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A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami ritual offering of churanabhishekam to a golden Krishna idol standing upright with hands raised. A man with his back to the camera, wearing an orange dhoti and orange head cloth, pours an offering from a silver vessel over the idol, while a small golden Krishna figure stands at lower left. Behind them are garlands of white and red flowers, clay pots heaped with yellow powder offerings, and a bright pink and orange drape. Other figures in colourful saris and white and yellow clothing are partly visible at the edges.

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AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30A golden Krishna deity murti stands in the center, bare-chested with a red tilak, hands raised in blessing, while a man in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala pours an offering from a silver vessel over its head during a churanabhishekam. Behind it are garlands of white and red flowers, a red and orange draped cloth, and brass pots filled with yellow powder. A blue-clothed figure is partly visible at left, and a small brass lamp and figurine sit in the lower foreground.2021-08-30A photograph of a ritual offering of churanabhishekam to a golden standing murti of child Krishna, its hands raised in blessing and a red tilak on its forehead. A priest bare-chested in an orange dhoti and orange shawl pours liquid from a silver vessel over the murti. Behind it hang garlands of white, pink and red flowers and red and orange draped cloth, with yellow powder in clay pots and a small figure of Krishna at the lower left. The priest wears rudraksha beads on his arm and a gold earring. A caption reads Krishna Janmashtami - Offering of Churanabhishekam.2021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30A ritual Janmashtami offering of churanabhishekam to a golden child-form murti of Krishna standing on a pedestal. Several men in saffron and orange robes attend it; the central right figure, seen from behind in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, pours liquid over the murti from a raised vessel. A left figure wears a rudraksha mala, gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-orange tilak-marked forehead, and a third person in white stands behind. Behind them are bright floral garlands in red, pink and white, brass pots of yellow marigolds, and a small brass Nataraja-style figure in the foreground. The caption reads Krishna Janmashtami - Offering of Churanabhishekam.2021-08-30A ritual abhishekam of a gilded child murti of Krishna at a Krishna Janmashtami celebration. A devotee in orange cloth pours white liquid from a silver vessel over the golden statue's head, and the liquid streams down its body. The figure wears golden dhoti-style shorts and has raised arms. Behind it stand garlands of white, pink and red flowers and yellow marigold offerings in clay pots. Another orange-clad attendant stands at left beside a small figurine, and a black handheld device is visible at the attendant's waist.2021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30A golden-toned child statue of Krishna stands at centre in gold-patterned loincloth with a red tilak on his forehead, being bathed in an abhishekam. Two men in saffron-orange cloth pour liquid from a silver vessel and a conch-like container over the figure's head. Garlands of white and red flowers hang at the upper left, with yellow flower heaps and clay pots at the lower left. A small dark figurine sits near the base. The caption reads Krishna Janmashtami - Offering of Churanabhishekam. Photograph shows a ritual bathing of the Krishna image on Krishna Janmashtami.2021-08-30A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami ritual offering of churanabhishekam to a small golden murti of child Krishna, standing centrally with raised hand and red flower petals scattered around it. On the left a man with a leopard-print headwrap, bare chest with white markings, layered brown rudraksha-style beads and gold-toned ornaments sits beside the murti. On the right a man seen from behind in an orange cloth, raising a brass plate high above the murti. Behind them hang pink, red and white flower garlands and a colourful silk drape with golden decorations. Brass lamps and a bowl of offerings sit in the foreground. A caption reads Krishna Janmashtami - Offering of Churanabhishekam.2021-08-30A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami abhishekam in progress. At center stands a small white-skinned baby Krishna murti with a bald painted head, unclothed upper body and a cloth loincloth, streaming with water, its palms raised. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and upper cloths pour liquid from a metal vessel over the murti; the man on the right wears a saffron headband and sacred thread, and one on the left shows his bare back with white tilak markings on the shoulders. Behind the murti are garlands of pink and red flowers, draped pink and red cloth and brass lamps on a golden backdrop. Caption reads Krishna Janmashtami - Offering of Churanabhishekam.2021-08-30