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Photograph 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.

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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.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 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.2017-02-24March 07 20162016-03-07A 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.2009-06-09A photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed with white liquid poured from a conch-shaped vessel held by a figure in the foreground. The figure wears an orange-rust robe, a matching orange head wrap, a rudraksha bracelet and gold bangles, and has long dreadlocked hair falling down the back. Behind the lingam stands a large deity murti with gold arms and jewelled ornaments, draped in a rust and gold sari-like garment, with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers framing the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the lingam. The image is a stock-style temple photo, and the visible figure is not clearly identifiable as a specific person.2017-02-24A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange wrap over the shoulders and has long dark matted hair falling down the back, with a red-orange headwrap, rudraksha beads and a bangle on the wrist. The figure pours white powder or ash from a large silver plate onto a white-dusted lingam-shaped form on a dark pedestal, forming a heap of white powder at its base. Beside the pedestal, a deity murti is dressed in red and gold silk with heavy jewelled gold ornaments. A small oil lamp burns at the right edge, and a floral garland backdrop of yellow and red flowers surrounds the scene. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night. A figure with long dark locks, a saffron-orange wrap over the head and shoulders, and a rudraksha bracelet pours white powder from a round silver vessel onto a tall white mound on a platform. Beside him, a person in a gold and maroon embellished silk garment with jewelled ornaments and a gold armlet stands near a deity murti. Garlands of red and white flowers decorate the background, and an oil lamp burns at lower right. A figure's head is visible in the foreground at bottom.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.2017-02-24