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August 07 2017

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A golden bronze statue of a standing child figure, bare-chested and wearing a short loincloth, is being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a hand reaching in from the right. The liquid splashes over the statue's head, arms and base in an abhishekam-style offering. Behind it stands an ornately carved golden pillar with floral and scroll relief, and a metal railing and glass roof frame the scene. A deity murti is the subject; no living person's face is visible.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A priest's hands pour a stream of yellow liquid from a brass pot over a small golden deity murti standing on a pedestal, in front of an ornate gilded arch. A second brass vessel sits on the ledge below. Metal railings and red-tiered seating are visible behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2017-08-07A golden-brown statue of a bare-chested, shaved-headed male figure in a golden-yellow dhoti is being bathed by a hand pouring liquid from a brass vessel over its shoulder, with milky liquid streaming down its arm and chest and droplets splashing around its base. The statue has a serene, slightly smiling face with painted eyes and brows. The figure's right palm is raised in blessing. Blurred green foliage and red and gold ritual elements appear in the background. This is an abhishekam of a statue, with no physical people visible except the pouring hand. Statue depiction only, with no identification of the figure as a person.2010-12-19 +1 copiesA bronze statue of a standing male deity figure, with raised hands and a dhoti-style lower garment, is being bathed in a stream of yellow liquid poured from a gold-coloured vessel held by a hand entering from the right. Yellow droplets splash in the air. The statue stands on a pedestal in front of an ornate gilded column carved with floral and scroll motifs, beneath a glass and steel canopy. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual. No people are clearly visible apart from the pouring hand and forearm, which belongs to an unseen person.2017-08-07May 05 20152015-05-05December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesMarch 04 20192019-03-04August 07 20172017-08-07A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a seated statue, shown from behind. A hand in a gold-coloured bowl pours a thick saffron-yellow liquid over the statue's head and shoulders, splashing droplets into the air. A second hand with a gold bangle steadies the bowl. The statue has long hair flowing down its back and a raised hand visible at the right shoulder. The background is a warm red-orange wall, with a small metal stand and brass vessels at the lower edge. No people are visible apart from the pouring hands.2010-12-19 +1 copiesA close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden murti of Lord Subramanya, the deity holding a spear (vel) in one raised hand. A person's hands, wearing a bangle and a beaded wrist mala, pour a thick golden-yellow liquid from a silver vessel over the figure. The deity's ornate gold arched backdrop and carved decorative metalwork frame the scene, with brass pots blurred in the background. No people's faces are visible and no identifiable a person is present.2011-11-01A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small metal murti of Lord Murugan standing with a spear (vel) in one hand and a rooster-flag. A person in a red sari pours thick yellow liquid from a large silver vessel over the figure, which is coated in the yellow substance. The yellow liquid flows over a golden-yellow platform in the foreground, with a glimpse of ornate gold-toned carved railing at right. Bangles are visible on the pouring arm; no face of the person is shown.2011-11-01