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A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocked hair tied in a bun pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and a thin sacred thread. The elephant-headed deity has a crown and raised hands, and the milky water streams over its trunk and head against a golden-framed temple niche.

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A priest with long dreadlocked hair and a bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, pours water from a golden vessel over a large black stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. Water sprays down over the trunk, face and raised hand of the deity, and a gold-trimmed arch and purple curtains frame the setting. The murti is seated on a round pedestal.2019-09-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/1/20192019-09-01A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks tied up at the back of his head pours water from a copper vessel over a dark stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and white ash markings on his arms. The black elephant-headed deity stands before a gold-embossed arch and draped curtain, with water streaming over its trunk and head.2019-09-01A bearded priest with long matted hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands bare-chested before a large dark Ganesha murti whose trunk and body are coated with a glossy brown-gold abhishekam liquid. He wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a sacred thread, and holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward the deity. Gold and purple drapes hang in the background with a gilded arch above. The scene looks like Ganesha puja with aarti. The man has distinctive long dreadlocked hair and bare-chested adornment, but the page's a person flag is not enough to name him, so his identity is uncertain.2019-09-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/1/20192019-09-01A photograph of a ritual abhishekam to a dark stone Ganesha murti with four arms and an elephant head. A bare-chested man with a grey top-knot, glasses, beard and yellow tilak on his forehead stands at left, pouring golden liquid from a brass pot over the deity's trunk and head. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala necklace. The murti sits on a draped reddish cloth, and a hanging garland of multicoloured tassels in red, blue, green and orange is behind it against a golden-yellow wall.2026-02-07A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border pours water from a vessel over a large dark stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. The priest has a topknot, tilak on forehead, and a rudraksha mala. The murti's trunk and multiple hands are visible; it is draped with a reddish-brown cloth and has yellow turmeric marks. Behind it hangs a tassel decoration of red, orange, blue and green. The walls are warm golden-brown.2026-02-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/1/20192019-09-01A shaved-headed priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a white sacred thread across his shoulder, pours a liquid from a golden vessel over a large black stone Ganesha murti. The murti is smeared with reddish-brown abhishekam substance running down its trunk and body. White vibhuti or chandanam marks decorate the priest's arms and shoulders, and he wears a rudraksha mala. The deity sits within an ornate gilded arch set against red draped cloth, with gold carved frames at the sides. The priest's face is not visible, so his identity cannot be established from the scene.2023-09-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/1/20192019-09-01 +2 copiesA bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair tied back and a short beard applies a yellow paste to a large black Ganesha murti during abhishekam. He holds a brass bowl in his left hand and smears the paste with his right, which carries a silver bangle. He wears a dark cord necklace with a pendant and a red tilak on his forehead. The deity's trunk, head and shoulders are coated with the paste. Gold-patterned arch and purple and cream drapes frame the scene.2019-09-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/1/20192019-09-01