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A brass tray holds a golden metal standing figure of a bearded man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a short dhoti, with red-orange flower garlands around its feet and neck, placed on a square white base. Beside it sits a small white stone lingam on a silver yoni-pitha with orange garlands. The tray is filled with a golden liquid. Behind them, a gilded metal deity figure and a red-and-brown cloth backdrop are visible. No living people are present; the figures are statues.

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A small bronze deity murti stands on a lotus-shaped pedestal in a silver tray filled with yellow liquid. The figure has one hand raised in abhaya mudra and the other hanging at the side, wrapped in a reddish-maroon cloth around the waist. Pink and white flowers with orange marigolds float or rest around the base of the tray. A red and gold cloth hangs in the background, and part of a person's arm in white is visible at the left edge.2024-06-09A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a small bronze figure of a seated sannyasi, with a rudraksha mala and bare chest, stands on a silver-rimmed stainless steel bowl or pedestal filled with golden-yellow liquid. Yellow flowers are scattered over the bowl and figure, and a pink-red floral offering sits on a metal tray on a draped table behind. No people are visible.2025-12-05Photograph of three metal murti figures standing on a round silver tray filled with yellow liquid and scattered orange and red flower petals. The central figure is a bare-chested standing deity murti with a small mark on the forehead, flanked by a taller crowned deity murti on the left holding a staff-like object and a smaller crowned figure on the right in a red cloth. Each murti sits on a decorated square pedestal with red thread tied around it. A large framed painting behind shows a garlanded figure with green and white garlands. A brass plate of petals sits at lower left. No people are visible.2024-09-17Close photo of a bronze-toned metal murti on a tray of golden abhishekam liquid scattered with yellow, white and purple flowers. A standing figure on the left is a small bare-chested statue with yellow tilak on its forehead and a short dhoti. Beside it stands a multi-armed deity murti with a tall crown, yellow-orange forehead marking, red bindi and ornate jewellery, holding a conch-like object. A brass lamp with a lit flame is held over the tray by a hand at the right edge. Carved wooden lattice panels stand in the background.2020-11-03A small silver-toned statue of a standing bare-chested male figure with a red tilak on the forehead, one hand raised in blessing, stands on a pedestal against an orange cloth backdrop. Beside it a metallic Sri Chakra yantra with stepped triangular tiers sits on a base. In the foreground, a hand with a gold bangle holds a brass bowl containing a lit oil lamp with white flowers resting on the tray. The scene is a home shrine on a wooden table with a yellowish surface.2022-01-22KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/22/20212021-03-22KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 7/5/20212021-07-05Kailasa tondiarpet december 28th 2021A small copper-coloured figurine of a bald, bare-chested standing figure with a red tilak and dark-rimmed eyes stands on a lotus-shaped pedestal on a brass plate. A yellow flower sits at its base, and a lit brass oil lamp burns in the lower left. Behind it, a gold-ornamented deity murti is partly visible above a green cloth, with two white cloth bundles on a silver base. A stainless steel bowl with yellow flowers sits at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or alankaram setting in a temple room with a green-trimmed wall.Close photo of three gilded bronze murtis standing on a silver tray filled with yellow liquid. The central small figure is a bare-chested child-like form with a raised topknot. Flanking it are two taller deity murtis, one with a crown and holding a trident-like staff and one with a crown and draped cloth. Behind them, a printed image shows a seated figure in orange and green robes with strings of marigold garlands and a jeweled pendant, with bare feet visible. The tray rests on an orange cloth. No physical people are visible.2024-02-09A small bronze-toned figure of a standing child deity, with tilak marks on the forehead and feet and a yellow chrysanthemum flower held at the chest, stands on a square pedestal in a brass plate filled with liquid. A hand holds a lit incense stick above the plate, with smoke rising beside the figure. The background is a white marble floor.A small golden metal standing figure of a sage with raised right hand and a kamandalu-like object in the left, set on a round base in a shallow stainless steel tray filled with yellow liquid and scattered pink and orange flowers. A hand from the left edge holds a spoon or ladle. Behind is a draped orange-gold silk cloth with tasselled edges and red-and-gold border, a garland of red and pink flowers, and a red wooden table with children's drawings propped beside it. No people's faces are visible; this is a ritual abhishekam setup.2024-06-09