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A tall dark stone murti of Lord Venkateshwara standing in a temple setting, being bathed with a white liquid poured from a vessel held by a hand at the top left. The murti wears a yellow silk dhoti with a blue and gold border, and has a pinkish cloth at the waist. Its multiple arms and ornate crown are visible. A ladder and a plain beige wall are behind it. Only the hand of one person is visible, and no full physical people are shown.

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Photo 66785512022-07-09A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity stands on a dark pedestal, draped in a yellow dhoti with green border stripes and a small red cloth tied at the hip. Milky white liquid. A partial hand and forearm in the top left, with a bare arm, pour from a vessel. A blue ladder stands at the left edge. No physical people are clearly visible beyond the pouring hand.2022-05-21 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/9/20222022-07-09 +1 copiesA black stone murti of a four-armed deity, identified by its iconography as Venkateshwara (Vishnu form), stands during abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours a milky liquid from a golden vessel over its head, and white liquid streams down the face, chest and yellow-striped dhoti. The murti holds a conch and chakra in its raised hands and wears a crown and ornate armlets. Behind it, a red curtain, an ornate white floral arch and garlanded deity figures in orange and yellow are visible. No people are fully visible apart from the pouring hand.2024-09-28Photo 82856212022-07-09 +1 copiesA dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, a four-armed Vishnu form, stands in a golden niche being bathed during abhishekam. Liquid pours down over the head and body, and white cloth is draped around the waist. A small gilded metal figure of a deity stands in front on a dark stone pedestal, and a hand holding a vessel appears at the top left. No people are seated or standing in the scene apart from the partial hand.2022-01-29A photograph of abhishekam being performed on a black stone murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) standing in a gold-framed niche with a gold-dotted backdrop. A priest's hands, with gold bangles and a red thread on the wrist, pour white liquid from above over the deity's head and body. The murti has four arms holding conch and discus, and wears a white cloth. A small gold utsava murti stands on the stone platform in front. No people are visible beyond the pouring hands, and no a person is shown.2022-01-29KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 5/21/20222022-05-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black stone murti of a four-armed standing deity being bathed with water poured from a copper vessel held by a person partly visible at the top. The deity wears a tall crown, a beaded necklace, and a yellow dhoti sash, and holds a discus and conch. It stands in a gilded arched frame before red drapes and striped decorative banners, with a ladder to the right and a small golden figure at the base.2022-01-29Abhishekam being performed on a tall black stone deity murti in a temple shrine framed by an ornate gold arch. A person in the background, partly hidden, pours water from a copper vessel over the murti's head, and water streams down its chest. The murti has multiple arms holding a discus and other attributes, wears a yellow dhoti sash and ornate jewelry. A small golden deity figure sits at the base with red flowers scattered nearby. Red curtains and a decorated yellow and red pillar cloth stand behind, with a ladder beside the murti.2022-01-29A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded niche, being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from above by a hand in a bangle, with a yellow cloth draped at the top. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a red waist cloth and holds conch and mace-like emblems. Water and oil flow down the body during abhishekam, with gold-framed arches framing the image.2022-01-22Abhishekam in progress on a black stone standing murti of Venkateshwara with four arms, a tall crown and a white cloth wrapped at the waist. Milky liquid pours over the head and body, and a human hand at the upper left pours from a vessel. A smaller gold-coloured deity murti stands on the base in front. The shrine niche is lined with gold-patterned fabric and gold-toned carved framing.2022-01-29