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A seated man in orange robes and a long gold bead necklace performs abhishekam on a small metal deity murti dressed in a red cloth, pouring or offering over it with his hands while a second man in orange stands at right holding a brass vessel. Lemons sit on a plate, and yellow and red flowers and grass blades are placed on a golden ornate platform. Behind them is a carved stone pillar with a seated deity relief and an orange-curtained canopy.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine: a man with long swept-back hair, white and red forehead markings, saffron cloth and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace sits and pours yellow liquid from a gold pot onto a small red-and-gold deity murti resting in a gold-edged base. A second man in saffron dhoti with a maroon-and-green border stands behind him, a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. Behind them is a carved granite shrine pillar with a Ganesha relief, a copper vessel, yellow flowers and a red metal gate.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulder performs a ritual before a small red-clad deity murti standing in an ornate gold-leaf palanquin or chariot-like box. Another man in orange kneels beside him holding a brass bowl. A standing person in orange draped clothing is at right. Behind them are brass kalasha pots, oil lamps and a carved stone shrine with a Ganesha relief at the temple entrance. Gold-coloured drapery and red-orange curtains frame the scene. No identifiable portrait or caption is shown; the seated man's appearance is not clear enough to confirm a person.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple abhishekam scene at a shrine. In the foreground a woman in orange robes bends forward, pouring water from a small brass vessel over a red-draped deity murti standing on a gold-covered ornate platform. Behind her a man in an orange garment, with a swept-back head and an orange shawl, stands by the stone altar, which holds brass pots, a kalasha and a flower-decorated shrine. A man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, and a man in red and gold clothing on the right holds his hands together in reverence. Brass vessels, lamps and marigold garlands fill the floor.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace pours water from a brass kalasha pot over a small red-clad metal murti of a goddess holding a trident and other attributes, performing an abhishekam. He has white ash marks on his forehead, arm and shoulder, and a red bindi. Behind him stands another person in orange and gold-bordered saffron cloth, and a brass lamp and yellow flowers sit on a stone ledge near a red pillar.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace pours water from a brass kalasha onto a small red-garbed metal deity murti of a goddess, standing on a gilded throne-like base with yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind him a second man in orange dhoti stands at the side, and a man in red shawl with a tilak stands at left. The carved grey stone temple wall behind shows a relief of a seated deity, and a brass bowl sits on a ledge. This appears to be abhishekam being performed to the goddess murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21