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Photograph inside a temple shrine of two priests performing abhishekam to a small golden deity murti of Subramanya Swami on a golden pedestal draped with yellow cloth. The priest on the left, with a shaved head, wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and pours water from a metal vessel; the priest on the right wears white clothes with an orange waist cloth and holds a vessel over the murti. Water streams down over the figure. Behind them, larger deities in red and gold garments are adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands, with brass lamps and kalasha vessels on the altar. Two smaller golden attendant figures flank the central murti. Red curtains and stone carvings frame the shrine.

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Two priests perform abhishekam at a shrine, pouring water over a small golden murti of a deity on a gold pedestal. The priest on the left wears orange robes and holds a metal vessel raised overhead; the priest on the right wears white dhoti and an orange-trimmed shawl and holds a small vessel. Behind them, a larger deity murti in red and orange silks, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, stands in an arched shrine with orange drapes. Stone pillars with carvings frame the wet stone floor.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared shrine with orange curtains. A priest in white dhoti with a red border and gold necklace holds a brass vessel of water. Beside him a monk in orange robe pours liquid from a bronze pot over a small bronze deity murti of a standing figure with attendants, set on a carved wooden stand. Behind them a large altar holds a deity with red drapery, marigold and yellow garlands, and brass lamps. A red-and-white kolam pattern lies on the floor with steel bowls nearby. Two people are visible in the frame, plus a partial figure at the left edge.2010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01Temple abhishekam scene before a shrine with a deity murti. Three priests stand together: a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange cloth on the left pours water from a silver kalasha, a bespectacled priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holds a leaf and a bowl, and a shaven priest in white with maroon borders and an orange cloth at the waist offers a plate. A small bronze deity murti in standing pose sits on a wooden base in front of them, with metal bowls on the floor. Behind the shrine stand a red-clothed deity, garlands in purple and yellow, and gold lamps and altar fittings; a red curtain hangs at left.2010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine ritual. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot behind a small bronze metal figure group on a wooden stand, extending his hand over the figures. To the left, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a brass pot. Behind them, a deity murti with a red-draped backdrop is decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers, with brass oil lamps and a gold-framed arch. Red bricks marked with white paste lie on the floor in front, with steel bowls nearby and orange curtains framing the scene.2010-11-12