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A temple courtyard abhishekam scene. Three priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth stand before a white-coated stone statue of a standing figure in a gold-hemmed white garment, set in a gold-edged basin. The central priest in white holds a small bell and a ritual implement; the priest on the left has hands folded in namaste with a garland, and the third stands behind. Clay pots of water line the left side. Behind the statue, a shrine with orange and red draped cloth, marigold garlands and a deity murti decorated with flowers. Orange temple walls and a red-and-white border frame the setting. No identifiable a person in person is visible.

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December 14 20102010-12-14A temple abhishekam scene in an orange-walled hall. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold-accented neckwear, stands holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded shrine. Two other priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind him, one holding a plate of offerings. The shrine holds a white-anointed deity murti with attendant figures in gold garments, set in an ornate gold arch with a gold pedestal; water and flower petals wet the floor. A printed board on the orange wall lists items, and a red-clothed deity is visible at the right. Three to four priests are visible, not a crowd.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A temple shrine with a white-coated statue of a standing figure at the centre, placed on a gold-framed platform on the wet floor. Two priests in white dhotis with red borders stand before it; one shaved-headed priest on the left presses his palms together, and the other on the right holds an offering while standing barefoot. Behind them, a deity murti pair is dressed in orange and yellow silks and heavily garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with brass lamps and vessels flanking the altar. Orange curtains frame the shrine. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja scene, with the white statue being bathed or anointed.2010-12-14November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 12 20102010-11-12Photograph of a temple ritual in a covered shrine hall with red pillars. Four priests perform abhishekam at a small bronze deity murti set on a wooden stand. The priest in front wears an orange shawl over his shoulder and holds a bundle of green leaves raised over the deity. A priest beside him in white dhoti with red borders pours from a silver vessel. Another priest in white with red-bordered cloth bends forward over the murti, and a fourth stands behind in white with red trim. A figure in an orange wrap sits near the shrine, and a red-and-gold canopied structure with garlands, a golden throne and a large deity image in red garments stands at the back. Brass and silver bowls and a gold plate sit on the floor. Nobody in the scene is identifiable as a person by the visible appearance cues.2010-11-12Temple ritual scene in a covered courtyard with wet stone floor. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robe holds a long ceremonial staff near a gilded shrine arch topped with a lion-face makara motif. Inside the shrine, gilded deity murtis stand on a golden pedestal, one holding a staff. Three men in white dhotis with gold borders stand to the left, one carrying a lit oil lamp on a plate and another holding a garland. Brass pots and kalasha vessels sit on the floor and on the shrine ledge, with flower garlands and offerings. Red and white striped pillars and an orange wall frame the scene.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01