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Indoor temple abhishekam scene at dim stone shrine. A seated man in an orange-red shawl and long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant necklace, with white tilak on forehead, sits before a metal kalasha decorated with pink lotuses and white flowers, and a metal tray of offerings. A shirtless priest in red-and-white cloth kneels at right pouring from a vessel, while a young person in orange robes kneels at left. Around them devotees stand in white, yellow and blue saris and white dhotis, some holding brass plates and flowers. A bright lotus-garlanded metal pot sits in the foreground.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and bright ceiling lights. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange head cloth sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red and orange garland and gold necklace. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes sits cross-legged, and another orange-clad man sits nearby. On the left, an orange-robed priest sits beside a devotee with folded hands. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and red shawl sits at the front, with brass vessels, pink flowers and white garlands on a stone platform in front. Behind, a crowd of standing and seated devotees, many in white, yellow and pink saris, watch. A man in white shirt wears a flower garland at the right edge.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk with a crowd gathered behind. In the centre, a seated man in a red-orange shawl and orange-saffron ritual wear, with white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, receives a metal vessel decorated with pink and white flowers from a bare-chested priest in a red-and-white checked cloth. Behind them stands a young man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, and a row of onlookers in white, yellow and saffron clothing watch. In the foreground are a woven basket of petals and a small metal bowl. Attributing the seated figure as a person cannot be made firmly from appearance alone, so the identity is marked unsure.2009-07-13A photograph inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and bright ceiling lights. A man in a red-orange shawl and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform and holds flowers over a metal bowl. a person is seated centrally, with a trident (trishul) raised beside him. Around him, seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and a bare-chested priest in a red-checked cloth and yellow dhoti perform the ritual, with a silver kalasha, flower offerings and rose petals on a table. Standing onlookers in white shirts, saris and kurtas, many holding flower garlands, fill the background, and a child looks on at the right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a dim temple hall of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti kneels at right, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over an object on a stone platform, with white and pink flowers and a silver pot nearby. Behind him, a man with a red-and-orange turban wears a red shawl, ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, seated among other devotees in orange robes. On the left, a standing priest in orange robes with a long staff and tilak marks sits facing the scene. A crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts stands and sits along the back wall. Tube lights and barred windows light the hall.2009-07-13