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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a white marble statue of a seated sage in meditation posture. A person wearing a red sari with a gold border pours water from a metal vessel held in their hand over the statue, water spraying in bright splashes. The statue is seated with one hand raised, dusted with yellow turmeric or kumkum. Beside it on the left is a small gold-coloured stepped pedestal, and on the right a small wooden or bronze figure of a standing deity with a tall crown. A red wall and blurred green foliage appear in the background. Only the hand and arm of the person pouring are visible.

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A photograph of a white marble statue of a seated figure with hands in anjali mudra being bathed by water poured from a brass vessel held by a person in a red sari with gold border; water streams over the statue and a gold-toned stepped pyramid object (meru) sits at lower left, with a small bronze figure on a pedestal at right. The statue is a murti, not a living person, and no physical people beyond the pouring hand and arm are visible.2011-03-03A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a white marble statue of a seated sage in meditation pose. A person in a red sari with gold border pours water from a brass vessel over the statue, water streaming down its head and body. Beside the statue sits a small golden shivalinga-style yantra or peetha on a golden base, and a smaller carved bronze deity murti stands to the right. The setting is a temple with a blurred green background and a red wall behind a metal grille. The statue is a sculpture, not a living person.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a white marble statue of a seated sage being bathed with water. A person in a red sari, seen only from the waist down and arm, pours water from a brass vessel over the statue's head and shoulders, water splashing and streaming down. Beside it on the right is a small brown wooden figure of a standing deity, and at lower left a small golden shrine-like object sits on a stone base. Blurred greenery and a metal railing appear in the background. This is an abhishekam-style ritual bathing of a statue; no living a person is visible.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of water pouring over a small bronze deity figure standing on a dark base, with a hand and a sleeve visible at the top of the frame holding the vessel that sends the water down. To the left sits a white marble statue of a seated figure in meditation posture, wrapped in flowing robes with a turban-like head covering. The background is blurred greenery and red railings with an indistinct person barely visible at the far right edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam being performed over a murti.2011-03-03A photograph of water being poured from a copper vessel held by a person whose arm and red-and-white cloth edge enter from the upper left. The stream falls over a small brown-bronze figure standing on a dark pedestal, creating splashing droplets. A white seated stone figure of a sage in meditation pose, with draped garment, sits at the left edge. The background is a soft-focus green garden with red railings. No face of the pourer is visible.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA white marble statue of a seated sage in a turban and draped robe, hand raised in a gesture of blessing, sits on a dark pedestal in the foreground. Behind it, water pours from a brass spout over a wooden lingam-like stone form into a basin, splashing in droplets. The background is blurred with greenery, a red cloth and a railing. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue, so no candidate is present.2011-03-03A photograph of an abhishekam ritual in a temple setting. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, pouring water from a large brass vessel with his right hand over a white marble statue of a seated sage with a turban and crossed hands. The marble figure rests on a wooden board on a wet stone floor. At right, a small gilded standing deity murti stands on a red pedestal. A black stone shivalinga-style column is at left, with red and white striped walls and brass lamps behind. No living person in saffron or ornate dress is visible.2010-07-05A 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 copiesSeptember 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden statue. A devotee in an orange and yellow saffron-toned garment with gold beaded necklaces and a gold bracelet pours water from a golden kalasha pot over the head of a gilded statue with flowing hair, hands folded in anjali at its chest. Water streams down the figure. Blurred red offerings and a dark stone shrine element appear in the background.2010-12-19