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A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms pours white granules from a silver bowl over a red-draped deity murti at a temple. A gold-edged basin holds the spilled white offering, and the granules scatter through the air. Behind him a standing person in white dhoti and kurta watches with hands clasped, and a red-clad attendant stands at left. A dark wooden board on the wall lists donor names, and a brass bell hangs nearby. The scene appears to be an abhishekam ritual.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a small deity murti draped in a red cloth, pouring liquid from a brass vessel while grains and white powder scatter over a gilded tray. His forehead bears white and red markings, and white paste is smeared on his arms. Behind him, a man in a red shirt holds a bowl, and a standing man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl watches with folded hands. A brass bell hangs on an orange wall beside a black board listing devotee names.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a steel vessel over a reddish linga-shaped deity murti in a golden-rimmed stone basin, a scene of abhishekam. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arm. Behind him stand devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls, one holding a small brass vessel. A dark red plaque with white lettering is on the wall behind. White milk flows over the murti, with yellow flowers in the basin.2010-07-21Photograph of a shaved-headed... no, the man pouring has swept-back dark hair, white vertical tilak with red kumkum dot, bare-armed in orange saffron wrap, pouring liquid from a copper kalasha over a deity murti draped in red cloth and covered with white and yellow offerings, granular prasad scattered on a gold-edged tray. Beside him a second man in orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, watching and supporting the idol. A green-and-black plaque behind lists donor names in English. A man in white stands at right. The scene suggests abhishekam to a deity murti.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours white grains from a metal bowl over a deity murti wrapped in red cloth, during an abhishekam. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead and white paste on his arms. The murti stands on a gold-trimmed platform sprinkled with white grains. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and dhoti watches, and a red pillar and a dark board with listed names are visible in the background.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes pours grains from a silver bowl over a deity murti draped in red cloth on a gold-edged tray, performing abhishekam. He has white tripundra marks and a red bindi on his forehead and white paste on his arms. Behind him stands a person in white clothes with a silver bracelet, and a dark board with white text is on the wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with white vertical forehead markings and a red bindi pours milk-white granules from a brass bowl over a deity murti dressed in a red cloth, during an abhishekam. He wears a draped orange cloth over his shoulder and bare upper arms marked with white paste. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and a bangle observes, and a dark wooden board with gold lettering and a hanging brass bell are visible. The murti is a small figure on a gold-edged altar with a wooden base. The man's face and identity are not established from appearance, so no candidate is named.2010-07-21