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A priest with a bare torso, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange-brown dhoti pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a bronze statue of a standing figure with hands folded in prayer. The statue wears a yellow-and-green flower garland and stands on a pedestal. In the foreground a bald priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha beads bends toward large brass vessels. Behind them a white metal scaffold frames a blurred crowd of spectators in colourful clothing.

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December 03 20162016-12-03A bronze standing statue of a figure with a garland of yellow flowers around its neck is being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel. A shirtless man with rudraksha malas and an orange-brown cloth around his waist holds the vessel high above the statue. Another person in orange-brown robes bends forward at the lower right. The metal scaffolding and a crowd of spectators sit in the background. The scene resembles an abhishekam performed on a murti.2016-12-03Outdoor photograph of an abhishekam at a large public event. A bronze standing murti of a deity, garlanded with yellow and marigold flowers, is being poured over with a yellow liquid from a brass pot held by a shirtless man wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a bald man in an orange-and-rust dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala leans forward. White metal scaffolding frames the scene, and a blurred crowd sits in the background.2016-12-03A bronze statue of a standing saint-like figure with a shaved head, draped in a yellow-white flower garland, is being anointed on a white metal scaffold platform. A bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass pot over the statue, and the liquid splashes down. Beside him, a bald elderly man in orange cloth bends forward. Blurred stands of spectators in the background.2016-12-03A bronze statue of a standing figure is being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a brass pot held by a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads, who stands at right. The statue wears a garland of yellow flowers draped from shoulder to waist and rests on a raised pedestal in front of white metal scaffolding and a blurred crowd. A bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl leans over at lower right, with rudraksha malas around his neck. The scene reads as an abhishekam offering to a murti, with liquid splashing off the statue. Brass vessels sit in the foreground.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual scene with a bronze statue of a standing saint-like figure draped in yellow and white marigold garlands, placed beside a stepped white metal scaffold. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a red-brown rudraksha mala pours water from a gold vessel into large brass pots. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala bends over the pots. Behind them a large garland-draped structure with purple, yellow and white flowers. Many devotees are visible in the background on red steps, including a woman in pink and another in green. A small plaque sits on the red platform base.2016-12-03January 23 20172017-01-23December 17 20162016-12-17January 16 20172017-01-16A bronze statue of a bare-chested young saint with a shaved head, adorned with a yellow flower garland, is being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from a brass pot by a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala on the right. In the foreground a bald man with a rudraksha mala and reddish-orange cloth kneels and bends over the statue's base, hands low near the platform. The setting is a metal scaffold structure with white railings and a red backdrop.2016-12-03January 09 20172017-01-09