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Photograph of a shaved-headed... no, the man pouring has swept-back dark hair, white vertical tilak with red kumkum dot, bare-armed in orange saffron wrap, pouring liquid from a copper kalasha over a deity murti draped in red cloth and covered with white and yellow offerings, granular prasad scattered on a gold-edged tray. Beside him a second man in orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, watching and supporting the idol. A green-and-black plaque behind lists donor names in English. A man in white stands at right. The scene suggests abhishekam to a deity murti.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a small deity murti draped in a red cloth, pouring liquid from a brass vessel while grains and white powder scatter over a gilded tray. His forehead bears white and red markings, and white paste is smeared on his arms. Behind him, a man in a red shirt holds a bowl, and a standing man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl watches with folded hands. A brass bell hangs on an orange wall beside a black board listing devotee names.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms pours white granules from a silver bowl over a red-draped deity murti at a temple. A gold-edged basin holds the spilled white offering, and the granules scatter through the air. Behind him a standing person in white dhoti and kurta watches with hands clasped, and a red-clad attendant stands at left. A dark wooden board on the wall lists donor names, and a brass bell hangs nearby. The scene appears to be an abhishekam ritual.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a deity murti, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a red-draped image rising from a gold-edged base strewn with grains and white powder. He wears white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. A dark plaque with names hangs on the orange wall behind.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a steel vessel over a reddish linga-shaped deity murti in a golden-rimmed stone basin, a scene of abhishekam. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arm. Behind him stand devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls, one holding a small brass vessel. A dark red plaque with white lettering is on the wall behind. White milk flows over the murti, with yellow flowers in the basin.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white vibhuti forehead mark and a bare shoulder sits on a low seat, reaching his hand toward a red-draped deity murti in a gold-edged tray filled with white substance. Several priests in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand around holding brass vessels. A bell hangs on the wall and a name board is mounted beside it.2010-07-21