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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a bronze deity murti. A person's hands, adorned with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, pour white milk from a pot onto a tall standing bronze figure draped in orange cloth, wearing a tiered crown and ornamented arm bands. The milk streams down the figure and over the orange cloth, and a second orange-draped bronze figure stands partly visible at the left edge. The setting is an outdoor temple space with a blurred warm background.

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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A metal deity murti, gilded and silver-toned, stands with an orange silk cloth draped over its shoulders and wrapped at the waist. Its arms are raised holding a discus-like object and a conch-like item. Milk or liquid is being poured over its head and body from a long ornate golden vessel held by a hand at the upper left, during an abhishekam. Behind is a stone pillar with carved detail and a blurred red structure. No living people are visible apart from a hand.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07Close view of an abhishekam being performed on two metal deity murtis. A person in orange-saffron robes with a thick gold-bead necklace and gold bangle pours milk from a silver kalasha-style vessel over the head of a small standing deity murti in orange cloth, its face and crown whitened with milk. To the right, a taller standing murti in orange drapery holding a staff is also coated with white liquid. The orange robes and white milk dominate the frame.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 01 20112011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small gold-and-white deity murti. Water pours from a large silver vessel held by a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold borders, while a second priest in white dhoti with gold border and bracelets gently cleanses the figure with his hands. Behind them stands a larger golden deity statue holding a staff, draped in orange cloth. The water splashes over the idol's ornate crown and face.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 12 20102010-11-12October 13 20132013-10-13