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A man in a red sleeveless top stands at the left edge, reaching with his right hand to touch the chest of a large black stone deity murti that wears a tall crown and ornate necklaces. A white thread or cord is wrapped around the murti's arm and hand, and his other hand holds the cord near the base. Behind them are ornate gold-coloured arches and deep red velvet drapes. The man has long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, and he is looking down toward the statue. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum during a consecration-style ritual.

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A photo of a long-haired person in a red sleeveless top and orange wrap standing at the left, reaching up with one hand to touch the chest of a large polished black stone deity murti with a tall crown and raised hand holding an object. Ornate gold-leaf arches frame the murti in front of deep red velvet drapes. A brass oil lamp and a tray with flowers and offerings sit on a wooden tray in front, and a person in a pale pink garment is partly visible at the right edge. The ritual appears to be a consecration-style puja at the murti. The person's appearance is consistent with a shaved-or-tilak-marked devotee; identity uncertain.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red garment with a gold-toned ornate necklace and a white-and-red forehead mark. He stands at the left, reaching with his right hand to touch a large black glossy murti of a deity, which has a rounded head with a small orange mark and a tall cylindrical crown-like shape. The setting is a dimly lit temple room with dark red drapes and a colourful patterned cloth hanging at the left edge, consistent with an abhishekam or pranapratishta ritual. A partially visible yellow offering lies at the base of the murti.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22A photo inside a temple shrine: a man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red cloth and gold necklace, pours water from a white mesh-covered copper vessel over a tall black stone deity murti standing before gold-framed arched niches and red drapes. Water streams down the black statue. In the lower left, a second person in orange robes with a tied-back hairstyle and glasses holds a wooden tray with white flowers and a small brass ritual implement. This is an abhishekam being performed on the murti.2009-05-22A man in an orange saffron cloth stands at the left, bare-shouldered, with long dark swept-back hair and white ash markings on his forehead and arm. He leans in and applies a white paste or tilak to a large black stone deity murti at right, which wears a red and yellow marigold garland and a red cloth on its crown, with a gold tilak on its forehead. Behind the murti hang deep red velvet drapes and a gold-framed arch. Swamiji (probable): the figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and white ash markings, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. He is performing abhishekam-style anointing of the deity.2007-11-09