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A golden metal statue of a standing sage in a yellow dhoti with a shawl stands within an ornate gilded arch, raising one hand in blessing (abhaya mudra) and bearing a red tilak on the forehead. Flowers, a yellow-and-purple garland and a small offering of petals sit at its base. To the left, a shaven-headed man in a red-orange robe holds a lit oil lamp beside the statue. The setting is a temple interior with carved stone columns and a garlanded backdrop.

2011-03-03 +1 copies

A priest in an orange-red shawl and dhoti pours water from a vessel over a bronze or copper-toned statue of a standing figure in a gilded ornate arch. The statue, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold border, has its right hand raised in abhaya mudra, and water streams down its head and body in an abhishekam. Behind is a colourful garland arrangement of yellow and purple flowers. A person in a white garment and green-patterned cloth appears at the right edge. The priest's wrist bears a gold bangle. The scene is a temple ritual.

2011-03-03 +1 copies

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2010-12-19 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple shows a priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, holding a lit oil lamp toward a gilded standing statue. The statue is a smiling sage figure with a red tilak on the forehead, raised right hand in blessing and yellow-gold cloth, set within an ornate gold arched frame. Behind it hang garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. The statue is a murti, not a living person, and no a person candidate is physically present.

A gilded bronze statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a pleated dhoti and ornate sash, right hand raised in abhaya mudra and left hand lowered, set within an elaborately carved golden arch with lion-like motifs on a wheeled wooden cart. A partially visible person in white ritual cloth stands at the right edge beside a stone pillar, with a brass lamp at lower right, and water droplets fall from the statue.

Inside a temple shrine, a priest's bare arm, wearing a bangle, pours water from a brass vessel with a spout over a deity murti seated in a niche draped with red cloth and garlanded with flowers. In front of the shrine stands a gold-plated standing figure of a bare-chested man with raised right hand, wearing a dhoti, framed by an ornate gold arch. To the left, a seated figure is adorned with a purple and yellow garland, and a white cloth with yellow stains covers a seat. Carved stone pillars and an orange curtain frame the scene.

A golden statue of a standing male figure with long swept-back hair, bare-chested, wearing a draped dhoti with a decorative waistband, raising its right hand in abhaya mudra. The statue stands on a lotus-shaped base within an ornate gilded arch, with a hand pouring liquid from a silver vessel over it. Red-and-gold temple surroundings and a red wheeled cart are visible.

Interior of a temple shrine with a gilded golden standing figure of a man with one hand raised in blessing, set in an ornate gold arched frame. Behind him a seated deity murti in red and gold draped cloth with garlands, and a gold hooded serpent canopy on the left over a white cloth-draped idol decorated with yellow and purple flowers. Brass lamps or vessels are held above by a hand at the top left. Ornate carved stone pillars and an orange wall surround the shrine.

2012-04-07 +2 copies

A photograph inside a temple shows a shaved-headed monk in a red-orange robe on the left, one hand resting on a golden arch frame and the other hand near a brass vessel. In the centre stands a polished metallic statue of a sage with an upraised right palm, wearing a yellow-gold dhoti with red borders and an ash-dusted shoulder. The statue stands on a white-dusted pedestal on a wheeled wooden cart, with petals scattered at its base. Behind it hang garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers.

A small bronze or metal statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested, wearing a short wrapped dhoti with a beaded waist cord, right hand raised in abhaya-like blessing gesture, left arm bent at the elbow. It stands on a layered pedestal on a dark wooden surface, with warm red and gold light blurred in the background. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue and is not identifiable as a person.