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A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and orange underwear, pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone deity murti. The murti is smeared with yellow turmeric paste and has a red mark on its forehead; it holds a ceremonial item in one raised hand. Silver-toned ornate arches frame the scene, with leafy trees behind. The priest wears a silver bangle and gold neck ornament, and water streams down over the murti as part of the abhishekam.

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September 24 20112011-09-24A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with an orange-yellow border and a white shawl over his left shoulder, pours water from a silver pot onto a dark stone deity murti. The murti is anointed with yellow-orange turmeric or kumkum-coloured liquid running down its chest and arms, and holds a ceremonial object in one raised hand. The scene is an outdoor abhishekam set beneath trees, framed by an ornate silver arch with carved floral and bird motifs. The priest is not an appearance-based a person candidate, so the a person field is none.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA man in white ritual clothing pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone murti of Dakshinamurthi during abhishekam, under a silver-framed arch amid green leafy trees. He wears a white shirt, white dhoti with a yellow sash, and a gold bangle, and his arms are raised high to pour the water. The black stone figure has four arms, one hand raised with a mudra, and ornate carved jewelry, with water streaming over its head and body. Lush foliage fills the background.2010-07-15September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA man in white ritual clothes performs abhishekam on a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti under a banyan-style canopy. He wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a yellow-and-orange cloth sash at the waist, and holds a golden kalasha pouring water over the statue's head. The four-armed deity is seated and carved with a crown and ornaments, with water streaming down its face and body. A carved silver-toned arch frames the scene, and green leaves fill the background.2010-07-15A priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl pours yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a black stone deity murti seated in a meditative pose with four arms, one hand holding a trident-like object. The murti sits within a white carved stone arch surrounded by green leafy trees with red berries. The yellow liquid streams over the murti's head and shoulders.2009-12-16A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti seated in a silver-framed arch under leafy trees. A man in a white upper garment, white dhoti and yellow sash pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head and raised hands. The statue is a dark stone sculpture of a seated deity with multiple arms holding ritual objects, and water runs down its body. The arch is ornately carved silver-coloured metal framing the scene.2010-07-15September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA seated four-armed deity murti, coated in yellow turmeric paste with dark streaks, is decorated with a pink flower on its crown and a red mark on its forehead. The statue holds a snake-entwined staff in one hand and a drum or ritual object in another, set against green foliage and an ornate silver arch. At left, a shaven-headed man in spectacles wears a white dhoti and a gold bead necklace with a pendant, his hands folded in prayer, indicating a puja or abhishekam setting.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow border stands at left, lifting a golden vessel high above his head and pouring liquid over a dark stone deity murti. The murti is multi-armed and seated, and yellow liquid streams down its body and over its pedestal. The statue stands beneath a white ornate arch carved with floral and figural motifs, set in a leafy garden with a banyan-like tree overhead. A small sign reading SILENCE is visible near the base of the arch. The scene appears to be an abhishekam offering.2010-07-15A photo of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone Dakshinamurthi murti seated in meditation posture under a banyan-style tree. A man in white dhoti with a yellow and orange cloth draped over his shoulder pours liquid from a brass vessel over the statue's head, and yellow liquid streams down its chest, arms and lap. The deity wears a crown and ornate necklace, holding a flame in one upper hand and a rudraksha-like mala or sacred object in another. Silver-toned carved arch frames the scene above.2010-07-15