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A dark stone murti of Lord Subramanya (Murugan) stands with water pouring over it during abhishekam. The figure has multiple arms holding a staff and other objects, wears an ornate crown and elaborate jewelry, and stands beside a peacock carved at his side with a serpent at its feet. Water streams down the statue against a deep maroon curtain backdrop, and a person's arm reaches in from the upper right corner, pouring water. No people are otherwise visible.

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A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity with a tall crown is being bathed by a stream of water poured from a copper vessel held by a hand entering from the upper right. The figure stands on a coiled serpent base and holds ritual objects in its hands. The background is a deep maroon curtain. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to a deity murti.2024-07-27A black stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands on a dark pedestal before a white draped cloth. The deity wears a tall crown, has a red-orange tilak on the forehead and holds several arms in mudra and hand-held objects. A peacock with a curved neck and spread tail stands beside the figure. Yellow-green liquid. Fingers of a person holding a vessel appear at the top edge, and a red cloth is visible at the left. The scene suggests a Subrahmanya abhishekam, with the peacock as his vahana.Close-up photograph of a dark stone four-armed deity murti being bathed with water poured from above during abhishekam. The black figure wears a tall crown, a tilak on the forehead, a jewelled necklace and a wide ornate waist-cloth; it holds a discus and conch in its upper hands. Water streams over its head and shoulders. Behind it hang red velvet curtains framed by ornate gold-embossed panels. No physical people are visible apart from a hand at the top edge pouring water.2021-09-11APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity stands against a white draped cloth, being bathed with white liquid. The figure wears an ornate crown, a layered necklace and a jeweled waist girdle, with a serpent or snake-like form coiled at its left side. Its raised hands hold a rod-like object and a small implement, and one palm faces outward in blessing. The image is shown up close during abhishekam. No people are visible.APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/14/20222022-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a black stone murti of a four-armed deity standing beside a peacock, with a red tilak on the forehead and a red flower on the crown. A hand adorned with a gold bangle holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame near the statue's waist, performing a deepa aarti offering. The murti has carved jewellery, a sacred thread and a decorated waistband, and the backdrop is white draped cloth. The setting suggests a temple or ashram worship space.A large black stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded arched frame before red velvet drapes. A person in white at upper left pours liquid from a golden vessel over the statue's head, with water running down the figure's body in an abhishekam. The murti wears a tall crown, a sacred thread, and ornate jewelry, holding a discus and other attributes in its raised hands. No physical people are seated or standing besides the pouring attendant, visible only in part.2021-09-11A dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands on a rectangular pedestal in front of a deep maroon velvet curtain. A brass vessel held by a hand above pours a thick yellow liquid. The murti has a tall crown, several arms holding implements, and a coiled serpent at its side. Only a single human hand is visible, and no people are otherwise shown.2025-01-25A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity, identified by its iconography as Vishnu (holding a chakra in one hand), stands in a gold-carved temple frame before red velvet drapes. A priest in white dhoti pours water or abhishekam liquid from a golden vessel over the murti's head, with water running down its face and chest. The deity wears a tall crown, ornate armlets, a jeweled belt and a kumkum mark on the forehead. Abhishekam ritual in a temple setting.2021-09-11