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A bald man in a red-orange dhoti with a golden border and a rudraksha mala stands at left, bending forward and pouring or applying liquid from a long white conch-like vessel onto a large black stone deity murti. The dark standing murti wears a tall crown, ornate armour-like armlets and a waist belt, and holds a raised object in one hand. Behind them a large tree with spreading branches shades the scene, and a cloth-covered offering tray with white items sits in the foreground.

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February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photograph of a black stone deity murti standing on a raised platform beside a large tree, with a gilded ornate archway behind it. The deity has a tall crown, a broad ornate necklace, and multiple arms holding a disc and a conch shell. Two saffron-robed priests stand at left: the nearer one, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver kalasha pot with a cord, while another priest in orange with a shaved head works beside him. Silver puja vessels and a brass lamp sit on a cloth at the lower left. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja at the deity.2015-02-05A shaved-headed man in a rust-red dhoti with a yellow-bordered wrap and a long rudraksha-style mala bends forward to anoint a large black stone deity murti. He holds a white ribbon or cloth wrapped around the statue's arm while a dark-skinned four-armed figure with a crown and ornate necklace stands beside a tree. Bronze-gilt carved arches frame the scene, with a colourful striped cloth at the lower left.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree with bare branches and green leaves. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand at the left. The one on the left holds a round brass or silver plate, while the central priest, in the same saffron attire, raises his right arm and holds a small ritual object toward two large black stone deity statues on the right. The statues wear crowns, ornate armour-like adornments and jewellery, and one holds a shield. A tripod-mounted camera and scaffolding appear at the left, and a gilded carved pillar is visible at the upper right.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo of a bald young priest in saffron-orange robes with a yellow-trimmed cloth and a rudraksha mala around his neck, standing beside a black stone deity murti with a raised hand and a tall ornate crown, under a leafy tree. Another person at upper left in orange clothing holds a coconut above the statue, and a coconut is visible tied at the statue's waist. The priest's wrists are adorned with bracelets and his arms are folded. The statue is being bathed with water in an abhishekam-style ritual, with a carved golden arch behind.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. A shaved-headed man in orange and yellow-bordered saffron robes, with rudraksha beads and red wrist threads, offers a white cloth or garland to a large dark stone deity murti with a crown and ornate garments, its body tied with yellow cloth. A cameraman in white clothes stands behind a tripod at left.2015-02-05