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A photograph of a large black stone deity murti standing in a niche with a red cloth backdrop, decorated with green, white and pink garlands and gold-toned pillars. A worshipper in an orange headwrap and tiger-striped garment, bare-chested with white ash markings on the arms, stands at the right and touches the statue's face with his hand, in a devotional act. Oil lamps and a brass vessel sit at the base. The statue has white markings on its forehead. A timestamp reads 11 Jun 2024 10:42:20 am at the bottom. The worshipper is a person physically present in the scene, shown from the back and side; no identification is made.

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A dark stone deity murti standing in a shrine is being bathed with a white milky liquid poured down its face, chest and legs during abhishekam. The murti wears a tall jata-style crown and ornate armour-like jewellery, with its right hand raised in abhaya mudra. Behind a gold-framed opening and red cloth, a man in an orange-red turban and a tiger-striped wrap holds a brass or copper vessel high, pouring the liquid. Rudraksha malas hang from his neck. Pink flower garlands frame the murti and tall brass oil lamp stands stand at the right edge. A timestamp reads 11 Jun 2024 10:55:37 am.2024-11-06February 05 20152015-02-05Photo 82851812022-10-22 +1 copiesPhoto 66791792022-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a covered open-sided shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a sacred thread over his shoulder pours water from a golden vessel over a large dark stone deity murti standing before a golden hooded canopy with red, green and blue tassels. Water streams down the figure's face and torso. A pink cloth with gold dots hangs to the right beside a brass oil lamp. Lights and a metal roof frame the scene.2026-02-04October 26 20182018-10-26December 14 20182018-12-14A bare-chested priest with a red rudraksha-style mala and white forehead marks stands at left, looking up and holding a lit oil lamp near a towering black statue. The large dark murti wears a gold and white jewelled necklace, a saffron-orange shawl, a grey-blue silk dhoti with gold border, and a red-and-gold kalasha-style garland of yellow marigolds at its feet. A large ornate umbrella with fringed tassels in red, green and gold hangs above its head. A woman in pink and another figure in a striped cloth are faintly visible in the background of a metal-roofed open hall.2026-01-21KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 28, 20262026-03-01 +1 copiesAPATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11A dark stone deity murti of a four-armed standing figure, wearing a tall crown and draped dhoti, is bathed with milk or water in an abhishekam. An orange-draped devotee with a rudraksha mala leans in from the left, pouring liquid from a small bowl over the statue. A smaller golden figure in orange cloth and a crown stands at the base beside a grey stone figure, with brass lamps or offerings at the pedestal. The arched niche behind is orange with gold border carvings. Only the partially visible devotee's arm and head are physical people; the statues are not counted.2026-01-17Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone statue of a standing deity murti, with liquid streaming down its body and face. A priest on a red wooden platform in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala pours from a vessel with both hands. Below, an assistant in white dhoti with gold border holds a pot, and other white-clad attendants stand near the statue base. Large spreading tree branches fill the background.2015-02-05