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A three-panel photo collage of temple abhishekam rituals. The main left panel shows a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone shivalinga within a shrine, while behind him a golden deity murti with an orange-draped figure is bathed. The top-right panel shows a man in white dhoti, yellow shawl and rudraksha mala pouring from a brass pot over a white marble murti, with brass kalashas beside him. The bottom-right panel shows a man in white with a yellow shawl pouring from a gold vessel over golden deity figures in an ornate shrine. The page excerpt lists panels labelled abhishekam and Pancha-tapas.

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A two-panel photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. In the left panel, a man in white clothes pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a golden seated deity murti, and a yellow-green liquid fills a stone basin below. In the right panel, a priest in white stands beside a golden deity murti dressed in an orange-saffron cloth, pouring liquid over its head. Ornate carved stone arches frame the scene, and a standing attendant in white is visible in the background.2010-07-05September 19 20112011-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20112011-09-19December 28 20112011-12-28A three-panel photo collage of a temple abhishekam. The top and bottom panels show white marble and golden statues being bathed in liquid, with a golden deity murti holding a trident-like staff and a white seated figure being poured over. The middle panel shows a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a gold chain and white body markings, pouring golden liquid from a metal pot onto a golden pedestal, while a golden seated figure and an orange-robed statue stand nearby. The collage is a graphic composed of photographs, and the physical people visible are the priest and one or two attendants in white.2011-09-19A four-panel collage of temple abhishekam ritual. Top left: a shaved-headed priest in orange robes pours liquid over a black shiva lingam, with a silver-and-gold deity murti draped in colourful cloth behind it. Bottom left: the same priest in orange pours from a silver vessel over a dark stone object surrounded by marigold and yellow flower garlands. Top right: the priest in orange pours from a golden vessel over a golden standing statue in an arched shrine niche. Bottom right: a close view of the golden statue and garlands. Gold ornaments, garlands and draped cloth fill the shrine.2011-03-03July 05 20102010-07-05A photograph of an outdoor shrine pavilion with a dark stone shivalinga set on a black lotus-patterned yoni pedestal in front of two golden-bronze deity murtis seated on a raised base. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on the pedestal's edge pouring liquid from a golden vessel over the murtis, while a second man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands on a wooden stool at the left, apparently assisting. Two wooden stools and carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, with green trees behind. The setting suggests a pradosha puja abhishekam.2007-09-24A devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow scarf pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a Shiva linga inside a temple pavilion. Behind him a standing man in white dhoti and yellow scarf holds a small ritual object. Two golden deity murti figures are seated on a lotus-shaped pedestal, one draped in orange cloth and wearing a crown. Brass kalasha pots sit on the left with two women in white and red seated nearby, and red railings and greenery frame the scene.2010-07-05Photo 11683220Photo 11683214June 24 20102010-06-24 +1 copies