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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.

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September 24 20112011-09-24A 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 20162016-08-19Photo 99220012022-05-14 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone deity murti with multiple arms and an ornate crown, during abhishekam. Water droplets scatter in the sunlight against a clear blue sky, with a pink building and green foliage behind. A wooden staff is held near the figure. The priest wears white sacred markings on his upper arm and back.2021-04-18August 19 20162016-08-19Photo 66781322022-06-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11