo of a black stone Shiva lingam or deity murti being bathed with water poured from a metal vessel held by a man in a dark red-brown dhoti with a golden-yellow border. Beside him, a second man in the same red-brown and gold clothing bends forward, and a third figure on the right, partly cropped, wears matching red-brown and gold garments. A striped multicolour and white flower garland hangs from the pouring man's shoulder, and sunlit green trees form the backdrop. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed outdoors.2015-02-05