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A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and a purple dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone deity murti draped in red cloth and decorated with pink flowers. He wears a white face mask and glasses. Behind him are a golden yellow wall, a green-and-red garment on another figure, and a tub holding rose petals in water, consistent with abhishekam ritual bathing.

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November 13 20212021-11-13A shirtless priest in white dhoti and angavastram with yellow borders pours liquid over a black stone deity murti in a temple hall with yellow walls. Behind him, a larger dark deity murti wears a green silk sari with a gold-and-white necklace and a golden crown. The priest's back and bent arms are visible in the foreground. A small black deity murti in a red cloth is placed in a shallow metal tub filled with water and pink flower petals, beside a steel pot and brass oil lamps with a tray of petals. The scene reads as abhishekam ritual. No identifiable a person candidate is present.2021-11-13November 13 20212021-11-13A woman in a magenta blouse and dark navy saree with gold border pours water with a brass kalasha over black stone murtis of deities standing in shallow metal tubs filled with water and rose petals during an abhishekam. To the left an elderly man in white kurta and glasses stands beside her with his hands extended. Behind them a yellow-walled shrine holds a black deity murti in green and gold clothing and a tall decorated murti in red garments adorned with garlands, with oil lamps on the floor. Another person in an orange garment and a face mask stands in the background.2021-11-13A photo inside a temple shrine during abhishekam. A priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a face mask leans forward and pours water from a golden kalasha pot over a small golden figure of a deity and a black lingam-shaped stone on a dark pedestal. Behind him stand large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and white flower garlands, including a blue-clad figure with a turban and a golden figure with a trident and yellow-red silk. Golden temple decor and a red curtain frame the scene.2021-03-09 +1 copiesNovember 13 20212021-11-13November 13 20212021-11-13A woman in a magenta blouse and orange-and-gold striped silk sari, wearing glasses and a bangle, pours water from a small brass vessel over a black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy seated in a large steel tub filled with water and rose petals. The murti wears a red cloth and a pink flower. Behind, a larger black deity statue in green silk with a crown and garland stands before a yellow wall. A brass oil lamp and a brass plate of pink petals sit on the floor, and a person in white is partly visible at left.2021-11-13November 13 20212021-11-13Photo 82864972022-05-01 +1 copiesNovember 13 20212021-11-13A temple abhishekam scene where priests bathe two black stone deity murtis in large metal basins filled with water and floating rose petals. A bare-chested older priest on the left with white tilak marks and a checked shawl over an orange dhoti offers petals. A younger bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti stands center holding flowers. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with orange waist cloth and red shawl, wearing a face mask, gestures with open hands. Behind them a green-clad deity murti stands before a yellow wall with garlands, brass oil lamps and a kalasha nearby.2021-11-13