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A gilded bronze standing deity murti, crowned and adorned with jewellery, is being bathed with water poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at top left. Beside it is a tiered golden pedestal or sri yantra-style base. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left, with hands cupped below. A woman in an orange top and rudraksha mala sits at right, watching with a green-and-white cloth nearby. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual, with water splashing around the murti.

A golden deity murti stands on a golden pedestal while water is poured over its head from a metal vessel held by a hand at the top left. The figure wears a tall crown, holds a lotus-bud type object in one raised hand, and has a jewelled belt. Water runs down its body onto a golden base, and a hand in the lower left holds a rudraksha-style bracelet near a golden yantra-shaped object. Behind it, a young woman in an orange top with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala watches intently, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed on a murti.

A close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a gilded metal murti of a standing goddess with a tall crown and ornate necklaces, one hand raised. Water poured from a brass vessel held by a person in white clothing streams over the figure onto a stepped golden pyramid-shaped object (a sri yantra-style base) beside it. Rose petals and flower petals scatter on the grey stone platform, and a dark carved stone pedestal stands at right. The person pouring wears white garments and a rudraksha mala on the wrist, with a red-and-white striped cloth at the waist of another figure in white below.

July 05 2010

A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a metal vessel over a gold-coloured deity murti. The murti wears a tall crown, has large painted eyes and red lips, and is draped in an orange cloth. The setting is a stone temple structure with ornate gold-toned carvings behind and green foliage visible at left. A small red bindi and glasses are visible on the man.

January 08 2012

A temple abhishekam being performed on a black stone lingam-style base with flowing water. At left, a priest in orange silk garments pours water from a brass vessel over a small gold-toned stepped object. Beside it stands a bronze-gold deity murti with a tall crown, garlands and a stylised sash, holding a lotus bud in one hand. Behind them, white-clad assistants in dhotis are partly visible, and rose petals lie scattered on the stone floor.

A golden brass deity murti stands on a pedestal, holding a small object in one raised hand, wearing a tall crown, layered necklaces and a long garland draped to the feet. Water sprays in fine droplets around the figure against a dark stone backdrop. No physical people are visible in the frame.

September 19 2011

A golden metal deity murti with a tall crown and ornate necklace is being bathed by water poured from above, an abhishekam. Blurred behind it, a person in an orange garment and red-and-white flower garlands are visible. The image shows a ritual bathing of the murti in a temple setting.

A photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a temple. A hand in a dark maroon garment pours water from a gold kalasha pot over a small gold deity murti, standing with one hand raised and wearing a crown, a layered necklace and a long garland. Water streams down a black stone surface behind it. Beside the murti is a gold stepped pyramid-shaped object on a lotus-patterned base, and ornately carved gold panels fill the background.

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A golden deity murti with a tall crown and ornate necklace is being bathed as water pours over its head and shoulders, spraying in fine droplets. Its raised right hand is open in a blessing gesture. Blurred figures in white and dark clothing stand around the murti, and a small pendant hangs at its chest. The scene appears to be an abhishekam in progress.