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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a temple site. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border wears a white and multicolored flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, another person in matching orange-red and gold robes raises a white vessel high with one arm, pouring liquid over a large black stone deity murti standing on the right, which has a crown and an arm raised. Two more robed attendants stand at the left beside a tray of orange and yellow flower offerings, a brass lamp and a metal bowl. Green vines hang on the statue, and a man in white stands partly visible in the background. a person wears long swept-back hair, a multicolored garland and gold bangles, identified by these cues as the garlanded man in the foreground, and that person is present in person. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed.

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February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red dhoti with gold borders pours liquid from a white vessel onto a tall black stone deity murti decorated with green vine garlands. Beside him, a man with long hair, a white flower garland with multicoloured strands, and gold bangles wears an orange-red dhoti and stands with his hands at his sides. Two more priests in orange-red cloth stand at left. A white-clad attendant is visible in the background. Brass vessels and a flower-filled plate sit on a striped cloth in the lower left.2015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a large shaded tree. A figure in long-haired, bare-chested ceremonial attire with a white and red flower garland and gold bangles stands at left beside another man in orange-red robes. At right, a robed priest in red and gold cloth pours liquid from a white vessel over a dark stone deity murti standing in front of the tree. Brass vessels and a plate of flowers sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Green vine garlands drape the statue.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. On a red-framed wooden platform draped with a striped purple and red cloth, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long dark ponytail stands holding a garland, while another man in similar orange-red garments raises his arm high, holding an object aloft near a silver vessel and a tray of flowers. Several young men in orange garments wearing marigold and yellow-orange garlands stand nearby. Two dark stone or metal deity murtis, one with a crown, stand to the right draped with green garlands. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-02-05Priests in orange-red dhotis with yellow borders perform abhishekam on a dark stone deity murti outdoors beneath leafy trees. One priest pours water from a silver vessel over the statue's head and shoulders while water streams down the figure. A white and multicoloured flower garland hangs from the priest's arm. Other priests stand and kneel at the right edge, bare-chested and wearing gold bangles. A wooden support pole leans against the statue.2015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Low-angle photo of an outdoor ritual at a temple-style shrine beneath a leafy tree. A black stone deity murti with a crown and ornate armlets stands on the left, its arm raised. Two young male priests in orange-red dhoti-style garments with yellow borders stand on the right. The priest in front holds a silver vessel raised high above the murti, pouring liquid, and wears gold bangles and a white and green flower garland with a red tassel hanging from his arm. A second priest with shaved head stands beside him, hands folded near the offering. Green leaves and bright sky fill the background.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05