A small bronze or brass standing figure of a bare-chested deity murti stands in a large round stainless steel tray filled with golden-yellow liquid. Behind it, a framed sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand, beside red roses and white flowers. A small silver cup sits on a white marble surface in front, with a loose orange petal nearby. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

A small bronze or brass standing figure of a bare-chested deity murti stands in a large round stainless steel tray filled with golden-yellow liquid. Behind it, a framed sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand, beside red roses and white flowers. A small silver cup sits on a white marble surface in front, with a loose orange petal nearby. No people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery

A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small gold-finished metal murti of a standing male figure with a raised right hand and a dark loincloth, set on a lotus-like base in a wide silver tray filled with yellowish liquid and scattered white flowers. A hand with rings and a bracelet pours from a silver cup held above the murti. Behind it stands a white sign reading KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand, with pink roses, white stock flowers, orange marigolds and a red-and-orange cloth on a shelf. A small silver cup with flower petals sits on the marble stand in front. No a person candidate is visible; only the hand of one pouring person appears.

A small brass figurine of a standing child deity stands on a square pedestal in a shallow tray of pale yellow liquid. The figure has a red kumkum mark on its forehead, powder or ash on its shoulders and head, and holds a bright pink-red flower in its raised left hand while its right hand is lowered and open. Scattered pink petals float in the tray around the base. The setting is a light marble floor. This is a photograph of a murti during ritual bathing and flower offering.

A small bronze deity murti stands on a lotus-shaped pedestal in a silver tray filled with yellow liquid. The figure has one hand raised in abhaya mudra and the other hanging at the side, wrapped in a reddish-maroon cloth around the waist. Pink and white flowers with orange marigolds float or rest around the base of the tray. A red and gold cloth hangs in the background, and part of a person's arm in white is visible at the left edge.

KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 7/12/2021

Close photo of a small silver-toned metal murti of a standing child-like deity with a bare chest, a red tilak on the forehead, and a patterned dhoti-style waist cloth. A white flower petal with a red kumkum mark rests on its chest. A hand tilts a brass pot, pouring a stream of yellow liquid. Behind it are garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, purple flowers, and strings of beads, with golden grains spread on the tray below.

KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 7/5/2021

A small golden metal standing figure of a sage with raised right hand and a kamandalu-like object in the left, set on a round base in a shallow stainless steel tray filled with yellow liquid and scattered pink and orange flowers. A hand from the left edge holds a spoon or ladle. Behind is a draped orange-gold silk cloth with tasselled edges and red-and-gold border, a garland of red and pink flowers, and a red wooden table with children's drawings propped beside it. No people's faces are visible; this is a ritual abhishekam setup.

A small metal statue of a bare-chested standing figure with a shaved or close-cropped head and a short white cloth wrapped at the waist is being bathed with white liquid. The figure raises one hand in a blessing gesture and extends the other palm outward. Behind it stand gold-coloured ornate chairs, brass lamps and a brass kalasha-style stand on a white marble floor. The statue is a murti, not a living person, so no physical people appear in the frame.

Photo of a small silver-coloured murti seated on a marble platform with a red painted base, heaped with red and pink rose petals and white jasmine-like flowers. The murti wears a maroon turban, dark rudraksha mala beads, a maroon wrap and gold-trimmed garments, with one hand raised in blessing. Behind it stand white stock flowers, pink roses, orange marigolds and a red and gold cloth. A white sign on a stand reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand, and wooden blinds are at the window. No people are visible.

A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a small bronze figure of a seated sannyasi, with a rudraksha mala and bare chest, stands on a silver-rimmed stainless steel bowl or pedestal filled with golden-yellow liquid. Yellow flowers are scattered over the bowl and figure, and a pink-red floral offering sits on a metal tray on a draped table behind. No people are visible.

A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small standing metal murti of a young male figure with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing an ornate gold-toned loincloth and bracelets, standing on a lotus-shaped base. A brass vessel held by an unseen hand pours yellow liquid over the figure, which collects in a large ornate brass tray with petal-shaped rim. Behind the murti are a figure in a pink and blue garment with white and red garlands, a teal silk cloth with a red border, and garlands of marigolds and white flowers. The setting is a gold-draped altar.

A photograph of a polished silver-toned standing metal murti of a young boy-like figure, bare-chested with an ornate embossed gold-toned waist cloth and belt, holding a yellow flower in one raised hand and the other hand open at his side. The figure has a red tilak mark on the forehead and a yellow flower tucked in the hair. He stands on a round base set over a shallow bowl of yellow liquid with lotus-petal shaped edges. Behind him are garlands of marigolds and roses, a seated deity murti in pink and blue robes with white garlands, and a teal and red silk cloth draped in the background. No people are visible.