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November 01 20162016-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a gilded metal deity murti being bathed in milk during abhishekam. The multi-armed bronze-gold figure, shown in a dynamic standing pose with a fierce expression, has white milk streaming down its face, chest, waist and legs. A hand in a white cloth with red-and-gold border, wearing bangles and a rudraksha bracelet, pours from a golden vessel above the figure's head. Behind it stands an ornate gold arch against a black sparkling backdrop and purple drape. No person's face is visible.2026-01-10October 07 20112011-10-07A close photograph of a small gilt bronze four-armed deity murti being bathed with milk during abhishekam. The murti holds a discus (chakra) in one upper hand and a conch in another, standing on a round base. A white liquid pours over its head and body, running down the figure and pooling at the base. A person's hand, adorned with a gold-coloured bangle and wearing a white garment, pours from above. The background is dark stone with splashes of white liquid and a few scattered petals.2022-01-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on small metal murtis. A person's hands, with bare brown skin, tilt a clay pot and pour milk over the central standing deity figure, which has four arms, a conical crown and white-painted body. Milk runs down its body and base. Flanking murtis include a bronze figure of a bare-chested male devotee on the left and a figure in an orange-saffron garment with a conical crown on the right. Behind them, a purple brocade cloth covers an altar, with garlands of yellow, orange, green and red flowers hanging on larger deity statues and a gold-framed arch.2025-08-01A photograph of three small statues on a stone platform being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours a white liquid from a metal vessel over the central figure, a four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, white-painted body and gold ornaments, standing on a square pedestal. To its left is a smaller bronze-toned male figure with a shaved head and bare chest, and to its right a female figure in an orange draped garment with a crown. White milk-like liquid pools around the bases. Behind them a purple brocade cloth with gold motifs covers an altar, with garlanded deity images, brass vessels and a gold-trimmed pedestal in the background.2025-08-01A metal murti of a standing deity with a tall pointed crown, holding a spear-like vel and a shield-like object, is being bathed with milk. A hand in the upper right pours white milk from a silver vessel over the figure, which stands on a golden-toned platform. Milk splashes across the base. A red garment and gold-patterned ornamental panels frame the background. This is an abhishekam to a Murugan murti.2011-11-01Kailasa avadi july 07 2021A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a white-painted metal deity murti standing centre frame, holding a trident-like staff, a drum-shaped object and a flag-like emblem, with a dog-like vahana at its feet. A pair of gold-toned female figures in maroon sarees with gold pendant necklaces stand on either side. A bare arm in a silver bangle pours milk from a gold kalasha over the central figure's head, and the liquid splashes down its body. Marigold garlands in yellow and purple decorate the base. Behind, a blurred seated figure in orange robes and a white beard sits before golden and red draperies and garlands.2010-11-12Photograph of a metal murti being bathed in an abhishekam. A hand pours water from a silver vessel over a standing bronze deity figure wearing a tall crown, holding a staff-like object in one hand and a small raised object in the other, with an orange and white cloth draped over it and pink flowers at its base. Two smaller attendant figures in orange and white garments stand to either side, one holding a lamp. The water and white milk-like residue run down the figures. No living people are visible beyond the pouring hand.2011-10-07Feb 6 2022 sripuram2022-02-06