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A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a deity murti, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a red-draped image rising from a gold-edged base strewn with grains and white powder. He wears white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. A dark plaque with names hangs on the orange wall behind.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace pours milk from a brass pot over a small deity murti during an abhishekam. He wears a white tilak and red bindi, and gold-bordered altar stonework surrounds the image. Behind him, a man in a red shawl holds a brass vessel and another in white stands near a wall board listing devotee names.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated priest in orange saffron robes with white sacred ash marks and a red bindi pours a golden liquid from a polished brass vessel over a deity murti covered in yellow paste and white powder, during an abhishekam ritual. A standing person in white clothes with an orange-patterned cloth stands at the right edge, watching. Behind is an orange-painted wall, a brass bell and a dark board with white lettering.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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A 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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in orange robes with white and red forehead markings pours liquid from a silver bowl over a deity murti during abhishekam. Behind him stands a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl, and orange-robed devotees are partly visible at left. In the foreground a hand arranges white powder on a golden tray beside the murti, which is draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. Orange cloth hangs behind the scene and the setting is a temple courtyard.2010-07-21A seated sadhu in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash on his forehead and a red bindi pours liquid from a polished brass pot over a deity murti during abhishekam. The murti is a reddish stone form with white-dusted surfaces, set on a gold-edged pedestal, and golden liquid streams down over it. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl, hands clasped, watches beside a black memorial board with white lettering.2010-07-21