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A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot pours a creamy, yellowish offering from a silver bowl over a deity murti draped in a red cloth. The murti is set on a gold-trimmed platform, consistent with an abhishekam. A standing person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A seated sadhu in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash on his forehead and a red bindi pours liquid from a polished brass pot over a deity murti during abhishekam. The murti is a reddish stone form with white-dusted surfaces, set on a gold-edged pedestal, and golden liquid streams down over it. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl, hands clasped, watches beside a black memorial board with white lettering.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace performs a ritual at a gold-framed square basin filled with white milk-soaked offerings and chopped nuts. He presses a handful of the mixture into a red cloth bag held over the vessel. He wears white vertical tilak marks on his forehead with a red dot, and white paste is on his arms. Behind him, standing devotees in white dhotis, a woman in red, and brass pots surround the scene. Dark wet hair and a sunny outdoor courtyard setting are visible.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours white grains from a metal bowl over a deity murti wrapped in red cloth, during an abhishekam. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead and white paste on his arms. The murti stands on a gold-trimmed platform sprinkled with white grains. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and dhoti watches, and a red pillar and a dark board with listed names are visible in the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of an abhishekam at a temple: a man in orange robes with a bare shoulder pours liquid from a vessel into a silver bowl above a dark stone shivalinga, while a second person in orange robes holds the bowl steady. Liquid streams down the black stone lingam onto a large dark lotus-shaped pedestal. Behind, a golden deity murti is decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. A pale stone figure of a kneeling devotee sits in the lower left, and marigold petals lie on the floor. A third person in orange appears behind. Evening light shows through an opening at the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes pouring a yellowish liquid. He has a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead and wet slicked-back hair. Beside him a man in a red shawl and white dhoti holds a brass vessel, and a standing man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with hands folded. An orange cloth covers the ground in the foreground, with a dark sign behind on a red-painted wall.2010-07-21