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Close-up photo of a silver-coloured metal deity murti. Beside it, a hand with bangles reaches toward the murti, and a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands blurred at the right edge. The background is dark with soft bokeh lights.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close-up photograph of a silver-toned metal murti of a deity with a tall crown and a small handheld drum or ornament, next to a person in a flowing orange-saffron garment. A hand with a gold bangle and a red mark on a fingertip reaches toward the murti's face. The background is dark and blurred with warm red lights.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A close photograph of a golden metal murti of a deity pair being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand in an orange garment at upper right. The left figure, a four-armed deity holding a drum and other objects, is gleaming gold, while the right figure, a smaller seated form with a crown, is also coated in the flowing yellow abhishekam liquid. Carved gold lattice panels frame the left edge and the background is blurred dark with out-of-focus figures in white. Other visible shapes are indistinct. This is an abhishekam being performed on the murti.2011-11-10December 20 20112011-12-20Close photograph of a golden metal processional murti of a seated deity with a smaller companion figure, both wearing crowns, shown beneath a curved golden frame. Water streams and splashes over the idols. A figure in orange and gold robes stands at the right edge, and a hand holds a vessel above. Blurred background with green cloth and warm lights.2011-11-10Close photo of a golden metal deity murti pair, a Shiva-like figure with a tall crown and his consort beside him, both with bright metallic finish and ornate detailing, set within a carved golden arch. A hand in a beaded bracelet pours liquid from a silver vessel over the figures, a ritual abhishekam. The background is dark and blurred, with out-of-focus people in white garments at right.2011-11-10A gilded bronze deity murti of Shiva seated with Parvati beside him on a pedestal is being bathed with water poured from a silver vessel held by a person in orange and yellow robes at right. Water streams over the figures and flower petals lie on the base. Blurred devotees in colourful saris and clothing sit in the background at night, with a green cloth draped at the lower left.2011-11-10Close photograph of a gilded metal deity murti pair, a Shiva-form figure with a tall jatamukuta crown and an attendant figure in a white dhoti and a round pendant, seated side by side. A hand at upper right pours water or milk in a thin stream from a silver vessel over the figures. Blurred background figures in white clothing are out of focus, and the gilded arch frame stands at left.2011-11-10December 20 20112011-12-20