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Temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared shrine with orange curtains. A priest in white dhoti with a red border and gold necklace holds a brass vessel of water. Beside him a monk in orange robe pours liquid from a bronze pot over a small bronze deity murti of a standing figure with attendants, set on a carved wooden stand. Behind them a large altar holds a deity with red drapery, marigold and yellow garlands, and brass lamps. A red-and-white kolam pattern lies on the floor with steel bowls nearby. Two people are visible in the frame, plus a partial figure at the left edge.

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November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine ritual. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot behind a small bronze metal figure group on a wooden stand, extending his hand over the figures. To the left, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a brass pot. Behind them, a deity murti with a red-draped backdrop is decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers, with brass oil lamps and a gold-framed arch. Red bricks marked with white paste lie on the floor in front, with steel bowls nearby and orange curtains framing the scene.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a bronze deity murti of a standing figure with two attendants placed on a carved wooden stand before a red and gold shrine. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron garment pours liquid from a brass vessel over the murti, while a second man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and rudraksha-like beads stands at the left with his hands joined. Brass lamps, garlands of orange and yellow flowers, a brass bowl and a red-brick platform sit in the foreground. Orange curtains frame the scene, with a large shrine behind holding deity figures draped in red and yellow garlands.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone and gold-arched sanctum holding a deity murti draped in red cloth and adorned with yellow and red garlands, with a kalasha-like brass vessel before it. Three men in saffron/orange dhotis stand at the left and centre; one in white dhoti with bare chest and a mala holds his hands in anjali, another holds a brass plate, and a third in saffron stands before the shrine performing an aarti-like offering with a lamp. A woman in a cream sari stands at the far left and another woman in orange sits at the far left edge. A red carpet covers the floor, orange curtains frame the shrine, and brass lamp stands and metal vessels sit around the altar. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the people are described by role.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Photograph inside a temple shrine of two priests performing abhishekam to a small golden deity murti of Subramanya Swami on a golden pedestal draped with yellow cloth. The priest on the left, with a shaved head, wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and pours water from a metal vessel; the priest on the right wears white clothes with an orange waist cloth and holds a vessel over the murti. Water streams down over the figure. Behind them, larger deities in red and gold garments are adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands, with brass lamps and kalasha vessels on the altar. Two smaller golden attendant figures flank the central murti. Red curtains and stone carvings frame the shrine.2011-11-01Temple abhishekam scene before a shrine with a deity murti. Three priests stand together: a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange cloth on the left pours water from a silver kalasha, a bespectacled priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holds a leaf and a bowl, and a shaven priest in white with maroon borders and an orange cloth at the waist offers a plate. A small bronze deity murti in standing pose sits on a wooden base in front of them, with metal bowls on the floor. Behind the shrine stand a red-clothed deity, garlands in purple and yellow, and gold lamps and altar fittings; a red curtain hangs at left.2010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01Priests perform a puja at a shrine with a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, set within an ornate golden arch and red draped backdrop. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with red border holds a silver vessel toward the shrine, while another priest in white stands beside him. A young priest in saffron-orange cloth pours or offers from a silver bowl, and an attendant in orange and white stands at right near steel bowls. Brass lamps and a small brass figure stand on the altar; a brick fire pit with white markings lies in front.2010-11-12