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A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a hand tips a golden pot, pouring milk in a white stream over a metal deity murti with raised arms, holding a trident-like staff and a small object, standing in a gold-framed tray. The milk splashes and drips down the figure. Behind the pot, a person in orange robes with a yellow-and-red bordered cloth stands; another orange-clad figure is partly visible at lower left. Visible people are only the pouring hand and the orange-robed figures, so a small count applies. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in appearance, so no identification is made.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A close photo of an abhishekam being performed. A hand pours milky liquid from a polished brass kalasha pot onto a small brass deity murti holding a sword and a trident-like staff; the liquid streams over its head and body, with droplets flying. Behind it, a person wearing a bright orange garment with a red-and-gold bordered cloth stands in the frame, showing only the lower body and hand. The murti is draped in a pinkish cloth soaked with the milk.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a white deity murti draped in red cloth, with a figure of a seated animal at its base. A person in orange robes pours a yellowish substance from the hand onto the murti's head, while a brass bowl sits nearby and a curved knife-like tool rests against the figure. The white-marked hands and orange robes are visible, and the murti is smeared with white and yellow residue. No clearly identifiable face is shown.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze deity murti standing in a gold-edged tray. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a maroon and gold border pours liquid from a polished brass kalasha over the figure, whose body is coated in red liquid. The murti holds a sword and a small bowl, with a tall crown and ornate earrings. Only partial arms and a seated figure in orange at the left edge are visible. No a person candidate is visibly present; the pictured figure is a deity murti.2010-07-21A metal deity murti of a goddess with a raised sword, standing on a small lion-like mount, is being bathed in an abhishekam. Its body is draped in a red cloth and coated with white powder, with fenugreek-like seeds scattered over a white heap on a gold-edged tray. Above, a hand pours from a silver-coloured vessel. Behind, a seated person wears orange robes, and another figure in white stands at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam to Devi Sowdeshwari at a temple.2010-07-21Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a small metal deity murti with four arms, holding a sword and other implements, draped in a pink cloth. A pair of hands tips a polished brass pot, pouring white liquid over the murti, which sits on a gold-trimmed tray. Behind is a figure in orange robes with a yellow shawl bordered in red and gold, appearing to be a sannyasi performing the ritual. Liquid splashes around the murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21