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September 24 2011

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Close view of a black stone deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. A hand in the upper left, wearing a silver bangle and red thread, pours water from an ornate engraved silver vessel over the head of the statue. Water streams over the carved hair, face and chest, with a red tilak mark on the forehead. The statue has a headdress with carved detail and a raised hand at the right. Green leaves and a silver arch frame the background. No person's face is visible.2011-09-24A photograph of a dark stone deity murti being bathed with water poured from an ornate silver vessel held by a person's arm at the upper left. The black stone figure has a tall matted crown, a tilaka-marked forehead and a red vermilion streak down the face and chest, and is framed by green leaves and a silver arch overhead. The poured water streams over the head and shoulders in an abhishekam ritual.2011-09-24 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28A 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 20162016-08-19December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Close photo of a black stone murti being bathed in abhishekam: thick orange liquid pours over its carved face, chest and shoulders. A human hand with a bangle and a silver plate or vessel is at the upper left, pouring the liquid. The stone deity has a carved headdress and jewelled ornaments. Blurred green foliage fills the background. No people's faces are visible.2011-12-28A priest in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti stands at left, pouring liquid from a silver vessel held in his right hand while his left hand reaches toward a large dark stone deity murti with four arms and a tall crown. The murti is anointed with yellow liquid running down its chest, and a coconut rests at its waist. Behind it, golden carved arches and leafy trees frame the outdoor abhishekam. A brass oil lamp stand appears at lower left. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and has a shaved head.2015-02-05August 19 20162016-08-19Photo 11692667 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copies