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A small gold-coloured metal statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested and wearing an ornate patterned loincloth, raises one hand in blessing and holds the other open, while water is poured over its head from above. A person in an orange garment with rudraksha beads and white painted arm markings pours from a vessel at the top of the frame. The statue stands on a dark stone pedestal with carved ornamentation, set in a temple setting with a dark stone abhishekam basin and water running down; the scene reads as an abhishekam offering on a statue.

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February 17 20172017-02-17February 19 20172017-02-19A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze standing figure of a bald, smiling child-like sage with bare chest and a dark cloth wrapped at the waist, raised right hand in blessing. A hand in red-and-gold bangles pours water from a copper pot down onto the figure's head. Behind it is a sitting deity murti draped in yellow cloth on a lotus-shaped seat, and a pink flower lies on the pedestal. Water runs down the figure and the base of the altar. No people's faces are visible; only the hand and wrist are shown.2024-10-31A close photograph of a brass or gilded bronze standing murti, with a hand pouring a golden liquid. The bronze figure is bare-chested, wears a carved waist cloth with a belt, and stands on a lotus-style base on a wooden platform. Behind it is a maroon silk drape within an ornate gold-toned arch with carved floral and peacock-like motifs, and a few small deity figures are visible at the upper right. The liquid streams down the body and pools on the base, indicating an abhishekam being performed.2024-02-29KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small standing metal murti of a young male figure with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing an ornate gold-toned loincloth and bracelets, standing on a lotus-shaped base. A brass vessel held by an unseen hand pours yellow liquid over the figure, which collects in a large ornate brass tray with petal-shaped rim. Behind the murti are a figure in a pink and blue garment with white and red garlands, a teal silk cloth with a red border, and garlands of marigolds and white flowers. The setting is a gold-draped altar.2024-07-14KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 9/19/20212021-09-19A golden statue of a bald, standing sage is being bathed in abhishekam, with liquid pouring over its head and splashing outward. The statue is bare-chested with a draped cloth at the waist and raises one hand in blessing while the other hangs open at its side; a smaller seated figure sits at its base. Behind it hangs a deep red velvet curtain. At the left edge, a priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace pours from a vessel, his arm and wrist visible with white sacred markings. This is a ritual bathing of a murti, not a living person.2022-07-12 +1 copiesOctober 17 20162016-10-17A brass statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested and wearing a short dhoti with a decorative belt, is being bathed with milk poured from a brass pot held by a hand at upper right. Its face and chest are streaked with white milk, and it has a red tilak mark on the forehead. The statue holds a white cloth or offering in one hand and extends the other palm outward. It stands on a silver and brass pedestal set in a tray of golden turmeric-yellow powder. Behind it are garlands of red, yellow, orange and magenta flowers, rudraksha mala strands and a sparkling ornamental decoration.2025-03-01April 17 20172017-04-17KAILASA SALEM On December 2, 20252025-12-02 +1 copies