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A photograph of a golden statue of a seated figure on a gold-coloured pedestal, being bathed by a shirtless young priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a sacred thread. The priest leans over the statue pouring liquid from a brass vessel while a second shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold borders stands at right holding another brass pot and tending the offerings. Marigold and orange-yellow flower garlands drape the metal railings and staircase behind them, and small brass lamps sit on the platform. The statue is a depiction and not a living person, and the scene is set on a tiered red-brick and steel-railed platform.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 16 20162016-12-16December 23 20162016-12-23A young man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white sacred ash markings on his bare chest and arms, pours water from a golden kalasha over a bronze statue of a standing figure in a wooden-brown finish, set beneath an ornate gilded arch at a stepped ghat-like platform. A second man, bare-chested with rudraksha mala beads and an orange cloth, stands beside him holding a brass vessel. Metal pots sit in front, a few jasmine-like flowers lie on the wet platform, and red-brick steps and orange flags are visible behind. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual.2017-05-29December 09 20162016-12-09December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12A photo of a temple ritual beside a stepped stone tank. A shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti stands at left, facing a golden deity murti with a flower garland and a crown-like headdress. He holds a silver vessel and is pouring or offering water near the murti. Another priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left edge holding a bell. Brass oil lamps, metal pots and a colourful striped cloth sit on the ground in front, and a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers hangs at left. Water runs down the steps behind them.2016-12-03A temple ritual scene with a tall pillar wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in purple, white, yellow, orange and pink. In the foreground a bronze statue of a saint with hands folded is draped in a white and purple flower garland, standing on a dark pedestal beside brass vessels. Two men in ritual attire stand on a metal-railed platform: one bald, bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with a shawl over his shoulder, and beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a golden border holding a small brass bowl. Stairs and railings frame the scene, with a seated crowd visible in the background.2016-12-18