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Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a white deity murti draped in red cloth, with a figure of a seated animal at its base. A person in orange robes pours a yellowish substance from the hand onto the murti's head, while a brass bowl sits nearby and a curved knife-like tool rests against the figure. The white-marked hands and orange robes are visible, and the murti is smeared with white and yellow residue. No clearly identifiable face is shown.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A metal deity murti of a goddess with a raised sword, standing on a small lion-like mount, is being bathed in an abhishekam. Its body is draped in a red cloth and coated with white powder, with fenugreek-like seeds scattered over a white heap on a gold-edged tray. Above, a hand pours from a silver-coloured vessel. Behind, a seated person wears orange robes, and another figure in white stands at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam to Devi Sowdeshwari at a temple.2010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arm and a red bindi, squeezes a yellow substance over a silver vessel. Beside him, a silver bowl and a red cloth-wrapped object are coated with white and yellow abhishekam offerings. The background shows an orange wall, a red pillar and a dark plaque with white text. The man's appearance is ordinary priestly attire with no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair or a crown, so identity is uncertain.2010-07-21Close photo of a golden deity murti being bathed in abhishekam, with milk-like white and yellow liquid running down its figure and a red cloth draped over its body. The small golden murti has multiple arms and holds objects including a sword-like blade, standing on a golden animal mount beside it. Behind it, a seated person in orange robes with white markings on the arm is partly visible, and a gold-patterned platform lies below.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a small metal deity murti. Behind it, a seated person in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace, and another hand pours from a vessel at upper right. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering being made to a murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged, performing an abhishekam ritual. He has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms and a red bindi, and he is pouring or rubbing a yellow substance from his hand onto a deity murti draped in red cloth. A brass bowl stands beside the murti on a gold-trimmed tray, and a second person in white clothing is partly visible at the upper left. A red-and-orange patterned cloth hangs at the right. Appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so the person is described by role only.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photo of an abhishekam ritual: a hand in orange sleeve pours yellow ghee or milk-like offering from a silver bowl over a deity murti draped in red cloth dusted with white powder. The person's orange robe is visible at left, with white clothing at right. A gold ritual tray sits at the bottom.2010-07-21A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a hand tips a golden pot, pouring milk in a white stream over a metal deity murti with raised arms, holding a trident-like staff and a small object, standing in a gold-framed tray. The milk splashes and drips down the figure. Behind the pot, a person in orange robes with a yellow-and-red bordered cloth stands; another orange-clad figure is partly visible at lower left. Visible people are only the pouring hand and the orange-robed figures, so a small count applies. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in appearance, so no identification is made.2010-07-21