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Photo 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.

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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.2025-04-05A 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 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 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.2025-08-01A 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.2025-11-29A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at left, pouring liquid over three copper-coloured deity murtis on a wooden platform in front of a gold-framed niche with a blue cloth backdrop. The central figure has four arms, holding a trident-like staff and other objects, and is coated with white milk-like abhishekam liquid. Flanked by a smaller figure at left and a figure in a green garment at right, the murtis are scattered with yellow flower petals. Stainless steel vessels, a pot and a bucket, sit on the floor in front. A framed portrait of a figure in a maroon turban hangs on the orange wall behind the priest, and a small shelf unit stands at the left edge. This is an abhishekam ritual at a home shrine.2025-06-07A photograph inside a temple shrine with orange walls and a blue backdrop. A bare arm with a bangle, sleeve edge visible at the left, reaches toward a small brass lamp lit with a flame on a white cloth-covered altar. Three brass deity figures stand on a tray in the foreground: a small nude boy figure at left, a four-armed figure holding objects at centre, and a figure in a green sari at right. Behind them, a larger white-clad deity with a crown and a figure in white and purple with a black-and-white headdress flank a shrine covered in red and orange marigold garlands. A framed portrait at left shows a smiling person in a red turban and saffron-and-orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style garland, but this is a printed image rather than a physical person. A timestamp reads 05 April 2025 9:39 am.2025-04-04A young man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala hanging over his shoulder, pours liquid from a brass vessel over three small gold-coloured metal murtis on a green-legged table covered with a gold tray and scattered yellow flowers. The murtis appear to be a deity with consorts, placed in a small shrine room with framed religious prints on the walls and a seated statue draped with garlands and beads in the background. Yellow flower petals lie on the tray and in metal bowls at the edges of the frame. The scene suggests a daily puja or abhishekam at a small shrine.2021-12-26A 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 person's hand, adorned with a gold bangle, pours milk from a brass vessel over a small white stepped shivalinga on a dark stone base. Behind, a row of deity murtis in blue and gold garments stands before a golden arch, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. The central figure wears a turquoise turban and a white beaded necklace. Beside the shivalinga stand a brown-robed figure and a bare-chested sage statue with a staff. The scene suggests abhishekam at a temple shrine.A 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.2025-08-01A small white-and-pink statue of a standing deity figure, dusted with white powder and smeared with red, sits on a brass tray in the foreground, with a lit lamp flame at its raised hand. Behind it, a gold-patterned orange cloth covers the altar backdrop. A Ganesha murti in red and orange sits on the right, a framed picture is set among the offerings, and red and orange cloths hang behind. A brass lamp stand and a brass vessel are visible at left, and a partly visible hand holds a bell. The scene shows an abhishekam-style altar, with the statue being worshipped. No people are in full view besides a hand and white-clad arm at the edge. Timestamp reads 29 Mar 2025 20:23:17, Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-29