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A priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dress pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel with a long spout over a garlanded deity murti. The murti is draped in yellow and white marigold and red flower garlands, with gold jewellery and a jewelled crown. Lit oil lamps glow in the background, and a backdrop with a green and red band is partly visible. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain and holds an open book in his other hand. The scene looks like abhishekam or puja.

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A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands before a deity murti adorned with yellow marigold garlands, red flower garlands and gold ornaments. He holds a small gold kalasha-style pouring vessel raised in one hand, pouring liquid over the murti as in abhishekam, and holds an open book or text in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold chain and bangles. A blurred banner behind shows a portrait and a partially visible printed caption. Warm lamp lights glow in the background.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A temple abhishekam scene with a golden deity murti heavily draped in multicolour flower garlands of red, pink, yellow, white and green, adorned with gold jewellery and a crown. On the left, priests in white dhotis and a man in a red turban pour from a silver vessel over the image. Brass oil lamps and a small lamp sit in the foreground, and a gold-and-red altar cloth frames the murti.2014-12-05November 18 20152015-11-18A photo of a temple ritual. A person in an orange-red robe and matching orange turban stands at left, one hand resting on a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a large garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers, gold jewellery, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a green-jewelled crown. Gold-toned decorative metalwork and a red cloth are visible at right. Only one physical person is visible; the murti is a statue.2014-12-05A photograph of a devotee in an orange-red turban and orange-and-gold draped robe, seen from behind, raising one arm toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a golden throne-like backdrop and is adorned with thick garlands of yellow and white flowers with red accents, gold jewellery and an ornate crown. The figure stands in front of the murti with bangles and a sacred ash mark on the shoulder.2015-11-18A photograph of a temple worship scene with a priest standing at left in a maroon turban and draped maroon-and-gold cloth, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a small earring, and holding yellow flowers toward decorated deity murtis. The two central deity murtis are heavily adorned with yellow and red garlands, gold jewellery, a tall crown, and an orange-and-gold garment, with a smaller deity figure at right in a red garment. A brass lamp or vessel is visible at the lower left edge. The scene appears to be ritual worship in a temple sanctum, with a gold-and-bronze backdrop.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18December 05 20142014-12-05December 14 20162016-12-14A figure with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a red-brown wrap over a leopard-print cloth pours liquid from a golden vessel over a green stone linga during abhishekam. Behind the linga, a tall deity murti is adorned with gold jewellery, a gold crown and a green-and-red sari, flanked by garlands of yellow marigolds and red-and-white flowers. The figure has a patterned hair ornament and white sacred markings on the arm.2018-02-13 +1 copiesA man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, a silver crown and a gold cloth backdrop. The man wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, gold bangles and spectacles, with white sacred ash marks on his arm. Flickering lamp light and a gold-embossed pillar fill the background.2015-11-18