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Close photo of a shirtless priest in a white and yellow checked dhoti pouring liquid from a brass pot held overhead onto a long golden-yellow trough decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. The liquid. Sparkling crystal and gold-tinted canopy fabric hangs above, with a blurred gold and crystal backdrop. The priest wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and has a folded hand near the pot.

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April 14 20182018-04-14Close-up photograph of a golden vessel with yellow and red flower garlands being tipped, with a stream of liquid pouring from its spout during a ritual. Blurred in the foreground and background are two men in white and yellow-striped dhotis, one with gold beaded necklaces and bare upper body, the other with a gold chain and dark beard, partly visible at the frame edges. Warm golden haze suggests an abhishekam-style offering.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Close photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A man with bare upper body and gold necklaces pours liquid from a brass vessel into a yellow-gold pot wrapped in yellow and red marigold garlands. A second man in a magenta turban and orange-red shawl with a wristwatch stands beside, watching. Yellow and white dhoti-clad attire and smoky incense haze fill the background.2018-04-14Close-up photo of a golden-yellow metal or wooden vessel tilted so a thin stream of liquid pours from its lip, drip falling downward. Behind it, out of focus, a garland of yellow and red flowers hangs over a person in a yellow and white cloth, with gold ornaments visible at the side. The background is blurred greenery and warm tones. The pouring suggests a ritual abhishekam being performed on a deity murti.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14Close-up photograph of a golden-yellow metal vessel with a spout, dripping a thin stream of liquid. Blurred warm background suggests a temple setting. No people are visible.2018-04-14 +1 copiesTwo temple priests perform abhishekam at a ceremony under a gold-embroidered purple and silver fringed canopy. The priest in the centre, shirtless with a purple and gold turban, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold shawl over his shoulder, pours water from a gold vessel over a golden spout-shaped pot decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. The priest beside him, also bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, holds the golden pot. Other attendants stand in the background, and a gold-topped staff is visible at left.2018-04-14Close photo of two priests performing an abhishekam over a yellow-flower-garlanded object. The priest on the left, with white tripundra marks on his forehead, pours liquid from a polished brass vessel. The priest on the right wears a rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads, a gold chain and a red-and-gold silk shawl. Marigolds with red flowers decorate the vessel below, and the background is blurred.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14