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Close photo of a deity murti being bathed in an abhishekam, its figure coated with white paste and crumbled grains, with a red cloth draped over its body and a small crown on its head. A hand with white powder on the wrist reaches in from the left, and a person in orange robes stands at the right edge, with the orange garment dominating the frame. The background is a plain brown wall.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A small metal deity murti standing upright is covered in white paste. A person in an orange garment with a red and gold patterned border stands behind it, and a hand with white paste on its fingers reaches in from the left. The background is a plain stone wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-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.2010-07-21A priest in orange saffron robes with a gold-beaded necklace and a small framed portrait pendant stands at left, holding a silver plate with red kumkum powder. He applies a mark to the forehead of a white-coated stone deity murti with a crown, holding a mace, with a second white-painted figure in orange drapery to the right. Pouring or abhishekam traces run down the statues. Plain stone architecture stands in the background. No other people are visible.2011-10-07July 21 20102010-07-21A small brass deity murti of a goddess stands on a mound of white grated coconut and rice-like offering mixed with chopped nuts. The figure wears a red cloth draped over its body, has a red tilak on the forehead and yellow turmeric powder on its chest and face, and holds a sword in one raised hand with another hand raised, both encrusted with white offering material. A brass vessel is partly visible at the right edge against a carved wooden wall. The scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to the murti; no people are visible.2010-07-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a gold-embossed stand. A small red-and-white deity murti, dressed in rice or powder and dotted with a red flower, sits on a heap of white grains. Two people in saffron-orange clothing are visible: a seated figure on the left with ornate gold-coloured adornments and a hand held over the murti, and a standing figure on the right in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border who reaches toward the murti. Yellow flowers lie on the gold stand at right, and a grey wall forms the background.2010-07-21October 07 20112011-10-07July 21 20102010-07-21