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A temple abhishekam scene in a shrine courtyard with an orange-painted wall and red-and-white striped pillar. A bearded man in a red-and-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl sits cross-legged on a wooden seat at right, hands raised, facing a golden bed draped with a white cloth that two orange-robed men and a bare-chested man in white dhoti hold and lift. Another orange-robed man sits at left with palms open, and a standing man in orange dhoti and shawl stands near brass pots. Brass kalashas, oil lamps, silver bowls, plates of marigolds, red flowers and green leaves are arranged on the floor, and a deity murti with garlands and a white cloth stands in the shrine at top right.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A temple shrine with a stone and gold-trimmed canopy, orange curtains and a deity murti on a golden pedestal, its figures adorned with yellow and red garlands. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand and kneel around a gold-framed platform, two of them holding a white cloth draped over it. A seated priest in orange and a red shawl joins his palms beside brass kalasha vessels, a plate of flowers, and oil lamps in the foreground. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual being prepared at the shrine.2010-07-21A temple shrine scene with a golden deity murti of a goddess with trident and crown, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, seated in an arched gold niche with a red backdrop. Four men attend a gold palanquin-like bed draped in white cloth: a man in orange robes on the left, a man in a white shirt bending over the cloth, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holding the cloth edge. In the foreground a seated man in orange and red robes sits beside brass plates of flowers, a kalasha pot, a bell, lamps and green leaves. Brass lamps line the pillars. Other orange-robed figures stand at the edges. This appears to be an abhishekam or ritual preparation at a temple.2010-07-21Devotees perform a puja inside a temple courtyard with orange walls and a red-and-white railing. In the foreground, a seated priest in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace has a golden tray of marigolds and red flowers, green leaves, and brass pots, with a brass lamp before him. Other seated men in orange garments hold offering plates and vessels. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind them with hands folded, and a taller man in orange robes stands at the rear. Several people in white and orange sit to the right, and a golden altar-like pedestal and carved stone shrine stand at left. A blue sign with Kannada script hangs on the wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a ritual. A golden rectangular stand or tray sits on the floor in front of a shrine where a deity murti with a crown and a goddess murti in a magenta sari are adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand and kneel around the golden stand; one man in a red shawl pours or lifts from a red cloth bag, another in orange gestures with a pointing hand, and a bearded man in an orange robe and red shawl presses his palms together in namaste. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Brass lamps, a bell, a kalasha pot, and plates of marigold and rose petals lie on the floor, along with a plate of green leaves. Five to six people are physically visible.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual in a red-and-orange hall with a golden-trimmed basin and a carved stone shrine at left. A bearded priest in orange dhoti with a red-orange shawl sits at the basin pouring liquid, while a seated priest in orange with folded hands faces him. Trays hold yellow and red flower heaps, fruit, and brass vessels. A standing priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and another standing man in orange stand behind. Seated devotees in white and orange sit along the right wall, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron sits in the foreground.2010-07-21A temple shrine courtyard during a ritual. A seated man in orange and red robes sits with palms joined in front of a golden rectangular stand holding a small green figure and offerings. Standing behind him, a bald man in orange, another in orange with a shawl, and a man in white dhoti with bare upper body fold their hands. Brass pots, a silver bowl of greenery, a tray of marigold flowers and red blossoms, fruit and a brass lamp sit on the floor. Devotees in orange robes sit at the right. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and a clay pot shrine with pillars and orange curtains frame the scene.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21