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A long-haired figure in a red saffron-toned robe and a multi-strand beaded necklace pours liquid from a gold pot over a golden murti of a standing deity holding a trident, garlanded with red and pink flowers. The murti stands on a gold-ornamented platform before an ornate gold-and-red throne. Two men in white dhotis with maroon borders assist beside them; one wears a white shawl and a sacred thread. A gold peacock-feather style fan or kalasha-style ceremonial standard stands at right. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual, with a blue curtain behind. a person: the long-haired figure in red with a bead necklace performs the abhishekam.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a small shrine. A person with long dark swept-back hair wears a red sari, rudraksha-style red-and-gold beaded necklaces and a gold armband, and pours liquid from a silver kalasha over a dark metal deity murti with a trident and a garland of red flowers. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass ceremonial fan-shaped object. A red-cushioned gilded peetha throne stands at left, with a small brass bell and a green coconut on the table, and a blue curtain behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a red shawl and wears a necklace of gold-toned beads and a gold armlet. He pours liquid from a gold kalasha onto a gold deity murti of a multi-armed deity seated near red flower garlands. A gold ornate peetha or throne stands at left, a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ritual object at right, and a blue curtain forms the backdrop, indicating an abhishekam in progress. The man's appearance matches the page's a person cues (long hair, red shawl, bead necklace), but identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as the officiant.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17