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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a brass deity murti with a conical crown. A hand holds a silver vessel with a wire-wrapped pattern, pouring water over the murti's face and head. In the blurred background at right, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a thick red and yellow flower garland, seated among white and red floral decorations. Orange walls frame the scene. Only the pouring hand and the seated figure are visible as people.

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Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A bare-skinned person's hand, adorned with a gold bangle and a beaded bracelet, pours liquid from a silver-gold conch-shaped vessel with a spout, and a thin stream falls toward a silver bowl. The person wears a pink and white flower garland across the shoulder and a gold waist ornament. In the foreground, a gold-coloured cloth is blurred. On the silver tray stand a small brass deity figure, a standing female form, a lamp with a curved arm and shade, and red flowers. The background is a dark red curtain and a white panel. The image shows only one physical person, partially visible.2013-05-27A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes pouring water from a brass vessel wrapped with white thread over a black Shivalingam on an altar. He wears a gold necklace with a pendant and a beaded bracelet. Behind him stands a gold deity murti draped with a garland of white and red flowers, with an orange cloth and a large gold flower decoration above. The scene shows abhishekam to a Shiva lingam.2007-11-15October 06 20112011-10-06June 05 20122012-06-05December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a person in an orange sleeveless robe with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, pouring water from a silver pot over a dark stone linga during an abhishekam. Behind the linga, a deity murti is decorated with bright yellow and red flower garlands, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold silk cloth. A second silver vessel is held at the lower left edge. Shivaratri abhishekam setting.2010-02-12A photograph of an abhishekam in progress. In the left foreground, a person's arm pours water from an ornate engraved metal kalasha over a small silver deity murti. Behind, a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red and yellow flower garland sits on a gold-carved, flower-decorated throne with white and red blossoms. Brass lamps and ritual vessels stand at the left edge. Warm orange backdrop. The seated figure's face is blurred and the person's identity is not established from appearance, so this is a devotee and a seated presence in ritual clothing.2012-01-08A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment pouring water from a golden vessel with a wire-mesh cover over a dark stone deity murti. The standing figure has long, curly dark hair and white ash marks on his forehead and arm. The black stone sculpture shows a face with a tall crown-like headdress, and water runs down its head. A purple curtain hangs in the background, and a lamp glows near the ceiling.2007-11-09A hand pours thick golden-orange liquid from a large brass kalasha pot over a golden murti of a deity. The murti is a small seated or kneeling figure with a crown, wearing a deep maroon cloth and holding a ceremonial staff-like object. Beside it stands a larger gilded deity figure with a trident-like staff and raised hand, ornate jewelry and a halo-like crown. A grey stone wall forms the background. The ring-adorned hand belongs to an unseen person. This is abhishekam in progress.2010-11-12January 08 20122012-01-08February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange top and matching orange wrap pouring liquid from a small vessel onto a black Shivalinga set on a stone base, in front of a gold deity murti draped with red and gold silk and decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands and jewelled ornaments. To the left, a second man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace holds a white bowl. The person pouring has a long salt-and-pepper mane and wears no visible crown or turban; the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so the a person field is unsure.2010-02-12