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Three small bronze-coloured metal deity murtis stand on a tray, their surfaces coated with white milk-like abhishekam substance. The central figure has four arms and a tall conical crown; the figures on either side wear a blue cloth and a plain garment. Behind them, larger painted deity figures in red, green and purple garments are draped with striped marigold garlands. A brass oil lamp burns on an altar draped in a multicoloured checked cloth, with brass vessels and a bell on a side table at left. A partial figure in pink and white appears at the far left edge. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A photograph of three small statues on a stone platform being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours a white liquid from a metal vessel over the central figure, a four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, white-painted body and gold ornaments, standing on a square pedestal. To its left is a smaller bronze-toned male figure with a shaved head and bare chest, and to its right a female figure in an orange draped garment with a crown. White milk-like liquid pools around the bases. Behind them a purple brocade cloth with gold motifs covers an altar, with garlanded deity images, brass vessels and a gold-trimmed pedestal in the background.2025-08-01A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on small metal murtis. A person's hands, with bare brown skin, tilt a clay pot and pour milk over the central standing deity figure, which has four arms, a conical crown and white-painted body. Milk runs down its body and base. Flanking murtis include a bronze figure of a bare-chested male devotee on the left and a figure in an orange-saffron garment with a conical crown on the right. Behind them, a purple brocade cloth covers an altar, with garlands of yellow, orange, green and red flowers hanging on larger deity statues and a gold-framed arch.2025-08-01Photo of an abhishekam being performed on a white marble deity murti of a four-armed standing form, with milk or liquid being poured over its head and body from above by a hand wearing bangles. Two gilt metal figures stand flanking it on pedestals, one on the left with a bare torso and red-marked hands and feet. Behind are red and gold brocade cloths, a blue brocade-draped altar, a gilded crown and brass lamp stand. A green bucket and brass bowl sit on the marble floor. No people are visible apart from the pouring hand and wrist. Timestamp reads 16 March 2025 8:29 am.2025-03-16A temple abhishekam in progress: a person's hands pour milk from a brown vessel over a small bronze deity murti standing on a pedestal, while two more bronze figures stand beside it on a rusty metal tray catching the liquid. Behind them an altar draped in purple brocade holds a seated Ganesha figure and a small oil lamp. Larger decorated deity murtis, one in orange with a crown and one in a jeweled orange gown, are garlanded with red, yellow, green and white flower strands. A framed portrait on the left shows a smiling figure in orange with a rudraksha mala, though the portrait is not a physical person in the scene.2025-08-01A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. In the foreground, a pair of hands in the lower left pours liquid from a brass vessel over small bronze and metal murti figures set on a tray. The central figure is a four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, and to its right stands a figure in an orange garment. A smaller figure stands at the left. Behind them, a purple cloth with silver motifs covers the altar, with garlanded deity statues in red, yellow, green and white flower garlands, a gold arch, and a standing figure in ornate dress at the top. A gold vessel sits at the right edge. Only hands are visible; no full person is shown.2025-08-01Photo of an abhishekam being performed indoors at a temple shrine. Three small metal murtis are coated in white milk or yoghurt on a rusty tray, and a person in a maroon garment with a hand near the figures pours or tends them. A copper vessel and steel tumbler sit on the floor in front. Behind them, a large framed printed portrait of a seated figure wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a sacred gesture hangs on the orange wall, beside larger decorated deity figures with multicoloured flower garlands. A brass lamp burns on the altar with a small framed photo and a striped cloth draped across the table. A timestamp reads 04 May 2025.2025-04-05KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/7/20202020-12-07A priest's hands pour milk from a clay pot over small metal deity murtis standing on a bronze tray during abhishekam. The central figure is a multi-armed silver-toned deity, flanked by a small figure on the left and a standing figure in an orange garment on the right. Behind them, a purple brocade-covered altar holds larger decorated deities with garlands in red, yellow, green and white, and an orange-robed figure stands at the centre. A golden arch and brass vessels sit on the altar, and a framed picture appears at the right edge.2025-08-01A worshipper's hand pours milk over a gilded bronze deity murti with four arms, holding a trident and other implements, while a smaller gilded figure stands at left. Beside it stands a female gilded murti in a blue and gold patterned sari with a tall crown. They rest on a tiled altar tray with water and offerings. Behind them a framed photograph shows a smiling man in a dark crown-like head covering, rudraksha-style garlands of white and red flowers, seated with hands raised, against a red wall and red draped cloth. The scene suggests abhishekam in a shrine setting.2025-11-29Abhishekam offering on a white marble tray before three bronze-toned statues. In the centre stands a four-armed Shiva murti with a tall crown and raised hands; to the left stands a smaller male figure with a bare torso and folded palms, and to the right a female figure in a flowing yellow garment holding a white flower. In front lies a black Shiva linga wet from abhishekam, decorated with yellow and pink marigold-type flowers. Behind them are garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels, and a printed backdrop showing a person's hand and garland. No living people are visible.2021-04-05Three bronze-toned metal murtis stand before a deep blue draped cloth with gold brocade border inside a gilded arch. The central four-armed deity holds a trident in one hand and a drum-like instrument in another, with a flute-like rod across its arms, adorned with a crown and garland and smeared with white milk-like abhishekam liquid and yellow flowers at the crown. Flanking figures include a smaller standing figure on the left with a rod and a figure on the right wearing a red garment, also coated with white liquid. No people are visible; these are deity murtis during abhishekam.June 24 20222022-06-24