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A priest in orange robes and gold jewellery pours liquid from a silver vessel over a gold-plated statue of a standing figure with raised right hand in abhaya mudra, the statue's head and shoulders glistening with liquid. The statue appears to be a deity murti or devotional image being anointed. Behind, a garlanded seat with yellow and purple flower garlands, purple drapes, white cloth with a red-and-white border, and brass vessels.

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December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A golden statue of a bare-chested sage stands on a grey stone platform, one hand raised in a blessing mudra and the figure wearing a yellow dhoti. A man in an orange saffron garment with gold bangles pours or raises a green coconut over the statue's head, a ritual abhishekam. Behind are purple draped cloths, garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, a white cloth and an orange-robed figure seated at a decorated altar with brass vessels.2010-12-19A golden statue of a standing male figure with a raised right hand in blessing is being anointed. A hand holding an ornate silver conch-shaped vessel pours a stream of liquid. The statue wears a golden dhoti and has a sheen of anointing liquid and garland fragments at the chest. Behind it, purple and yellow marigold garlands frame a white-draped platform, and a figure in orange robes sits in the background.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A priest in orange robes pours water from a green coconut over a gilded standing statue of a sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra, wearing a golden dhoti. The priest wears gold bangles and a gold ornament at his waist, and his left arm extends toward the statue. Behind them are purple drapes, garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, a white cloth with pink border and a seated figure in orange robes on a dais. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the stone platform, consistent with abhishekam. The statue depicts a figure, not a person physically present; the seated figure is distant and only partly visible.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A golden-finished statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a wrapped dhoti and a raised right hand in abhaya mudra, is being bathed with water poured from a brass pot held by a human arm wearing a gold bangle. Water streams over the statue's head and shoulders. Behind it, a backdrop of purple and gold draped cloth and yellow-and-magenta flower garlands frames the ritual. The statue is a depiction, not a person present in the scene.2010-12-19A golden metallic statue of a bare-chested saint with a raised right hand in abhaya mudra stands in a shallow basin while water is poured over its head from a brass kalasha held by a person's hand adorned with a gold bangle and rings. Water streams down the figure, which wears a draped golden dhoti. Behind it, purple and white cloth and yellow marigold garlands decorate the altar. The figure is a statue, not a living person, so it is not counted as a physical person.2010-12-19A golden statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a draped cloth at the waist, is being bathed. A hand holding a gold pot pours water over its head, and water streams down the golden body onto a stone base. The statue has a smooth face and raised right hand in a blessing gesture. Behind it, purple and white cloth and yellow and purple flower garlands form a backdrop. A gold bangle and rings are visible on the pouring hand.2010-12-19