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Three young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink borders attend a large dark stone deity murti adorned with rudraksha beads, brass bells and a silver-embroidered garland. The boy on the left, with a shaved head and white tripundra marks, holds his palm forward toward the figure; the boy in front bends over with a shaved head, and the boy on the right stands with his back to the camera holding bells. A white cloth drapes the base. The setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam, with a plain orange wall and ceiling fan in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2014-08-08Photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a thatched-roof shelter. A bare-chested man in an orange wrap and orange head cloth stands with his back to the camera, raising a gold beaded garland over a tall dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara with a crown and rudraksha mala. A second person's arms reach in from the right to hold the garland, and a smiling man in white clothes watches at left. Water glistens on the stone and on the bare back.2004-06-10A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and gold necklace stands at right, smiling with eyes closed as he raises a red-and-white ball of offering toward the head of a large black stone deity murti. White ash marks cover his upper arm and shoulder, and a red bindi sits on his forehead. Two black stone figures stand side by side on a pedestal, with an orange cloth and offerings at their base. Behind him a partially visible person in orange and glasses stands at far left, and red velvet curtains frame the scene. The image appears to show an abhishekam or puja at an inauguration.2007-11-09June 10 20042004-06-10A temple ritual in an indoor Hindu shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with a bare chest and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead stands before a large black stone Nandi bull statue, holding a bell-hung ritual chain of golden bells in one hand and gesturing with the other. He wears a gold necklace and a red shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a shrine displays deity murti decorated with colourful garlands and red-and-gold cloth, and a golden throne with red cushions stands at the right. A woman in a white sari with a red necklace kneels at left, watching. A red rope barrier and a small placard are visible.February 23 20072007-02-23June 07 20162016-06-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a tall black stone deity murti standing in a gold-leaf ornate arch. A man in a flowing orange shawl and white body paint stands on a silver step ladder, touching the statue's shoulder with one hand while adorning or blessing it. Behind him at left, a person in orange-and-red cloth holds a basket of flowers and offerings. A small brass altar with kalasha-style vessels, lamps and red flowers sits on an orange cloth at the base of the statue, and a colourful textile hangs at the right edge.2007-11-09Outdoor temple ritual before a large orange-painted Ganesha murti draped with a red-orange turban-like cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. A man in orange robe and a long-haired figure in orange wrap and maroon dhoti stands at the murti, one hand extended toward it while holding a wooden staff. Beside them a younger man in orange robe holds a metal bowl, a woman in red blouse stands at left, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a yellow flower garland at right. Trees and greenery surround the shrine. Ritual abhishekam or puja setting, with a seated figure in saffron and a person in white nearby.2012-09-19A man in an orange turban and orange dhoti-style wrap pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone deity murti during abhishekam. The deity has a tall crown, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. A thatched roof stands behind, and a woman in orange sits in the background with hands folded. A brass pot and bucket stand near the base.2004-06-10A photograph of a temple sanctum with a large dark stone Shivalingam on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, water running over it and pooling on the wet floor. A man with long dark wavy hair and a bare upper torso, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands beside the lingam with a shaved-head devotee in white behind him. A kneeling man in a white dhoti with gold border prostrates or bends at the base of the pedestal, and another orange-clad person bends over the lingam on the right. A red cloth hangs from a carved stone pillar, and a column with carvings frames the left side. a person probable.2007-02-23A photograph of a stone Shivalingam being bathed with water at an outdoor temple-style shrine. A man with curly dark hair in an orange-saffron robe and draped cloth pours water from a brass pot over the lingam, which sits on a dark granite yoni-peetha base. Behind him, a second person in orange-red robes with a red bindi stands close, and a third man in a red-orange garment bends over at the right. Stone pillars with carved patterns frame the scene, and water pools on the granite floor. This is a lingam abhishekam being performed by devotees.2007-02-23