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Photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a yellow and black tiger-striped blouse and a gold-trimmed wrap, pours liquid from a silver cup into a small silver vessel on a carved wooden table. Beside it stand gold metal figures of a deity couple, one seated and one standing in a red garment. Behind the table is a gold-and-silver altar with a tiger-striped cloth, golden lion-like figures and flower arrangements. A gold-colored cloth covers the altar front. Foreground devotees are seen from behind, two heads visible, including one with hair in a bun. A green cloth and a monitor sit on the right.

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December 16 20122012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man in a tiger-striped garment with a white and brown bead necklace stands at a carved wooden altar, pouring liquid from a silver cup over a gilded deity murti seated on a lotus base. A maroon cloth drapes the murti, and yellow fruits sit on a brass tray beside it. A white forehead marking is visible. Behind him is an ornate silver-framed seat with a red velvet cover. Several people stand in the background, and bells hang from the altar's edge. a person is visibly present, wearing a tiger-striped garment, bead necklace and a forehead mark, pouring milk during the abhishekam of the deity.2012-12-25December 16 20122012-12-16December 25 20122012-12-25A ritual abhishekam scene at a temple-style altar. A woman in an orange and black tiger-striped garment, wearing a long red and gold beaded mala, pearl and beaded bangles, and a red bindi, pours liquid from a silver vessel over the figures on the altar. Beside her, a young man in white ritual clothing with a red-marked garland holds the vessel's base. On the altar stand gold deity murti statues, one seated and one standing, beside a small ornate gold canopy and a carved wooden stand. Behind is a long yellow-and-white garland-covered offering and a tiger-striped drape, with a logo in the upper left and copyright text in the lower right.2012-12-16December 25 20122012-12-25A seated figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a striped orange-and-black garment, wearing layered beaded and gold necklaces, raises a silver cup with one hand while resting the other on a wooden altar table. Before him stands a group of bronze deity murti figures and a small brass lamp draped with a purple cloth. Behind the altar, a white-clad man in an orange shawl and a gold chain sits near the table. A seated audience in white and red clothing fills the background, and an ornate silver-framed throne is visible behind the presenter. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person performing a puja or abhishekam.2012-12-16December 25 20122012-12-25A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a dimly lit space. A figure seated on an ornate gold-framed throne with a leopard-print cloth pours liquid from a silver vessel over a pair of bronze deity murtis on a red stand. The figure wears an orange-red dhoti and layered gold-toned beaded necklaces. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at left. A silver lamp with a flame, a silver cup and saucer, and a yellow silk cloth are on the table. Pink flowers and a stone-textured wall are in the background.2012-07-29December 25 20122012-12-25July 29 20122012-07-29