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A shirtless priest in white dhoti with saffron-bordered shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a golden standing statue of a sage in a temple shrine. The statue has its right hand raised in blessing and stands on a golden pedestal. Behind it is an ornate gold arch and a deity murti draped in flower garlands of yellow and pink. A white cloth covers part of the altar, and a small white figure in purple robes with a crown stands at lower left. Brass lamps stand at right. This is an abhishekam, a ritual bathing of a murti, in a temple setting.

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A young priest in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, performs abhishekam on a gilded standing deity murti in a golden arched niche. He holds a small bronze bowl in one hand and pours or anoints the murti's head with the other, while a green ornament sits on its crown. Orange curtains and marigold garlands with yellow and pink flowers frame the shrine, and a purple-turbaned figure is partly visible at the lower left.2012-04-07A temple abhishekam scene: a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a saffron-and-gold bordered shawl pours liquid from a brass vessel over a golden standing statue of a smiling male figure with raised right hand, in a gilded arched shrine. Beside it is a small white-and-purple turbaned figure adorned with pink and yellow flower garlands and jewellery, and tall brass lamps stand at right. The statue and figure are depictions, not living people; the only physical person is the priest.2012-04-07December 14 20102010-12-14A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti with red borders pours or sprinkles liquid over a gilded metal figure of a standing sage with a pointed headdress and raised hand. The figure stands on a golden pedestal. Behind it, deity murtis in orange and yellow garments are adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a brass lamp stands at left. No identifiable person appears in the scene beyond the priest.2010-12-14A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. A priest in white dhoti with a red border and a sacred thread pours liquid from a brass vessel over a golden-coated statue of a standing sage with raised hand. Behind them, a deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands, and a small seated figure sits on a red pedestal to the right. Yellow liquid streams down the statue and splashes onto the steps.2010-12-14March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and gold bangle pours liquid from a gold vessel over a gilded standing statue of a sage. The statue, dressed in a white dhoti and shawl, is shown with glistening golden liquid running down its head, chest and arms, and a green leaf rests at its feet. The statue stands in an ornate gold arch with floral carving, and red cloth and a green-and-pink floral garland hang behind. Beaded mala strands hang from the top left, and brass vessels sit at the lower left. A seated woman in white is partly visible at the left edge. This is a scene of abhishekam on a murti, not a human candidate.2011-03-03A temple sanctum scene with a priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a yellow cloth at his waist, standing before a golden shrine. He holds a small brass bell and camphor or lamp item near a gilded golden statue of a standing man with raised hand in abhaya gesture, shown with a red tilak. Behind him, deity murtis with red and gold crowns and garlands sit on a blue draped platform beneath a red cloth canopy. A tall polished golden kalasha-style lamp stand stands in the foreground.2015-05-05 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border and a yellow cloth, pours liquid from a metal vessel over a gilded golden deity murti with raised right palm. Strands of rudraksha malas and white flower garlands hang nearby, and a red and blue cloth backdrop frames the shrine. A brass lamp stand stands at left. The visible text is a copyright and archive credit in the lower right corner.2015-05-05A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders pours milk from a brass vessel over a standing golden-bodied statue on a gold-framed platform. Behind is a large deity murti draped in orange and yellow cloth, garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands, with a gold crown. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a small garlanded figure sits on a red stand at right. Carved grey stone walls surround the scene.2010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14