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Abhishekam at a temple shrine: a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white cloth on his head pours water from a vessel over a stone lingam-like pillar set before two deity murtis painted orange and red, adorned with jewelled ornaments, crowns and tridents. A woman in white churidar and white head veil stands beside him holding a small steel vessel. Both deity figures are draped in orange cloth and framed by a garland arch of yellow, red and white flowers. Brass lamps and a stone basin with flower offerings sit in the foreground, under an ornate golden arch.

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July 15 20112011-07-15Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a black shivalinga on a stone base. Behind him stand golden deity murti of a male and female form, the male with a red-orange turban and crown and the female in a pink-red sari with gold jewellery. Floral garlands in yellow, red, purple and white frame the shrine, with green coconuts and brass lamps at the sides. A second man in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Two people are visible.2009-06-09A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron sari stands at center, pouring liquid from a brass pot over a black stone linga on a dark pedestal. Behind her, two gold-faced deity murtis are draped in red-orange silk and bright garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, with a gold crown on the left figure. To the left, a young woman in orange clothing wears a beaded necklace, and an older man in orange stands beside her. A bald man in orange sits at the lower left. A white marble sculpture of a seated figure and a tall brass oil lamp stand in the foreground.2010-02-12A devotee in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with long curly hair pours liquid from a white-wrapped vessel over a black Shivalinga at the centre of the frame. Behind it, two gilded deity murtis are adorned with heavy necklaces, bangles and floral garlands in red, yellow and white, and one wears a red and gold sari. The murtis are draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a yellow and green floral backdrop. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a temple shrine.2007-01-01June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09July 07 20092009-07-07A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash stands bent forward at a dark stone pedestal, pouring water from a brass pot over a golden shri yantra on a small wooden stand, a ritual bathing of the sacred geometry. Behind him an arched gilded frame surrounds a pair of golden-faced deity murti seated against an orange curtain: the male figure wears an orange turban and holds a trident, the female figure wears a pink sari and both are garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower strings. Brass oil lamps stand at left and a small pink-draped figure sits at right. The scene is a temple puja with abhishekam.2010-01-24 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Two gilded deity murtis of a seated male and female pair wear red and gold silk and jeweled necklaces. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a linga at the base, while other saffron-clad priests stand beside him holding brass pots and a lit lamp. A small white marble seated figure sits in the foreground, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at right. A man in saffron robes at the left edge holds a brass vessel. Abhishekam is the visible ritual; the pouring man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to identify him.2010-02-12A person in an orange saffron robe, seen from behind with hair tied up, performs abhishekam at a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a pedestal. The Shiva figure wears a red turban, rudraksha and ornate gold necklaces, and holds a trident; the goddess beside him wears a pink sari, a crown and heavy jewellery, with a flower garland framing them. A shivalinga-like object on a dark stone base receives the offering, with a brass oil lamp at the left edge and green coconuts visible.2009-06-09A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone basin in front of two large deity murtis. The central figure wears a red-and-gold turban and crown with a trident beside him, and the female figure wears a pink sari, layered necklaces and a crown. Marigold and mixed flower garlands in purple, red and yellow frame the arch, and brass lamps stand at the right. A second man in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Whether the pourer is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2009-06-09