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Photograph of a white statue being bathed in milk during an abhishekam at a temple shrine. The standing murti is carved in white with gold-toned hands and feet, wearing a short dhoti-like garment, with a pointed headdress. Milk flows over its head and down its body and base. A hand holds a brass kalasha pot pouring liquid over the statue. Behind it are a red silk drape and an ornate gold arched frame, with garlanded figures visible at the upper right. No living person's face is shown.

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 11/30/20202020-11-30Photograph of an abhishekam in progress on a small gold-toned standing metal murti of a child-form deity, shown bare-chested with a short dhoti and ankle beads, its head and body streaked with white milk poured from a metal vessel held above by an unseen hand. The murti stands on a lotus-patterned gold pedestal inside a shallow stone or metal basin. Behind it are a red and gold brocade cloth, a green cylindrical container, a brass oil lamp on a stand, and a larger figure at right. No people are clearly visible apart from a hand at the top edge.2025-03-16A white and copper-toned statue of a bald, standing figure bathed in a stream of milk poured from above onto its head, as part of an abhishekam. The figure is bare-chested with a white dhoti and copper-coloured arms, bracelets and feet. Below, a brass tray holds golden liquid. Behind, red cloth and a marble floor are visible. No physical people are present; the figure is a statue.A standing bronze or brass statue of a bare-chested male figure with a smiling face, short hair and a draped waist cloth, its skin and body covered in a pale blue liquid being poured down from above. Its raised right palm and lowered left hand are gold-toned. It stands on a layered lotus-style pedestal and square base set on a green table, with a golden deity murti or ritual vessel partly visible at the right edge and an orange-red cloth backdrop behind it.2022-01-29A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a bronze deity murti standing on a stone pedestal. A hand with bangles pours milky white liquid from a brass vessel down over the murti, which runs with liquid. Behind it a large figure in a yellow garment is partly visible, and an ornate gold-embossed structure with floral carving stands at the left edge. A small red cloth is visible at the lower left.2024-10-31Jan 7 2022 sripuram2022-01-07A brass statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested and wearing a short dhoti with a decorative belt, is being bathed with milk poured from a brass pot held by a hand at upper right. Its face and chest are streaked with white milk, and it has a red tilak mark on the forehead. The statue holds a white cloth or offering in one hand and extends the other palm outward. It stands on a silver and brass pedestal set in a tray of golden turmeric-yellow powder. Behind it are garlands of red, yellow, orange and magenta flowers, rudraksha mala strands and a sparkling ornamental decoration.2025-03-01December 31 2021 sripuram2021-12-31Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze standing figure of a bare-chested sage with raised right hand in blessing, set on a lotus-patterned pedestal. Milk or water is poured from a large brass vessel held above it, streaming down the figure onto a brass tray. Behind is a framed portrait of a smiling bearded figure in orange robes raising one hand, beside an ornate gold lamp stand, a gold-embroidered cloth with red and white garlands, and a small stepped stand holding offerings. No people are visible.2022-01-02A small white stone deity murti stands on a round pedestal in a shrine, being bathed in milk during abhishekam. Milk pours from a golden spout above and streams down the figure, its arms, and the silver plate beneath. The murti has four arms, one holding a lotus, a tall pointed crown, and a draped garment. Behind it stand gold-decorated shrine elements, an orange cloth, a red garment, marigold and pink flower petals on a gold-patterned altar cloth, and a garland of red and white flowers.2020-11-30ADIKAILASA on 8/21/20212021-08-21Photo 11710747 +1 copies