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Photograph of a temple ritual in which two devotees in saffron and orange robes pour white liquid over a white seated deity murti. The figure on the left, in red-orange cloth and a gold necklace, holds a gold plate with one hand and pours with the other. The figure on the right, in orange robes with a purple border, raises a large brass vessel over the murti's head. The murti sits on a gilded peetha beneath a golden arch, under a stone canopy with blue cloth draped at the left edge. Another figure stands partly visible in the background.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a white-washed seated deity murti set beneath a gilded arch. On the left, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, his right arm raised and his left hand dusted with white powder. On the right, a second figure in orange robes with a maroon-edged dhoti pours or sprinkles liquid from a brass vessel onto the statue's head. The murti is coated white, with gold-toned ornaments and a gold prabhavali behind. The stone ceiling and pillars of the shrine are visible above.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Three people in saffron-orange robes perform an abhishekam on a large white and gold deity murti seated in an open pavilion with a gilded arched backdrop. The figure on the left in a red-orange wrap pours or spreads a liquid from a brass vessel onto the statue, while a standing figure on the right in orange holds a gold-rimmed brass plate raised near the statue's head. A third person in red-orange stands behind the left figure. Milky white liquid coats the murti's head and shoulders, and the statue wears gold armlets and bangles. Stone ceiling and columns frame the scene with greenery visible outside.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A person in an orange-red sannyasi wrap stands with their back to the camera, bare-shouldered, applying white paste or powder with their right hand to the head of a large white deity murti with gold-edged crown and a red flower at its side. A second person in orange robes stands at left beside a tall brass vessel, holding it. A golden arched frame surrounds the scene. The figure in orange has long dark hair tied back and a rudraksha mala visible at the neck, but face is not clearly shown; identity uncertain.2009-06-15A photograph of a golden deity murti seated on a lotus pedestal, draped in an orange cloth, being bathed in water during an abhishekam. Two priests in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand on either side, each pouring water from a gold vessel over the statue. A black stone lingam sits on a small base in the foreground, with water flowing down over the pedestal. A gold arch frames the shrine, with green trees visible through an open red railing behind.2010-07-05Night abhishekam at a temple shrine under a stone pavilion. Two deity murti figures, one with a crown and red-and-white cloth and the other with a tall crown, wear garlands and red and green garments. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand and kneel on a wet floor. One man in a pale peach dhoti with a maroon border bends forward and pours liquid from a golden vessel onto the shivalinga-style base, while another in orange pours or tends offerings nearby. Heaps of white material. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge.2007-02-16June 15 20092009-06-15July 21 20102010-07-21