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A photograph of a temple shrine with two large metal deity murtis of a male and female figure, the male wearing a red turban and ornate silver necklaces and the female wearing a green and gold sari-style garment and a crown, both draped with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, bends forward pouring liquid from a small vessel over a small golden deity image set in an arched kirtimukha frame. Beside it stands a golden shrivelled pyramidal sri chakra-style shivalingam-like object on a yellow-topped pedestal, water running off the platforms onto the wet floor. Scattered white flowers and petals lie on the ground, indicating an abhishekam ritual.

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A photograph of an abhishekam at a shrine. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward at the lower left, pouring liquid from a vessel over a small brass Nandi-style arch and a small brass deity figure on a wooden stand. Behind them, a pair of large deity murtis stand under a backdrop of yellow, red and white flower garlands. The male murti wears a red turban, layered beaded necklaces and a black garment with gold trim; the female murti wears a green and gold sari, a gold necklace and a jewelled crown. A dark shivalinga stands in front of them. A small brass pyramid-shaped object sits on a second wooden stand. Flower petals and white liquid cover the floor.Outdoor photo of a temple shrine with a deity murti draped in a green and purple cloth and wreathed in yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in white ritual dress bends forward pouring water over a silver abhishekam sculpture with an arched halo. Beside him stand copper vessels and a small figure of a seated deity on a white base decorated with a garland. To the right a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands watching. Brass pots sit at the left edge of the frame, and stone pillars frame the shrine.A photograph of a temple abhishekam being performed before two metal deity murtis, one with a crown, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands. A person in an orange robe with a gold border and a white-and-red garland stands at left, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a lingam-like object at the centre of the shrine. Below, a small golden utsava murti sits in a golden arched prabhavali framed with yellow and red flower garlands. The shrine walls are decorated with yellow and red marigold strings and a row of red-and-white flower arches. A white cloth lies on the floor near the base of the altar, and a silver pot stands at the right.2007-01-01July 15 20112011-07-15December 14 20102010-12-14April 07 20082008-04-07 +3 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and red-and-white arched borders. Two gold-coloured deity murtis with crowns sit on a dark pedestal, adorned with jewelled necklaces and draped in red and green cloth. In the foreground, a standing person in an orange robe with a gold border pours or offers liquid from a vessel toward the deities, while a seated person in white clothes sits below near a small gold framed deity figure and a garland-draped stone platform. The setting looks like abhishekam performed at a shrine, with marigold garlands and floral petals on the floor.2007-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31July 15 20112011-07-15A priest with a bare chest, purple head cloth and pink dhoti pours water from a kalasha over a pair of golden deity murtis adorned with jewelled ornaments, garlands of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers, and a green-and-gold silk sari-like drape. He is performing abhishekam, with water streaming down the central figures. Another priest stands behind him. Golden decorative arches frame the shrine, and smaller murtis and floral offerings are in the foreground. No a person is visibly present; the shrine figures are statues.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07