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Outdoor photograph beside a riverbank shrine showing a gilded arched canopy framing a golden deity murti with four arms holding a conch and a chakra-like emblem, flanked by two smaller gilded attendant figures draped in red cloth. A man in a long-haired, dark-haired appearance wears orange robes and is pouring liquid from a small vessel onto the central murti. A younger man in orange clothing stands at left and holds a small object. Brass vessels and a tray sit on the stone platform in front. Pastel teal and pink buildings and a child in red appear in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in orange robes with long swept hair performing the pouring rite; the identity is an appearance-based label only.

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Outdoor photograph at a riverside shrine in Gangotri. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair reaches forward with one arm, holding a small white vessel toward a gilded deity murti. The murti stands within an ornate golden arch and shows a multi-armed Vishnu form in golden dhoti holding a conch and discus, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in red garments. Brass bowls, a brass tray and offering vessels sit on a stone platform in front. A second person in orange stands beside, partly visible at the left edge. Pastel buildings and a stone wall form the background.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair pours liquid from a silver vessel over gilded deity murti in an ornate golden arch. The central gold-coloured standing deity holds a mace-like staff and an ornamental object in its raised hands, and a red-draped figure stands on the right. Outdoors near a riverbank setting, another man in an orange shirt and a second attendant with a silver rod stand beside the abhishekam.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a ritual at a riverside shrine. In the left foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded deity murti. The central gilded four-armed deity stands beneath an ornate golden arch topped with a kirtimukha motif, flanked by two smaller gilded-and-red-clad figures on pedestals holding offerings. In the soft background, a man in a white shirt and striped red-and-white vest stands near pale turquoise buildings. The deity murti is shown in a gilded finish with red draped cloth on the side figures.2006-05-27A photograph of a figure in orange saffron robes and long dark hair, seen from behind, pouring water from a small silver vessel over a golden deity murti of Lord Venkateswara standing in a golden arched frame. The central deity holds a conch and a discus, and two smaller golden-and-red-robed attendant figures stand on either side of the arch. The outdoor setting has blurred pastel buildings behind. The orange-robed figure's face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain and no probable identification is made; the person is described by role as an officiant performing abhishekam on the deity.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A person in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a small silver vessel over a golden murti of a four-armed deity standing beneath an ornate gold arch. The deity holds a discus and a conch, wears a tall golden crown and a yellow dhoti, and flanks two smaller golden figures in red garments. The pouring suggests abhishekam at an outdoor riverside setting, with white stone steps and colourful buildings behind. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance; the robe and action are the visible cues.2006-05-27A photograph of a golden deity murti of Vishnu, standing four-armed under an ornate gold arch on a white stepped platform, with two smaller attendant figures in red garments beside him. In the foreground at left, a person in an orange robe with a dark head of hair lifts a small metal cup or vessel up toward the arch, apparently offering water or abhishekam. Behind them, multi-storey buildings with blue and green roofs, laundry on lines, and forested hills line a town street. A seated figure in white is visible at lower right near the steps.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27