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A figure with long dark hair and a red shawl-like wrap pours liquid from a golden kalasha pot over a golden-orange deity murti decorated with a pink flower garland; the murti holds a trident-like staff. The person wears a multi-strand gold and bead necklace and a gold armlet, with a red bindi. A gold-carved throne/peetha stands at left, a dark blue curtain behind, and a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ritual implement at right with another person's hands and a brass vessel. This is an abhishekam-style ritual.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a red shawl and wears a necklace of gold-toned beads and a gold armlet. He pours liquid from a gold kalasha onto a gold deity murti of a multi-armed deity seated near red flower garlands. A gold ornate peetha or throne stands at left, a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ritual object at right, and a blue curtain forms the backdrop, indicating an abhishekam in progress. The man's appearance matches the page's a person cues (long hair, red shawl, bead necklace), but identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as the officiant.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of an abhishekam at a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A long-haired person in a red saree with a red bindi and layered beaded and gold necklaces pours water from a brass pot over a dark metal deity murti garlanded with red flowers. A gold armband is worn on the upper arm. Behind on the right, a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with a red border holds a brass kalasha, and a gold ceremonial fan stands beside him. A gold-carved throne back sits at the left against a blue curtain.2010-10-17A long-haired man in a red dhoti-style wrap and red shawl with a bindi and layered gold and crystal beaded malas pours liquid from a brass kalasha over a golden deity murti of a bull-mounted figure with trident, decorated with red flower garlands. A golden ornate throne stands at left and a brass ceremonial fan at right. A man in white partly visible at lower right assists. Abhishekam ritual in a stage setting with blue drapery behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A person in a red sari with a red bindi and a gold-and-crystal bead necklace pours a golden liquid from a brass pot over a small gold-coloured deity murti holding a trident and other objects, garlanded with red flowers. The murti stands on a gold-decorated altar table beside a brass bell and a tall brass ceremonial staff with a leaf-shaped top. A blue curtain forms the backdrop, and a partly visible person in white clothes with maroon borders stands at right. The scene appears to be an abhishekam being performed on the stage, with a gold throne-like chair at left.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a small shrine. A person with long dark swept-back hair wears a red sari, rudraksha-style red-and-gold beaded necklaces and a gold armband, and pours liquid from a silver kalasha over a dark metal deity murti with a trident and a garland of red flowers. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass ceremonial fan-shaped object. A red-cushioned gilded peetha throne stands at left, with a small brass bell and a green coconut on the table, and a blue curtain behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17