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A golden metal deity murti standing on a pedestal is being bathed with water from a brass pot held overhead by a priest with bare upper body wearing a white dhoti. Beside him a second priest in an orange-red cloth bends low over brass vessels and buckets. Behind them a large dark stone lingam-style structure stands on a stone base, with rows of grey carved figures and red-flagged steps in the background. Brass pots, lamps and offerings are placed on the wet stone platform. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed in an outdoor temple setting.

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October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor abhishekam at a temple: two bare-chested priests in orange-red and white dhotis pour liquid from a brass pot over a small golden standing metal murti of a sage or devotee figure, with yellow liquid streaming down it. Behind them are rows of dark stone sculptures of animals and figures on a red brick wall, and a large polished black stone base stands at right. Brass vessels and a steel bucket sit on a red-and-white platform. No visible person is identifiable as a person; the pictured people are priests performing the ritual.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. Two priests in orange dhotis stand on a red and white striped stone platform pouring liquid from brass pots over a golden-yellow deity murti, which is streaked with yellow liquid. The foreground priest is bald and bare-chested with a white sacred thread and rudraksha mala; the second priest behind him holds a brass kalasha. Large steel vessels and brass bowls sit on the platform, with dark stone sculptures and red brick steps in the background.2016-10-31December 28 20162016-12-28Two shaven-headed priests in orange dhotis stand barefoot on a red-and-white ledge beside a black stone structure and a golden deity murti draped in yellow-orange garland. The priest in front, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and bracelets, bends over large metal pots and pours water from a brass vessel; the second priest behind, also bare-chested with a red cloth draped over his shoulder, pours water from a golden pot over the murti. Brass bowls sit at left and water runs from a tap at right. Ritual abhishekam in progress. a person identity not established from appearance.2016-10-31Outdoor photo of an abhishekam at a stone temple tank. A bare-chested priest in a red-and-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours golden liquid from a brass kalasha over a yellow-draped deity murti standing on a pedestal. Another priest in an orange dhoti bends forward beside large brass and steel vessels with water running from a spout. Yellow turmeric powder spatters across the stone platform, red-and-white painted steps and dark stone pillars behind. Two priests are visible; no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-10-31 +1 copies