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A photograph of abhishekam being performed on a small bronze standing deity murti, a young boy figure with hands holding objects and a loincloth, set on a round brass tray. A tattooed hand pours liquid from a gold kalasha-style vessel while another hand guides it. Red and green flower garland hangs on the figure. Behind is a gold arched torana frame on a white marble platform, flanked by red velvet curtains. A white label at lower right reads KAILASA AUSTRALIA SJP.

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A hand holding a gold-coloured vessel pours liquid over a small golden metal murti of a standing figure, set on a round tray with floral petals in a yellow liquid. The murti wears a loincloth, has hands raised holding objects, and sits within a gilded arch framed by red and pink garlands. Red velvet curtains and a marble-topped table form the backdrop. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual. A white caption box in the corner reads KAILASA AUSTRALIA SJP.2024-09-08A hand pours orange liquid from a brass vessel over a small gold-coloured standing deity murti beneath a brass arch decorated with floral motifs and a garland of red and green flowers. The murti stands on a round golden base in a pool of the same liquid strewn with purple flowers, set on a white marble table in front of red curtains. The pouring hand, with a tattooed wrist and a bracelet, belongs to a person whose face is not visible. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed. A caption block reads KAILASA AUSTRALIA SJP in the lower right corner.2024-09-08A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a gilded bronze deity murti standing on a lotus base beneath an ornate gold arch. A hand, wearing a silver bracelet, pours golden liquid from a gold vessel over the figure's head. Pink and green flower garlands drape the arch, and purple flower petals float in the golden liquid pooled on a white marble platform. Red velvet curtains frame the scene. A white caption box in the lower right reads KAILASA AUSTRALIA SJP.2024-09-08A close view of a person's arms and hands pouring white powder over a small grey stone lingam on a square base during a ritual. The person has a tattoo on the forearm and a silver bracelet, and the lingam sits on a pool of golden-yellow liquid beside a marble-topped table. Behind it is an ornate gold arch decorated with floral carvings, hung with red and pink flower garlands, set against a deep red velvet backdrop. Red stage curtains frame the image on both sides, and a white label in the lower right reads KAILASA AUSTRALIA SJP. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering.2024-09-08A hand holding a brass aarti tray with a lit oil lamp and small brass bowls with red and orange offerings, in front of a golden arched brass shrine with a lion-face crest and pink and green garlands. A white marble platform sits beneath, with red velvet curtains framing the scene. A label in the corner reads KAILASA AUSTRALIA SJP. No person's face is visible; only a forearm is shown.2024-09-08December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a hand pours liquid from an ornate silver vessel over a golden bronze deity murti of a four-armed form wearing a tall crown and ornaments. The liquid streams down over the statue's hand and body. Behind it, a blurred large portrait in orange and saffron tones shows a smiling man, and a bowl of red fruit sits on the right.2012-01-08Photo 82913302022-07-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam ritual. A priest in orange robes on the left pours water from a green coconut over a gold-coloured statue of a standing sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra and a golden dhoti. Behind them, a purple and white backdrop is decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a kalasha on a stone platform. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.2010-12-19August 29 20182018-08-29A close photograph of a golden metal murti of a deity pair being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand in an orange garment at upper right. The left figure, a four-armed deity holding a drum and other objects, is gleaming gold, while the right figure, a smaller seated form with a crown, is also coated in the flowing yellow abhishekam liquid. Carved gold lattice panels frame the left edge and the background is blurred dark with out-of-focus figures in white. Other visible shapes are indistinct. This is an abhishekam being performed on the murti.2011-11-10May 27 20062006-05-27