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Outdoor photo of a devotee pouring liquid from a metal pot over a large black stone murti of a seated figure, with water streaming down its body. The devotee wears a reddish-maroon dhoti with yellow borders, a bare upper body, a white and multicoloured flower garland, and gold bangles and necklace. Other devotees in matching maroon and yellow-bordered garments stand behind and to the right, under a canopy of green trees.

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Outdoor ritual photo under a leafy tree. A dark stone or black murti of a deity stands at left, and a man in a dark red-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned pendant and a white and red garland lifts a cloth or offering above the murti with one raised arm, smiling. Other men in rust-orange garments with gold borders stand behind him, one holding a small brass or metal vessel. Hazy smoke or incense drifts near the right edge. Note the description is limited to visible elements; the presence of a specific a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2015-02-05Priests in orange-red dhotis with yellow borders perform abhishekam on a dark stone deity murti outdoors beneath leafy trees. One priest pours water from a silver vessel over the statue's head and shoulders while water streams down the figure. A white and multicoloured flower garland hangs from the priest's arm. Other priests stand and kneel at the right edge, bare-chested and wearing gold bangles. A wooden support pole leans against the statue.2015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05A person in a maroon-and-saffron striped robe with white and red garlands and gold ornaments pours liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone statue of a seated deity, with a tree canopy behind. Another person in orange clothing stands beside, and a third figure's bare shoulder is visible at the right edge. Sunlight haze streams across the scene.2015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoors under trees, a smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and green flower garland and a gold pendant, raises a brass vessel high above his head while pouring over a large black stone deity murti at left. Behind him, shaven-headed men in matching saffron-orange garments stand holding brass plates and a metal bowl, one with a sacred thread and bracelets. Green leaves and bright sky fill the background. The scene reads as abhishekam performed by devotees.2015-02-05A devotee in a saffron-orange dress with a yellow-bordered sash stands at right, pouring liquid from a silver vessel onto a large black stone statue of a standing deity murti at left. The devotee wears white and multicolour garlands and gold bangles, and their face is tilted up with a smear of white on the forehead. A second robed attendant in orange is partly visible at the far right edge, and a light mist or spray rises near the statue.2015-02-05