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A seated man in saffron-orange clothing pours liquid from a golden kalasha pot over a small deity murti during an abhishekam. He wears a sleeveless orange top, a long gold-beaded necklace and a sandalwood tilak with white markings on his arms and face. Behind him a standing priest in orange dhoti and shawl, with palms joined, observes the ritual. Stone carvings, a red railing, marigold offerings and a brass vessel are visible in the temple setting. a person: the seated man has a distinctive ritual presentation with saffron clothing and a gold bead mala, though his face is not used for identification.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A young man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a gold bead necklace sits and pours water from a brass pot with a spout onto a small red-draped metal murti of a female deity with a crown, held upright on a stand. White ash lines and a red bindi mark his forehead, and white ash marks his arm. Behind him, another man in orange robes stands blurred, and a stone ledge with yellow flowers is visible at the right.2010-07-21A seated man in orange robes and rudraksha mala pours water from a golden pot over a small golden deity murti draped in red cloth, during an abhishekam. A second man in an orange cloth stands at right, and a third in a red shawl stands behind at left. Yellow and pink flowers rest on a gold tray. Behind them is a stone carved wall with a small carved figure. The seated figure has sandalwood paste on his arm and forehead, and a lineage-style ritual setting. a person: the seated figure shows long hair pulled back, orange robes, and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's claim that he attends this event.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph inside a temple shrine during an abhishekam. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long gold necklace and a wooden rudraksha mala pours a golden liquid from a brass vessel over a golden shivalinga-style murti set on a stand. Two orange-robed men sit behind him, one wearing a saffron head wrap and spectacles, and white and pink flower garlands hang at right. Brass puja items, bells, a small bowl of flowers and leaves sit on a tray in the foreground, and the walls are tiled in white.2009-10-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace pours water from a brass kalasha pot over a small red-clad metal murti of a goddess holding a trident and other attributes, performing an abhishekam. He has white ash marks on his forehead, arm and shoulder, and a red bindi. Behind him stands another person in orange and gold-bordered saffron cloth, and a brass lamp and yellow flowers sit on a stone ledge near a red pillar.2010-07-21