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A 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.

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A 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.2024-06-24Photo 99217732022-07-12 +1 copiesA 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.2024-06-24Photo 99184752022-07-12 +1 copiesClose photograph of a temple shrine. A woman in a red sari, with red and gold bangles, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a small bronze figure of a standing saint or sage with a red crest on the head, wearing a dark wrap. Behind it stands a large gold-coloured deity statue in a yellow dhoti with a gilded ornate arch frame. Flower petals lie on the base. The scene suggests abhishekam offering at a shrine.2024-10-31KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 8/3/20222022-08-03 +1 copiesPhoto 99226062022-07-12 +1 copiesPhotograph of a golden statue being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A large gilded deity murti stands against a deep red velvet curtain, wearing a red dhoti-style lower garment and bare upper body, with hands raised in blessing. Its face and body are coated with golden paste, and liquid streams down from the figure. A smaller golden figure of a seated child-like form stands in front on a pedestal. In the upper left, a human arm extends from outside the frame holding a strand of beads with a bead tassel, and it pours or applies a liquid over the statue. Offerings and drips coat the pedestal.2022-07-12 +1 copiesPhoto 82841832022-07-12 +1 copiesGolden statues in a shrine with a deep red velvet backdrop. A hand pours liquid from a golden vessel at the top right over a golden deity murti wearing a crown and a rust-red cloth, water streaming down its body. Beside it, a small golden standing figure with a raised hand wears a dark maroon cloth, and a large draped dark cloth covers a central seated form on a golden pedestal. Ritual abhishekam with a golden kalasha-style vessel.2022-06-09 +1 copiesPhoto 99171682022-07-12 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/12/20222022-07-12 +1 copies