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A figure in a red garment and red-and-white beaded necklaces stands beside an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a small dark deity murti decorated with red flower garlands. A second man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and beaded necklaces holds a small brass pot. Gold ceremonial staffs with leaf-shaped finials flank the scene, and a gold-framed altar edge with flowers sits in front. a person: the standing figure in red has long, swept-back hair and beaded necklaces, which are appearance-based cues only.2010-10-17September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20072007-02-23Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in a saffron-orange cloth draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a gold-coloured garland of beads, pours liquid from a brass pot over a white marble seated figure. Behind him, another man in orange robes pours from a brass vessel, and a third bearded man in orange holds a small brass pot at the right edge. Flower petals and marigolds are scattered on the stone base, and a small copper pyramid-shaped object sits near the marble figure. A dark stone yoni-style base and a red-draped deity murti appear at the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands centre, reaching toward a brass plate with a lit oil lamp held by a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti. At left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, flanked by brass oil lamps on tall stands and gold-framed doorway panels. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair, a candidate in the ritual scene.2006-09-18February 13 20182018-02-13February 23 20072007-02-23January 17 20082008-01-17A temple ritual scene beside a stone shivalinga on a raised platform. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes kneels at the left, hands pressed together and head bowed toward a tall-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with a red tilak on the forehead, who stands with one hand raised over the kneeling man's head. The standing figure has long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders, and appears to be a sannyasi or ritual officiant, a person by appearance cues. Behind them a second orange-robed attendant and a white-clad figure tend the shivalinga, which is being bathed with water. Brass vessels sit on the floor, a red cloth hangs at left, a grey water tank stands above, and ornate green and gold drapery and a metal pedestal appear at right.2007-02-23September 09 20162016-09-09June 04 20122012-06-04February 23 20072007-02-23