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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace pours milk from a brass pot over a small deity murti during an abhishekam. He wears a white tilak and red bindi, and gold-bordered altar stonework surrounds the image. Behind him, a man in a red shawl holds a brass vessel and another in white stands near a wall board listing devotee names.

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A 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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged and pours milky liquid from a polished brass pot (kalasha) over a pink-and-white deity murti during abhishekam. He has white sacred ash marks and a red kumkum dot on his forehead and a white mark on his upper arm. Behind him a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala watches. A dark wall board lists donor names, and a brass bell hangs on the orange wall. The seated figure shows distinctive long swept-back hair and orange robes but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the officiating priest.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of an abhishekam being performed. A man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style beads pours milk from a large brass pot onto a murti of a deity, which is partly visible at lower right. His forehead bears white vibhuti and a red kumkum dot. The milk streams over the sculpture onto a gold-edged ceremonial platform. A few white-shirted attendants stand in the background. a person: the man has the saffron robes, gold ornamental necklace and rudraksha-style adornment that match the page's reference to a person event, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.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 20102010-07-21December 16 20092009-12-16July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21December 16 20092009-12-16