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A photograph of a temple shrine interior where a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala performs a ritual, holding a lamp or camphor vessel toward a deity murti draped in red and gold garments with a blue cloth backdrop. Beside the deity stands a golden figure with raised hand in an arched frame, and a blue-robed seated statue appears at left with brass lamps on stands. The priest is a white-clad ritual officiant, not a cue-matched candidate, so no a person identification is made.

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A temple ritual scene inside a gilded shrine. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands at left, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over a golden deity murti of a standing figure with raised hand, carved golden arch behind. Behind the murti, a seated deity is draped in orange-red cloth with a garland of white flowers, against a blue silk backdrop and red curtain. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam.2015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border and a yellow cloth, pours liquid from a metal vessel over a gilded golden deity murti with raised right palm. Strands of rudraksha malas and white flower garlands hang nearby, and a red and blue cloth backdrop frames the shrine. A brass lamp stand stands at left. The visible text is a copyright and archive credit in the lower right corner.2015-05-05A photograph of a temple ritual in which a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pours or sprinkles white flower petals over the head of a golden metal statue. The statue, a standing figure with raised right palm, stands within an ornate gold arch against a red silk backdrop. A brass plate of offerings is held in the priest's other hand, and garlands of white flowers and red blossoms hang nearby. Behind the statue, a seated golden deity murti in a red and gold garment is adorned with flower garlands. The priest is shown from the side, and the statue is the central focus.2015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05 +1 copiesApril 03 20162016-04-03September 28 20112011-09-28February 09 20122012-02-09March 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with an ornate golden arch. A standing man in orange robes with long swept-back hair holds a brass lamp with a flame and a bell, offering it toward a golden lingam decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind it sit two golden deity murtis with crowns and garlands, one with red cloth. A seated attendant in orange garments sits at the left holding a small brass vessel. A blue-clad figure with garlands stands near the foreground, along with brass pots and a yellow-and-green draped cloth over the lingam. Support poles and red curtains frame the setting. The standing man shows distinctive long hair and orange clothing, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2010-02-12Photograph of a temple shrine with two priests in orange-red dhotis performing worship before a central deity murti. A bald priest on the left, bending forward with bare upper body and a sacred thread, offers something from a white bowl. A second priest in a patterned cloth seated beside him holds a small vessel. Behind them stands a gold arched frame around a pair of deity figures in orange and purple garments with crowns, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers. A lingam-like object with a silver snake hood sits in front, draped in marigold and pink garlands. A standing devotee figure in a niche on the right wears red and white. Fruit, flowers and offerings lie on the floor. This is a padapuja-style puja setting in a temple.2014-06-06Temple scene in a stone-pillared hall with a golden arched frame behind two gilded deity murtis draped in marigold and red garlands. On the left a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair holds a silver plate of offerings toward a woman in a white sari with a red garland, who stands on a raised step. The gilded murti on the right wears a golden crown and jewelled necklaces; a gold kalasha and garlands are in front. a person: the saffron-robed man with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, offering a plate during puja.2010-01-01