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A temple puja photograph showing a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron waist cloth with a gold border, holding a gold tray of yellow flowers and offering it toward a deity murti. The murti is a standing goddess in red and gold sari with a crown, holding a trident and a lotus-like object, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in saffron-yellow robes. The shrine is a gold-finished arched canopy with ornate carving. Brass kalasha pots and vessels stand on a shelf behind, and a woman in blue sari is partly visible at left.

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November 01 20112011-11-01A young shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded necklace and bangles, stands at a golden shrine arch offering a yellow flower to a set of deity murtis. The central murti is a standing goddess in red and gold sari with a crown, holding a spear-like staff, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in yellow-orange silk. The murtis sit on a gold-embossed altar with kalasha pots and a wet stone floor behind. Shrine ritual. Only one physical person is visible.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at a golden shrine, pouring or offering from a small golden vessel onto a golden deity murti of a seated figure holding a spear, with two smaller golden attendant figures in yellow-orange cloth beside it. The ornate gilded arch and base frame the abhishekam. An older woman in a dark sari stands behind a brass pot at left.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at left, reaching his hand toward a gilded deity murti. The murti is a standing figure in red sari-style drapery with a crown, holding a staff and a ceremonial object, flanked by two smaller gilded attendant figures wearing yellow-orange cloth. Behind them is an ornate gold arch with carved makara motifs, brass kalasha pots and a stone temple wall. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja at a temple shrine. The priest is clearly distinguishable from the deity statues and there is no visible claim that he is a person.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder and a gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel held in his raised right hand over a metal deity murti of a standing deity holding a trident, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in yellow silk. Water streams down the murti. The ornate gilt arch behind it has carved lion-like makara motifs, and brass kalashas and offerings sit on a shelf to the right.2011-11-01A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala and bangles, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden deity murti of Subramanya Swami standing on a golden pedestal under an ornate golden arch. Two golden attendant figures in yellow garments flank the central murti, and the abhishekam is in progress with liquid flowing over the figures. Brass kalasha pots and floral offerings are visible in the background, along with a red curtain at left.2011-11-01November 12 20102010-11-12October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, performs a ritual at a golden palanquin-style stand holding three bronze deity murtis draped in orange cloth. He holds a long ceremonial cloth or offering vessel over the central murti. Behind, a large deity figure in yellow and blue garments with a garland is seen in a temple shrine, and a woman in white stands at left near a pillar with a red-and-orange curtain. Stone temple walls carry carved floral motifs. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so he is described by role only.2011-10-07