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A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash markings and a red kumkum dot on his forehead pours granules from a silver bowl over a deity murti. The murti is draped in red cloth and sits on a golden tray, with white salt-like granules covering its base and figure. A man in white kurta stands at the right edge, and a golden bell and a dark wall plaque with white lettering are visible behind. The scene appears to be a ritual abhishekam to a deity.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours white grains from a metal bowl over a deity murti wrapped in red cloth, during an abhishekam. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead and white paste on his arms. The murti stands on a gold-trimmed platform sprinkled with white grains. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and dhoti watches, and a red pillar and a dark board with listed names are visible in the background.2010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot pours a creamy, yellowish offering from a silver bowl over a deity murti draped in a red cloth. The murti is set on a gold-trimmed platform, consistent with an abhishekam. A standing person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a deity murti, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a red-draped image rising from a gold-edged base strewn with grains and white powder. He wears white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. A dark plaque with names hangs on the orange wall behind.2010-07-21A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged performing abhishekam on a small silver deity murti draped in red cloth. He has wet slicked-back hair, white sandalwood paste on his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and white paste on his arms. He pours a yellow-white substance. An orange cloth hangs behind and a black board with white lettering is on the wall. The page indicates a person is at this event, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so the identity is uncertain; the priest is described by role.2010-07-21A priest in saffron-orange robes sits on the floor pouring golden liquid from a brass vessel over a red-brown deity murti on a gold-edged platform, performing abhishekam. Ghee or oil runs down the murti, which has white powder on it and a metal rod or implement beside it. The priest has white ash bands on his forehead and arms and a red dot at the centre of his brow. Behind him, a second person in white clothes stands at the edge of the frame, and a black plaque with white lettering is on the wall behind.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with white vertical forehead markings and a red bindi pours milk-white granules from a brass bowl over a deity murti dressed in a red cloth, during an abhishekam. He wears a draped orange cloth over his shoulder and bare upper arms marked with white paste. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and a bangle observes, and a dark wooden board with gold lettering and a hanging brass bell are visible. The murti is a small figure on a gold-edged altar with a wooden base. The man's face and identity are not established from appearance, so no candidate is named.2010-07-21A man in saffron-orange robes kneels at a golden altar, pouring white granular sugar from a stainless steel bowl over a deity murti or sacred object during an abhishekam. He has a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead and white paste on his arms. A second person in white clothing stands at the right edge. A black board with white lettering and an orange temple wall form the background.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a steel vessel over a reddish linga-shaped deity murti in a golden-rimmed stone basin, a scene of abhishekam. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arm. Behind him stand devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls, one holding a small brass vessel. A dark red plaque with white lettering is on the wall behind. White milk flows over the murti, with yellow flowers in the basin.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21