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A photograph of a golden-toned statue of a standing male figure with a rudraksha mala and a shawl draped over his shoulders, raised palm in blessing, set within an ornate gilded arch with carved makara-style pillars. At the left edge, a person in an orange garment with a patterned sash stands with one arm extended, touching the statue's head with a hand, performing an abhishekam during Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam Day 4. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person.2022-02-11ADIKAILASA on 2/11/20222022-02-11A young person in an orange saffron wrap with a braided back and a purple beaded necklace pours water from a vessel over a pair of gilded deity murtis during an abhishekam. The central murti is a male figure in a green garment holding a trident-like staff, with a female consort in green beside him. Ornate gold arches, lattice panels and a golden shrine surround them. The bare-backed attendant wears a striped sash and a sacred thread. Text along the bottom reads Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2022-02-13ADIKAILASA on 2/13/20222022-02-13A young boy with his back to the camera, bare-chested with an orange and tiger-striped cloth wrapped around his waist and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a purple beaded mala around his neck, stands before golden metal deity murti of a standing male and female figure and touches the upper arm of the male murti. The male murti wears a crown, yellow garment with green border, red-and-white beaded garlands, and holds a staff and a sword-like implement. The background is ornate gold decorative metalwork, indicating a temple shrine during the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam festival.2022-02-11A photograph of an abhishekam ritual for a golden-yellow deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari, shown as a standing female figure with a crown and a raised hand holding a lotus-like object. A priest at left wears an orange shawl with a black-and-orange striped cloth and stands with his arm raised, pouring yellow liquid from a vessel over the statue, which is streaming down its body. Behind them a second figure in an ochre-yellow garment with silver earrings holds a trident-like staff. The background shows ornate gilded temple carvings. Dominant colours are gold, saffron orange and yellow.2022-02-11ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25March 03 20112011-03-03A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden-yellow statue of a seated sage-like figure, its head and torso drenched in poured turmeric-yellow liquid. A hand at the top left pours from a vessel. The statue wears a rudraksha-style bead mala across the chest, a draped cloth over the shoulder, and a tilak on the forehead; its right hand is raised in blessing. It stands within an ornate silver-toned arch with floral and scroll relief work, part of the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam festival Day 6 ritual. No living people are clearly visible apart from the pouring hand. The statue is a depiction, not a person in the scene.2022-02-13November 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 2/17/20222022-02-17A golden statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a saffron-yellow dhoti, is being anointed with a liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a person's hands at the left edge. The statue is smooth, with a tilak on the forehead, and stands on a small golden base. Behind it, a seated white marble figure in an orange robe and turban sits on a raised platform decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, and draped orange and yellow fabric. The setting appears to be a ritual abhishekam with a deity or guru murti being bathed.2010-12-14