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August 18 2016

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A priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at left, pouring water from a gold vessel over a black stone deity murti. The four-armed murti sits in a cross-legged pose, holding a drum and a flame, with carved figures and a bull below. An ornate silver arch frames the scene, and green trees fill the background in an outdoor temple setting. This is an abhishekam being performed.2016-08-18A man in white ritual clothes performs abhishekam on a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti under a banyan-style canopy. He wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a yellow-and-orange cloth sash at the waist, and holds a golden kalasha pouring water over the statue's head. The four-armed deity is seated and carved with a crown and ornaments, with water streaming down its face and body. A carved silver-toned arch frames the scene, and green leaves fill the background.2010-07-15A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti seated in a silver-framed arch under leafy trees. A man in a white upper garment, white dhoti and yellow sash pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head and raised hands. The statue is a dark stone sculpture of a seated deity with multiple arms holding ritual objects, and water runs down its body. The arch is ornately carved silver-coloured metal framing the scene.2010-07-15A dark stone murti of Dakshinamurthi, the four-armed form of Shiva as teacher, is being bathed with water poured from a brass vessel. A person's arm, wearing a gold bangle and white sleeve, pours water over the statue's head and face, which has a red tilak mark on the forehead. The murti's hands hold a drum and a flame-like object, and it is surrounded by green leaves and a banyan-like tree.2010-07-15A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow-and-orange cloth at his waist pours liquid from a gold pot onto a black stone deity murti under a banyan tree. The raised black figure has a crown-like headdress, earrings, a necklace and multiple arms holding ritual objects, and milky liquid runs down its body. A silver-toned ornamental backdrop and green leaves surround the scene, consistent with a dakshinamurthi abhishekam ritual.2010-07-15Close photo of a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti being bathed with water from a golden pot. A hand in a white sleeve and gold bangle tilts the vessel, pouring a stream over the statue's head and face. The deity holds a serpent in one raised hand and a flame in another, with a fan-like halo behind it. Green leaves and branches fill the background, and a banyan-type tree is visible above.2010-07-15A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow-and-white cloth at his waist pours a liquid from a golden vessel over a black stone deity murti seated in meditation, seen through a silver arched frame amid green foliage. The liquid streams down the figure's head, chest and lap, a Dakshinamurthi-style abhishekam under a banyan-like tree. A solitary priest performs the ritual; no other people are visible.2010-07-15A black stone deity murti, carved with a serene face, a tall ornate headdress and a necklace, is being bathed with water poured from a golden kalasha vessel held by an unseen person's bare arm and hand wearing a gold bangle. Water streams down over the statue's face, chest and shoulders in an abhishekam. Blurred green foliage fills the background. No other physical people are visible.2011-12-28August 19 20162016-08-19February 05 20152015-02-05 +2 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28