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A young man with a shaved head in an orange robe leans over a golden standing statue of a sage with raised hand in a mudra, pouring liquid at its base and holding a silver tray of red flowers and offerings. The statue wears a yellow dhoti and stands in a gold-framed basin set into grey stone. Behind, a seated figure in white and orange and garlanded deities with purple and yellow flower garlands fill a temple sanctum, with brass oil lamps on the ledge. The scene shows abhishekam ritual bathing of a murti.

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December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam ritual. A priest in orange robes on the left pours water from a green coconut over a gold-coloured statue of a standing sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra and a golden dhoti. Behind them, a purple and white backdrop is decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a kalasha on a stone platform. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-bead necklace with a pendant stands on the left, holding a silver ritual vessel with a small flame or offering and a bell-shaped silver lamp, while gesturing toward a golden statue. The golden statue of a standing male figure with bare chest, golden dhoti and raised right hand in a blessing gesture faces the priest in a temple setting. Behind them are orange and red walls, a dark stone carved shrine niche and a stone platform with offerings. Two other figures in white stand partially visible at the left edge.2010-12-19A shaved-headed priest in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace pours water from a small green vessel over a golden statue of a standing sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra and a golden-yellow dhoti. The statue is in a temple setting with a purple and gold draped altar, marigold garlands in yellow and purple, a white and red-bordered cloth, and orange-robed figures in the background. The scene looks like an abhishekam ritual being performed. The statue is a statue, not a person, so the only physical person is the priest.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a small pot over a golden statue of a standing sage with hands joined in namaste, wearing a yellow-gold dhoti. The priest wears gold bangles and a gold chain. Behind them an altar is decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, a purple cloth backdrop, a white draped cloth, brass lamps and kalasha vessels.2010-12-19A priest in orange robes pours water from a green coconut over a gilded standing statue of a sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra, wearing a golden dhoti. The priest wears gold bangles and a gold ornament at his waist, and his left arm extends toward the statue. Behind them are purple drapes, garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, a white cloth with pink border and a seated figure in orange robes on a dais. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the stone platform, consistent with abhishekam. The statue depicts a figure, not a person physically present; the seated figure is distant and only partly visible.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-toned sacred thread pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a golden standing statue of a figure with raised hand in abhaya gesture, wearing a yellow dhoti. Behind it, a deity murti with a tall crown and purple and gold garments is garlanded with yellow and purple flower garlands. A white cloth-draped altar holds brass pots, and red temple walls with carved panels frame the scene. No living person is seated behind the altar in clear view beyond the priest.2010-12-19 +1 copies