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Close photograph of a bronze-toned statue of a standing male sage with a shaved-looking head and a small red mark on the forehead, bare-chested with a draped dhoti-style cloth at the waist, raising one hand in a gesture of blessing or address. A human hand with a gold bangle reaches in from the left edge toward the statue's head. Behind the figure is an ornately carved golden arch or canopy with a red pillar at right, set against a blurred green background.

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December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesClose photo of a gold-plated statue of a bare-chested figure with swept-back hair and a small red-and-white mark on the forehead, with a pink flower placed on the head. A gilded ornate arch frames the figure, with a deep red drape behind. A hand with a gold bracelet reaches in from the upper left, and a blurred bald man in white is partly visible behind the statue. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person.2011-09-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA golden statue of a long-haired, bare-chested male figure with one hand raised in blessing is being anointed. A hand wearing a gold bracelet with green and red stones pours liquid from a brass vessel over the statue's head, and the liquid streams down the face, hair, chest and shoulders. The statue wears a dhoti-style cloth tied at the waist. The scene is an abhishekam of a statue, not a living person.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA golden statue of a bare-chested sage stands on a stone platform while a hand pours water from a brass pot over its head, water streaming down the face and chest. The statue wears a draped cloth at the waist and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind it, purple and gold drapery and a garland of yellow and purple flowers frame a deity murti or altar, with a saffron-clad figure partly visible. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. The pourer's arm shows a gold bangle and a ring, and the photo carries a person archive copyright overlay.2010-12-19Close-up photograph of a gold-coloured statue of a long-haired figure with a wavy, textured hairstyle, being bathed. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours water from a golden vessel over the statue's head, and water sprays and streams down its face and shoulders. The statue's hand is raised in a blessing gesture. The blurred background shows orange and yellow fabric with gold beaded garlands. The statue is a depiction and no living person's face is visible.2010-12-19 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20172017-02-26December 19 20102010-12-19A golden statue of a bare-chested male figure with long hair, wearing a yellow-gold dhoti, is being bathed with water poured from above by a person in an orange garment whose arm and gold bangle are visible at the upper left. The statue's right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Blurred greenery, red-and-white walls and a grey stone step form the background. This is a statue being anointed, not a living person, so no physical people are counted beyond the pouring attendant.2010-12-19 +1 copiesA golden-brown statue of a long-haired sage with bare chest and a draped white-gold dhoti, one hand raised in blessing, is being bathed with a liquid poured from a metal vessel held by a hand wearing a gold bangle. The liquid streams down the statue's head and body. Behind it stand an ornately carved white-and-gold arch and a maroon cloth, with green foliage at the right edge. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.2011-03-03 +1 copies