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KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 7/8/2021

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A close photograph of a small gilded metal murti of a multi-armed deity standing on a tiered square pedestal, with a flared arch of petals behind it. A hand holding a metal vessel pours yellow liquid. The deity holds a staff topped with a trident and other implements in its hands, and the surface around it is wet with liquid. No people are visible apart from the hand, and no a person candidate appears.2025-02-21April 2 2022 sripuram2022-04-02A brass or bronze murti of a multi-armed deity, standing on a pedestal in a temple shrine, is being bathed with liquid poured from a vessel held by a hand at the top left. The figure holds a trident, a staff and other implements, wears a flared crown and a garland, and stands on a small decorated base with pink flowers. Liquid streams down over the figure and into a golden tray, indicating abhishekam. Behind it sit a golden-coloured seated deity and orange marigold garlands, with a blue and gold sari visible at the right edge. Ritual puja is taking place at a black tiled altar.2021-09-28A brass or bronze standing deity murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu form) with a tall conical crown and a vertical tilak, holding a conch and discus in raised hands, is being bathed with milk or water poured from a large brass pot held by a woman's bare arm wearing bangles. Behind it is a black stone sculpture draped in red cloth on a dark stone pedestal, with gold-embossed panels and purple silk cloths with gold border. This is an abhishekam offering at a temple shrine.2022-04-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/7/20202020-12-07KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/7/20202020-12-07KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 9/28/20212021-09-28A gilded metal deity murti stands on a lotus-patterned base on a silver tray while water is poured over it from a coconut wrapped in blue thread, held by two hands at the top left. The murti has a tall crown, four arms and a reddish-brown cloth wrapped around its body, with water running down its front and into the tray. Behind it are a purple-draped table with an open book, a brass oil lamp on the right and red curtains. This appears to be an abhishekam bathing of the deity murti. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2022-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a brass ritual oil lamp (kuthu vilakku style) lit with a single open flame in a dark coconut-shell-like bowl. Behind the lamp stands a golden deity murti within a flame-like halo, with a trident and pink flowers placed beside it. The lamp sits on a lotus-petal brass base on a green and gold floral brocade cloth. A silver hand bell with a handle is at the left edge, and a human hand holds the lamp's silver handle.2021-07-08A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a small gold-toned metal deity murti seated on a pedestal inside an ornate arched prabhavali. A hand in a white bangle pours water from a brass vessel over the figure, which sits in a silver-trimmed tray. Red-stained offerings and a green-and-yellow fruit with leaves rest behind and beside it. A pink-and-white draped figure stands in the upper left, and brass pots, a silver jug and a golden decorative frame surround the scene on a cream cloth.KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 3/5/20212021-03-05A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a brass vessel over a small bronze deity murti standing on a brass tray, with water running over its base. The murti has multiple arms holding a trident and other implements, with a crown-like headdress. Behind the priest, a boy with bare upper body and white dhoti stands at the right beside a garland of red flowers. Gold decorative panels and a green-draped altar appear in the background. Setting suggests an abhishekam ritual in a temple interior.2022-04-23