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A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled shrine with a white carved arch and warm lights. A bare-backed priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and receives water poured from a silver vessel held by a man in white at the right edge. Beside him, an attendant in orange cloth with a gold-bead garland and a gold headband holds a silver bowl. Before them stands a gold-framed shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands, with silver cups and oil lamps on a stone altar. Water runs down the altar. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering.

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A photo of an abhishekam at a shrine. A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in orange garments with gold bands leans forward with his arms extended, receiving water poured from a silver vessel held by a person in white on the right. Behind him stands a second attendant in orange with a gold necklace and a silver bowl. The shrine is backed by a white carved arch with lit edges, pink and white flower garlands, and a gold canopied altar holding a deity murti. Silver vessels and oil lamps sit on the stone platform. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so he is described by role only.2012-06-05Two saffron-robed priests with gold-bordered orange dhotis stand at a shrine adorned with pink and white flower garlands and a golden kalasha-style lamp. The priest in the center has a shaved head, a beaded headband and a gold necklace, and is pouring or offering at the altar. The priest on the left wears a beaded headband, a gold garland, and holds a silver bowl. A third person's hand holds a silver vessel from the right, and silver bowls sit on the altar ledge beside a lit oil lamp. Strings of lights frame the white arch above.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 12 20122012-05-12May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple shrine ritual. An elderly bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold-bordered waist cloth and a red-beaded headband with white vibhuti marks is pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a deity murti in an ornate gold-framed shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A younger attendant in orange dhoti with gold border, red beaded headband and beaded necklace stands beside him. Silver lamp stands and pink petals sit on the wooden altar. The arched shrine is lit with warm orange lights. The priest is performing abhishekam. Appearance-based cues do not establish a person candidate, so identity is left unsure.2012-05-09June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph of a temple shrine niche with a white ornate arch and warm orange lighting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti and a beaded head ornament waves a ceremonial lamp in front of a gold-framed deity murti decorated with pink flowers. Silver lamp stands and brass cups sit on the altar ledge, with flower petals scattered on the floor. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a brass vessel, and another man in white stands beside him. A person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge. The scene shows an aarti in progress at a temple shrine.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies