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ADIKAILASA on 2/12/2022

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Ritual abhishekam photograph: a hand holding a small brass bowl pours liquid over a golden metal deity murti standing on a stone surface. The murti wears a red and white patterned garment with a shawl, and a crown-like headdress. Behind it a person in yellow robes and purple cloth sits, and a white ritual vessel with a spout and small bowls sit on the lower left. A bracelet and a rudraksha mala are visible on the pouring arm. Text at bottom reads Ushaat Kala Abhishekam 18 Feb 2022.2022-02-18A photograph of a temple ritual scene in warm golden light. Centre frame is a small metal deity murti, standing with a crown-like headdress and draped in a red and gold patterned cloth with a light shawl over the shoulders, holding an object in one hand. Behind and to the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl is partly visible at the frame edge. A brass bowl and a tiered gold vessel sit in the lower left. Dark stone pillars and yellow draped cloth fill the background. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual setting.2022-02-12September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesClose view of a gilded metal deity murti with a tall conical crown and a sunburst-style back halo, wearing a red-brown cloth and a yellow thread garland. A hand from above pours a thin stream of yellow liquid. Yellow silk cloth drapes at left beside a golden arm, and a blurred stone wall forms the background. Adornments on the murti include a red tilak mark on the forehead.2013-10-13October 07 20112011-10-07April 14 20182018-04-14December 20 20112011-12-20January 08 20122012-01-08A close photograph of a metal deity murti with a tall crown and a silvery face, marked with a yellow turmeric or sandal paste on the forehead. A bare brown hand with gold and jewelled rings touches the forehead, as in a ritual anointing. The murti is garlanded with pink lotus flowers, purple blossoms and white jasmine, with a green leaf stem behind. The background is blurred red fabric and golden vessels.2018-04-14December 23 20182018-12-23ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11A photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A standing figure in a gold-and-maroon patterned sari-style garment, with a red border, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold-coloured standing statue of a male figure holding a hand in blessing, the liquid streaming down onto the statue. Behind are strings of marigolds and red-and-yellow flower garlands, and a dark ritual vessel and a gold kalasha sit at lower right. The figure pouring is partially visible and no face is shown; the statue is a deity murti, not a person.2017-02-24