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Night photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple-style setting draped with marigold and white flower garlands in yellow, orange, maroon and white. A bare-chested man in an orange and maroon striped dhoti, with a sacred thread across his back, pours liquid from a clay pot onto a tall deity murti, which is streaming with milky liquid and wrapped with yellow flowers. Other white-clad figures stand partly visible at the right edge.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with maroon stripes and a white sacred thread pours milk from a brass pot over a deity murti draped in a clear plastic cover and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Behind the murti hangs a dense backdrop of marigold, white and deep purple flower garlands. A second figure in white stands partly visible at the right edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam in progress.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms pours liquid from a golden kalasha over a bronze statue of a standing deity murti. The statue is adorned with flower garlands and streams of milk or abhishekam liquid run down its body. Behind them is a wall of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white and purple.2016-12-17December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam at night. A man with a shaved head and bare chest stands at center, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala across his chest and gold bangles, and pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone lingam set in a black basin. A second man in a matching rust-red cloth and rudraksha beads stands behind him, and a figure in orange-red cloth stands at the left edge. Behind the lingam, a tall backdrop of red, yellow, pink and purple flower garlands frames a large golden deity murti, with a red-and-gold turban and bright silk draperies at right. Water splashes up around the stone.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam in progress before a wall of marigold and orange, yellow, white and purple flower strands. A shaved-headed young priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with white tilak markings on his arms and chest, a rudraksha mala across his shoulder, pours liquid from a brass pot over a bronze deity murti, a standing figure with raised hand and flower garlands. Another brass vessel is held at the right edge by a second person whose hand is partly visible. Liquid splashes from the murti's head.2016-12-17A person in a reddish-brown and gold dhoti or wrap pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone Shivalingam during abhishekam. Water splashes around the black base. The person wears a rudraksha mala with bead necklaces, a rudraksha headband, gold bangles and an earring. Behind the lingam are garlands of yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers and a red cloth. A second person in a red-brown garment is partly visible at the lower left, and a carved stone pillar appears at the top.2015-02-17 +1 copies