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A 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.

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September 24 20112011-09-24September 24 20112011-09-24 +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.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28August 19 20162016-08-19December 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.2011-12-28September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA dark stone murti of a deity is being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The murti wears a crown-like headdress, tall coiled hair, a beaded necklace and an ornate collar, and the liquid streams down its face and chest. The background is blurred foliage. No a person candidate is visible; the figure is a statue.2011-12-28A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone murti of a four-armed deity seated in meditation posture. The stone image is seated on a carved base and the priest's arms are raised above it. A silver arch with floral and scroll carving frames the statue, and green trees form the background. The priest wears a gold chain and sacred ash marks on his arm. Water streams down the statue, indicating abhishekam ritual bathing.2011-09-24 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28