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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/28/2021

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April 06 20202020-04-06Feb 6 2022 sripuram2022-02-06A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small standing metal statue of a robed figure with raised right hand, placed before a golden seated deity murti. A person in a pink-red silk garment and red-and-silver bangles pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over the statue, which drips down onto the altar base. Ornate gold-embossed panels frame the shrine on the right. Only partial limbs of the person are visible at the left edge.2024-10-31April 2 2022 sripuram2022-04-02November 01 20162016-11-01A golden metal deity murti with four arms, wearing a tall crown and holding a trident and other implements, stands on a pedestal while yellow liquid is poured over it from a golden pot held by a person in an orange garment at the left edge. Yellow flowers lie at its base and the abhishekam liquid runs across the platform. The stone wall behind shows carved relief. No a person candidate is visible; only a hand and orange-clad arm appear at the edge.2010-11-12Abhishekam being performed on dark stone murti of deities in a temple shrine. At left, a person's hands pour water from a golden vessel over a small black figure, with water streaming down. In the centre stands a four-armed black stone murti wearing a yellow dhoti and a conical crown, holding a weapon-like object raised in one hand and a staff with a flag behind. At right, a second dark murti in a crown and maroon garment holds a small pot. Red damask curtains and a yellow wall form the backdrop, with garlands and brass lamps visible at upper left.2024-03-11KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/7/20202020-12-07A photograph of a gilded metal murti of a multi-armed standing deity with a tall crown, being bathed with yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The statue stands on a pedestal before a purple cloth and a dark sparkling backdrop, with an ornate gold arch behind. A person in a white garment with red and yellow border is partly visible at the left edge, pouring the abhishekam. Yellow liquid streams down the statue's arms, chest and legs onto the base.2026-01-10November 10 20112011-11-10Close photograph of a temple shrine. A woman in a red sari, with red and gold bangles, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a small bronze figure of a standing saint or sage with a red crest on the head, wearing a dark wrap. Behind it stands a large gold-coloured deity statue in a yellow dhoti with a gilded ornate arch frame. Flower petals lie on the base. The scene suggests abhishekam offering at a shrine.2024-10-31A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A person's arm, bare and with a small tattoo on the wrist, pours a thick yellow liquid from a golden pot onto a tiered golden yantra-like base. Behind is a golden Nataraja murti dancing within an arched aureole, flanked by garlands of orange marigolds, pink flowers and white jasmine strands against dark green velvet drapery. On the left stands a golden figure of a bare-chested male devotee with folded hands, and on the right a golden female figure in a deep maroon garment holding a staff-like object. The person pouring wears rudraksha malas and white ritual cloth at the lower edge of the frame. The yellow liquid streams down over the base onto the glass-topped table.2024-02-21