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Outdoor photo of a black stone deity murti with four arms, wearing a tall crown and ornate jewellery, standing before a golden arch carved with floral and scroll motifs. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with yellow borders and a red shawl stands holding a long white cloth or ritual implement toward the murti's raised arm, with leafy branches overhead. Brass ritual vessels and a yellow-and-blue cloth lie at the lower left. The priest is not clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so his role is described only as priest.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple setting. A bald man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-yellow border and matching shawl, wearing rudraksha malas, stands on a raised platform and pours liquid from a vessel onto a large black stone deity murti. The murti has multiple arms, a tall crown and ornate jewellery, and a coconut is tied at its side. Behind it is a golden carved arch and leafy trees. A second person's hand is visible at the left edge holding a bowl. Silver ritual vessels sit on the platform in the foreground.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a dark stone deity murti of a four-armed Vishnu form with a tall crown, holding a conch and discus, with yellow liquid being poured over it. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas on his arms pours from a metal vessel, while another attendant in a red garment holds a brass pot at left. Brass vessels and a lamp sit in the foreground beneath leafy trees, beside an ornate gilded archway with carved floral panels.2015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a temple shrine: a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing a tall crown and ornaments, is being bathed with yellow liquid poured over it. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl and red-brown rudraksha mala stands at left, arms extended toward the murti, while a second attendant at the far left holds a large silver vessel. Ornate gold-tinted carved arch and leafy tree branches frame the scene, with a silver lamp stand and a purple cloth in the foreground.2015-02-05A priest in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti stands at left, pouring liquid from a silver vessel held in his right hand while his left hand reaches toward a large dark stone deity murti with four arms and a tall crown. The murti is anointed with yellow liquid running down its chest, and a coconut rests at its waist. Behind it, golden carved arches and leafy trees frame the outdoor abhishekam. A brass oil lamp stand appears at lower left. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and has a shaved head.2015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone deity murti with four arms, crowned and adorned, being bathed with yellow liquid poured from a silver kalasha held by a priest. The priest wears a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and a sacred thread, with rudraksha beads and red arm bands, and his hands pour the liquid over the statue's head and shoulders. Behind him, a large tree with green foliage and an ornate golden archway frame the scene. Only one standing priest is visible, and the statue is not a person.2015-02-05Outdoors under a leafy tree, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with yellow borders and a matching shawl pours liquid from a long vessel over a large black stone deity murti with four arms, ornate crown and jewellery. A golden decorated arch stands behind. Another priest in a similar orange garment and rudraksha mala stands at the left, holding a conch-shaped vessel and kalasha, performing an abhishekam ritual. Yellow liquid runs down the murti.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05