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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in which a fine white powder. The murti wears an orange cloth draped over its lap and has golden feet and bangles. White powder has piled up on the black pedestal and the platform. In the foreground, a white marble statue of a turbaned figure and a small golden deity figure stand out of focus. No living person is seen apart from the arm holding the plate.

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A photograph of a temple ritual: a person's arm and hand, wearing a bangle and marked with white ash, pours white powder from a brass vessel over a gilded seated deity murti draped in orange cloth. Powder piles on the black pedestal beneath. In the foreground, a white marble statue of a seated, robed sage with a raised hand and a small gilded deity murti stand on the pedestal.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A hand pours fine white powder from a round brass vessel onto a dark stone lingam-shaped form on a black pedestal. Behind it, a large seated golden statue wears an orange-saffron draped garment with a purple border, and gold sandals rest on a lotus-petal base. Powder dusts the base and the statue's knees. In the foreground, a small white marble statue of a standing figure in a white turban raises one hand, and a gold deity murti with an ornate crown is beside it. Red drapery forms the background. No living people except the pouring hand are visible, and the scene appears to show a ritual dusting of a sacred stone form.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A temple ritual scene centred on a dark black stone lingam being covered with white powder. Behind the lingam sit large gold-finished deity murti in an ornate shrine with an orange-draped seated figure on a gold lotus base. A small white marble seated statue with raised hand and a small gold-coloured deity figure stand in front of the black pedestal. Red curtains frame the shrine.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. In the left foreground, a person in orange robes with long dark hair pours white powder. Dust-like white particles fall around the statue. Beside and behind it, a second gold murti is partly visible at the lower right. In the blurred background at right, a man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a gold beaded necklace and an orange garment. Dark background, warm lighting, bracelets of beads and gold visible on the pouring arm.2011-12-20September 13 20182018-09-13June 09 20092009-06-09A temple priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl pours white cooked rice from a copper vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam set in a grey carved stone yoni pedestal. The rice covers the lingam and spreads across the base in a heap, marking an annadan-style annabhishekam offering. A standing golden deity murti with a red-jewelled crown and a figure in white and maroon ritual clothing with gold border appear at the right. A priest with a white tilak on his forehead performs the offering. The background is dark with carved stone pillars.2007-10-25September 17 20182018-09-17