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A 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.

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A 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.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.2025-01-25Close photo of a large black stone deity murti with multiple arms, standing against a white draped cloth and an ornate gold frame. A bare hand with a bangle and a yellow thread on the wrist touches the murti's forehead, where a red tilak mark is visible. The murti wears a tall conical crown, a carved torso necklace and a belt, and holds a diamond-shaped object and a raised hand. White speckles and yellow marks decorate the stone.APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11Close photo of a dark black stone deity murti. White milky liquid, apparently abhishekam, runs down the face, chest and arms. The murti wears a carved ornate necklace, armlets and a yellow dhoti, and holds a conch-like or mace-like attribute at its left side. Behind it is an orange wooden backdrop with a gold-coloured ornamental arch at the top left. A yellow timestamp in the corner reads 13/12/25 14:40 and kailasa salem. No people are visible.2025-12-13APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11Close-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.2021-09-11A dark bronze or stone deity murti with four arms, shown close up and being bathed with a white liquid poured from a metal vessel held at the upper left edge by a hand. The milky liquid streams down the face, chest and arms of the figure, pooling in the carved folds. The murti wears a tall conical crown and ornate jewelry, and one hand displays a mudra. The plain pale wall behind it is the setting.2024-09-23A 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.2021-09-11A black stone murti of a four-armed deity, identified by its iconography as Venkateshwara (Vishnu form), stands during abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours a milky liquid from a golden vessel over its head, and white liquid streams down the face, chest and yellow-striped dhoti. The murti holds a conch and chakra in its raised hands and wears a crown and ornate armlets. Behind it, a red curtain, an ornate white floral arch and garlanded deity figures in orange and yellow are visible. No people are fully visible apart from the pouring hand.2024-09-28August 19 20162016-08-19A 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.2021-09-11