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A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with maroon stripes and a white sacred thread pours milk from a brass pot over a deity murti draped in a clear plastic cover and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Behind the murti hangs a dense backdrop of marigold, white and deep purple flower garlands. A second figure in white stands partly visible at the right edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam in progress.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms pours liquid from a golden kalasha over a bronze statue of a standing deity murti. The statue is adorned with flower garlands and streams of milk or abhishekam liquid run down its body. Behind them is a wall of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white and purple.2016-12-17A photograph of an abhishekam in progress before a wall of marigold and orange, yellow, white and purple flower strands. A shaved-headed young priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with white tilak markings on his arms and chest, a rudraksha mala across his shoulder, pours liquid from a brass pot over a bronze deity murti, a standing figure with raised hand and flower garlands. Another brass vessel is held at the right edge by a second person whose hand is partly visible. Liquid splashes from the murti's head.2016-12-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam at night. A man with a shaved head and bare chest stands at center, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala across his chest and gold bangles, and pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone lingam set in a black basin. A second man in a matching rust-red cloth and rudraksha beads stands behind him, and a figure in orange-red cloth stands at the left edge. Behind the lingam, a tall backdrop of red, yellow, pink and purple flower garlands frames a large golden deity murti, with a red-and-gold turban and bright silk draperies at right. Water splashes up around the stone.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam. A person in a red-and-gold dhoti and draped red cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace and bangles, pours milk from a small silver-rimmed vessel over a dark black stone lingam on a pedestal. Milk splashes outward in a bright arc. Behind, a large pillar is decorated with garlands of red, pink, yellow and orange flowers and a red cloth, and a partial figure in the lower left is visible. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall with dark background.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-edged border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark metal deity murti standing on a pedestal, draped in red and white garlands. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. Behind them, a blurred crowd sits in rows under warm lights, with tall multicoloured flower garlands hanging at the right edge.2016-12-12