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Devotional abhishekam at a KAILASA temple: a standing golden-and-red statue of a robed sage with a rudraksha mala and raised right hand, half its body gold and half red from liquid being poured over it. A smaller golden figure stands at its base. Two women in saris, one magenta and one red, stand on either side pouring from metal vessels above. The black background and gilded frame surround the statue.

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A gilded statue of a standing male figure in a golden ornate frame is being anointed with turmeric-yellow paste on the left half and red paste on the right half, the colours running down the body. The statue wears a long brown-maroon garment and multiple dark rudraksha mala necklaces. A red velvet backdrop sits behind it. Two hands from outside the frame hold brass pots pouring or offering liquid, and a red-and-white garland drapes the top of the frame. The scene is an abhishekam ritual on a deity murti, with the figure shown as a statue rather than a living person.2024-06-24A photograph of a small bronze-toned statue of a bare-chested male figure with a shaved head, standing and raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Its head and upper body are smeared with red and yellow pigment, and a gold-trimmed red cloth is wrapped at the waist. Two brass vessels are tilted above it by hands in the frame, pouring liquid over the figure. Behind it stands an ornate gold-toned carved pillar, and a woman in a magenta silk sari is partly visible at left. The scene reflects an abhishekam, a ritual bathing of a murti. No living person is clearly the subject; the figure is a statue.2024-06-24A photograph of a large bronze-gold statue of a bare-chested sage, with a raised right palm and open left hand, wearing a maroon cloth wrap and a long rudraksha mala with white powder sprinkled on it. A smaller matching statue in maroon wrap with a red bindi stands in front, its hands in the same mudra. Ornate gold arch frame with red flower garlands above. Water appears to be flowing over the statues during an abhishekam. No living people are visible. The statues are deity murti or depictions, not a physically present person.2024-06-24KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/12/20222022-07-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a small bronze-toned statue of a standing male figure, shown bare-chested with a red-and-gold dhoti, one hand raised in a blessing gesture, its head and body smeared with red and yellow powder. Two hands above the frame pour from brass vessels, and a gold-ornamented pillar and a pink silk garment appear beside it. Because the figure is a statue rather than a living person, no physical people are counted in the scene beyond the partially visible hands and sari-clad figure at the left edge. Red and yellow powder and oil-like liquid cover the surfaces, indicating an abhishekam, a ritual bathing of a murti.2024-06-24A life-size statue of a standing male figure in an ornate gilded arch framed by orange and gold draped fabric. The figure has long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks, and wears rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces over a rust-red shawl and rust-coloured dhoti with gold borders. The right hand is raised in abhaya mudra, the left arm hangs at the side with rudraksha bracelets, and bare feet rest on a bright yellow cloth. The setting resembles a temple or ashram shrine with gilded carved frame and marigold-like decor. a person as a depiction in statue form.2013-05-19March 07 20132013-03-07Photo 99190712022-07-12 +1 copiesPhoto 82838292022-08-03 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20132013-01-18May 21 20132013-05-21February 07 20132013-02-07