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A priest with bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a gold necklace, pours white powder from a silver vessel over a deity murti. The murti is dressed in ornate jewelled garments and pink flowers, with a silver trident-like staff nearby. A person in red embroidered silk stands at the right edge beside the murti. The white powder falls in a dense stream, indicating a ritual abhishekam with a dry offering.

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June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph of a ritual scene at a temple. A man seen from behind, bare-backed with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and gold beaded necklaces, pours white granular material from a large silver vessel down onto a figure in a red and gold garment. The figure is adorned with jewelled ornaments, a golden bangle and a bejewelled crown. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers are visible in the background.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a shaved-headed? no: a man with long dark hair tied back, bare-chested and draped in a saffron-orange cloth, bends forward and dusts white powder from his raised hand onto his forehead beside a richly adorned deity murti. The murti wears layered gold and jewelled necklaces, rudraksha mala strands, a red-stone pendant and a flower garland, and a pink rose lies on the platform at right. Floral garlands in red, yellow and white frame the scene, with a golden rod in the foreground. The visible figure is a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and gold ornaments, with a gold armband and neck ornament, performing a ritual vibhuti or kumkum application before the murti.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A figure in an orange-rust draped garment with long dark braided hair and a headband stands at the left, pouring white powder from a round plate onto a stone base before a large deity murti. The murti is adorned with ornate gold and jewelled jewellery, a red and gold sari-like garment, and gilded arms. Garlands of yellow and red flowers frame the scene behind. The figure wears a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and gold earrings, and the white powder cascades in a steady stream. Possible abhishekam or offering ritual.2017-02-24A ritual photograph of a white-coated linga or Shiva murti being anointed with white powder poured from a round silver plate. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, pours from the left while a second priest in an orange-red cloth stands beside him. To the right, a figure in an ornate gold-and-red brocade costume with jewelled shoulder pieces and a gold belt holds the plate. A lit oil lamp sits at the lower right and the background is decorated with flower garlands.2017-02-24A ritual photograph at night in which a man in a rust-orange wrap, with long dark locks, pours white powder over a large white shivalinga-shaped form on a black pedestal. He wears a red-orange cloth, beaded bracelets and gold earrings. Beside him a figure in gold-embroidered red-and-gold robes with jeweled shoulder pieces and a jeweled headdress stands near the form. Behind them are gold and jeweled ornaments, flower garlands in red, yellow and white, and a lit oil lamp in the foreground. The scene appears to be a deity abhishekam with powder offering.2017-02-24A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-pillared shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold chain necklace and white vibhuti on his forehead and arms bends forward, pressing his hand onto a large white-coated lingam. The lingam is draped with white jasmine garlands, red roses and rudraksha malas, and a gold-framed doorway with a gold deity murti stands behind. Dressed in orange, a devotee-attendant or priest stands at the right edge. A white sculpted figure is partly visible at the lower left. The scene suggests abhishekam or padapuja with powdered offerings.2009-12-16June 09 20092009-06-09A priest with long dark dreadlocks, a rust-red headcloth and bare upper torso pours white powder from a round golden-rimmed vessel onto a conical mound of white powder at the base of a golden deity murti. The deity figures wear ornate red and gold silk garments, heavy jewelled necklaces and gold armlets. Red and white floral garlands frame the scene. A lit oil lamp glows at lower right beside a seated onlooker seen from behind. The priest's shaved-arm bracelets and red sacred thread are visible, and the scene suggests an abhishekam-style ritual, though the mound may be a powder offering. a person candidate: the priest's appearance is partly visible, with long dreadlocks and a distinctive rust-red wrap, but the face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2017-02-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies