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A photo of an abhishekam at the Bidadi Nithyanandeshwara Nithyanandeshwari temple. A man in orange robes stands at a black stone shivalinga-style pedestal, pouring liquid from a silver vessel onto the lingam while smiling. Behind him, two painted deity murtis, one with a red and orange turban and a trident, the other in a red sari with gold jewellery, are framed by garlands of marigolds and flowers. To the left, two younger men in orange robes stand by, one holding a silver pot. Coconuts hang at the top left and brass lamps flank the right. A copper yantra-style object sits in the foreground.

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June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A priest in orange ochre robes pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a black stone lingam on a pedestal in front of two gilded deity murti, a male figure wearing an orange headdress and a female figure in a pink-red sari with a crown. Both murti are garlanded with multicoloured flower strands and surrounded by tall brass oil lamps and green coconuts hanging on the left. A second orange-robed attendant stands at the left edge. The scene appears to be an abhishekam at a temple shrine.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a black shivalinga on a stone base. Behind him stand golden deity murti of a male and female form, the male with a red-orange turban and crown and the female in a pink-red sari with gold jewellery. Floral garlands in yellow, red, purple and white frame the shrine, with green coconuts and brass lamps at the sides. A second man in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Two people are visible.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone basin in front of two large deity murtis. The central figure wears a red-and-gold turban and crown with a trident beside him, and the female figure wears a pink sari, layered necklaces and a crown. Marigold and mixed flower garlands in purple, red and yellow frame the arch, and brass lamps stand at the right. A second man in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Whether the pourer is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2009-06-09Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand before a golden arched niche holding the murti pair of a male deity in an orange turban and a female deity in a red-pink sari, both adorned with gold jewellery and flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. The central man pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black Shivalingam set on a dark stone pitha, while a second man holds a small brass pot and a third stands behind. Green coconuts are stacked at the top left and right, and brass oil lamps stand at the sides. Two people are physically present.2009-06-09A temple abhishekam at a shrine with a large deity murti pair: a male deity with a red and gold turban, trident and rudraksha necklace, beside a female deity in a red and pink sari with gold jewellery. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the central black lingam on a dark stone yoni peetha; the man in front pours water over the lingam from a brass vessel while the other holds a brass pot. Garlands of yellow, pink and purple flowers frame the shrine, with green coconuts hanging at the sides and tall brass lamps on the right.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09