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A man in an orange-red saffron cloth stands at left, pouring liquid from a small vessel onto a white-coated pair of seated deity murtis under an ornate gilded arch. The murtis, sculpted with conical crowns and bare shoulders, are covered in white paste, with a red flower tucked at the crown of the left figure. A lit oil lamp flame burns on a stand between them, surrounded by green foliage. The scene suggests abhishekam, an anointing ritual performed before the murtis. Only one physical person is visible in the foreground, plus a partial hand at the far right edge.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. Two white-coated murti figures, one male and one female, seated on a gold lotus pedestal beneath a gold-framed arch with ornate carving. A man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the figures, a red flower in the headdress. At right, a man in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Green foliage and hanging gold-coloured fruit or lamps are visible behind. Oil lamp and abhishekam-style offerings are present. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15 +1 copiesJune 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Two devotees in orange-red robes pour water over a pair of white-ash or stone-grey deity murti seated under an ornate gilded arch. The left figure holds a clear vessel raised over the head of the left murti, which wears a tall crown and jewelled ornaments; the right devotee tips a brass vessel over the seated figure beside it, which has a crown, earrings and a necklace. Water streams down both statues in an abhishekam. Green foliage shows through the arch behind, and a bit of an orange-clad person is visible at the lower right edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A devotee in a red-orange saffron wrap and a beaded necklace stands at left, holding a small lit oil lamp toward a pair of large golden-bronze seated deity murti. The seated figure on the left has a tall crown and raised hand; the figure on the right wears an ornate crown, earrings and jewelled necklaces and holds a lotus-like object. An ornate gold arch frames the murti under a covered pavilion with green foliage behind. At right edge, another person in orange clothing has palms pressed together in namaste.2009-06-15September 19 20112011-09-19June 15 20092009-06-15