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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress at a temple. A person in a golden-yellow garment and an orange-and-white bangle on the wrist pours milky white liquid from above over a dark stone sculpture. The sculpture shows a multi-armed deity murti with a raised hand, and the liquid streams down its head and body. A purple crinkled cloth forms the backdrop. In the lower right corner, a small golden statue of a bald, smiling man with bare shoulders sits on a surface. The lower edge carries the caption Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022.2022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress on a small dark stone deity murti, its surface coated with a thick brownish paste that drips down its face and body. A hand pours the mixture from a golden vessel at the top left. Behind the murti is a red velvet backdrop framed by ornate gold-coloured metalwork. A partially visible hand at the left wears bangles and a white sacred mark, and a small inset photo of a smiling person in orange head cloth appears at the top left corner. Caption text at the bottom reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022.2022-03-21A photograph of a dark stone sculpture of a cobra-hooded serpent deity, possibly a Naga or Rahu-Ketu form, standing against a red velvet backdrop framed by gold ornamental panels. The dark stone is streaked with white abhishekam residue or sandal-like markings, with carved human-like faces and serpent coils around the central column. A small orange-brown dot appears on the hood. Overlaid caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022. No people are visible in the frame.2022-03-21A close view of a priest's hands pouring milk from a golden vessel over a dark stone murti. Milk streams down the dark carved figure, which sits before a red cloth backdrop flanked by ornate gold-embossed panels. The priest wears a red thread bracelet and a black beaded bracelet, and white sacred ash marks the forearm. A golden banner emblem appears in the upper corner. Caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022.2022-03-21 +1 copiesAugust 29 20182018-08-29Close-up photo of a dark black stone deity murti with carved details, glossy and wet from abhishekam, with white milk pouring down its left side from a cloth-wrapped vessel held at the left edge. The murti has a tall conical crown, a red tilak mark on its forehead, and a raised hand gesture, set against a purple draped backdrop. Gold lettering at the bottom reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022. A small inset portrait at top left shows a smiling person in an orange head covering; its identity is not established, and the a person field records that uncertainty.2022-03-21A dark stone murti of a serpent-hooded deity with a standing figure beside it is being bathed with water poured from a golden vessel held by a hand adorned with bracelets. Water streams over the dark stone, while red-and-gold ornamental background drapes and gold-embossed panels frame the scene. Red spots of kumkum or vermilion mark the stone forms. The image captures an abhishekam performed during the Rahu Ketu Peyarchi event at ADIKAILASA.2022-03-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A priest's bare arms, one wrapped with a red and yellow sacred thread, pour water from a golden vessel over a dark stone deity murti. The murti has a tall cobra-hood form with a small figure beside it, marked with orange tilak spots, and the red and gold shrine backdrop with golden panels frames the scene. Water streams down the black stone. A small orange-and-face logo appears in the top-left corner and a caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022 at the bottom.2022-03-21A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small golden-toned figure of a standing bhikshatanamurthy, a beggar form of Shiva with a bald head, bare chest, and draped loincloth, holding a bowl in one hand and raising the other in blessing, set on a lotus-style pedestal. A hand in the upper left, sleeved in orange cloth, pours liquid from a vessel over the figure, with a thin stream falling onto the murti. Behind it are blurred gold-toned sculptures and ornate pillars in a temple setting. A small pink flower rests on the wooden surface at lower left.2021-11-17 +1 copies