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A large dark stone Ganesha murti with an elephant head, seated on a pedestal draped in a yellow cloth with red and green borders, is being bathed in an abhishekam. A bare-chested man with grey hair tied in a knot and a full beard, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a white upper cloth, stands on the black tiled platform and pours liquid from a small gold vessel over the deity's head. A multicoloured tassel garland hangs on the yellow wall behind the statue. The setting is a temple shrine with gold-painted walls.

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A photograph of a shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border performing abhishekam on a large dark bronze Ganesha murti seated on a pedestal in a black-tiled pool. He stands on the tiled floor, reaching up with both hands to pour from a brass vessel over the elephant-headed deity, who wears a yellow cloth draped at his base. A multicoloured tassel garland hangs behind him against golden walls. The man has a grey topknot, a beard, and a red tilak on his forehead.2026-01-03A photograph inside a temple shows a large dark stone Ganesha murti seated on a pedestal, draped with a yellow cloth bordered in red and gold, with a trunk curled toward the viewer. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a red tilak on his forehead stands at left, raising a small brass bowl above the deity's head, as in abhishekam. 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The Ganesha murti has four arms and is draped in a rust-coloured cloth, with a multicoloured tassel hanging behind it.2026-02-07A photograph of a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pouring liquid from a vessel onto a large dark stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. The priest has grey hair in a knot, a yellow tilak on his forehead, glasses, a beard, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. The Ganesha murti has an elephant head, multiple arms, ornate crown and ornaments, and a maroon cloth draped over its seat. Colourful tassels hang from the ceiling behind, and a gold-yellow wall forms the backdrop. Only one physical person is visible. The priest's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to establish any identity, so he is described only by role.2026-02-07A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border pours water from a vessel over a large dark stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. The priest has a topknot, tilak on forehead, and a rudraksha mala. The murti's trunk and multiple hands are visible; it is draped with a reddish-brown cloth and has yellow turmeric marks. Behind it hangs a tassel decoration of red, orange, blue and green. The walls are warm golden-brown.2026-02-07A priest in white traditional dhoti with gold border stands barefoot at left, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver camphor lamp with a flame toward a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The elephant-headed deity wears an ornate silver crown, red and gold silk drapes, a silver garland and a pink sash, and holds a raised hand. On the black stone platform before the murti sit silver plates with offerings including a fruit, a silver vessel, lamps and scattered flower petals. A multicolored tassel hanging decorates the yellow wall behind. The scene shows a puja with aarti at a deity shrine.2026-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone murti of Lord Ganesha seated on a red and gold draped seat against a pale gold wall. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red and gold border stands at left, lifting a brass vessel high and pouring liquid over the crown of the deity. Yellow turmeric-coloured liquid runs down the trunk, head, and red cloth covering the seat, and a red kumkum mark is visible on the figure's chest. Only one physical person is visible.2026-02-07A photograph of a ritual abhishekam to a dark stone Ganesha murti with four arms and an elephant head. A bare-chested man with a grey top-knot, glasses, beard and yellow tilak on his forehead stands at left, pouring golden liquid from a brass pot over the deity's trunk and head. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala necklace. The murti sits on a draped reddish cloth, and a hanging garland of multicoloured tassels in red, blue, green and orange is behind it against a golden-yellow wall.2026-02-07A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red and gold border pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone statue of Ganesha. The seated deity murti has a raised trunk, four arms, a crown-like headdress and a red cloth draped over its lap, with yellow turmeric paste streaking down its body and the cloth. The priest stands at left, his back to the camera, with a rudraksha-style strand visible at his neck. A gold-toned wall and a hanging tassel frame the scene, indicating a Ganesha abhishekam ritual.2026-02-07A photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a large dark stone Ganesha murti seated on a pedestal. The priest is bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a sacred thread across his shoulder, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and white tripundra marks on his arms and forehead. He is pouring yellow liquid over the elephant-headed deity from a small vessel with his right hand, while yellow and reddish turmeric or sacred liquid streams down the murti's body and drapes. The Ganesha has a crown, multiple arms, and a red cloth around its waist. Behind it is a gold-tone wall, and on the right stands a tall ornamental hanging of tasselled bands in red, green, blue, yellow and orange. A brass pot is visible at the lower left edge.2026-02-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/9/20222022-01-09