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A small grey-white stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands on a square pedestal in a gold-rimmed tray, being bathed with milk poured from a silver vessel held by a priest's hand. Milk streams down the figure and pools in the tray, with pink and red flower petals and a pink flower scattered around its base. The murti holds a staff across its body and wears a crown and necklace. Behind, bare-chested and white-dhoti-clad priests stand in a temple hall with gold-coloured ornamentation, a sign of an abhishekam ritual.

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Abhishekam being performed on a silver-toned standing deity murti of Kalabhairava, holding a trident-like staff and a rudraksha-style chain, placed on a small stepped pedestal atop a gold-rimmed wooden tray. Two hands pour liquid from a brass vessel over the murti, and another brass pot sits at lower right. Marigold garlands hang at upper right, a brass bell and lamp stand at lower left, and gilded deity figures and a golden shrine backdrop fill the background. Two bare-armed people are partially visible, with no faces shown.2021-09-28A small silver-grey standing deity murti, shown with multiple arms holding weapons such as a trident and a staff, sits on a golden tray during abhishekam. A hand pours milky liquid from a brass vessel over the murti, while another hand holds a brass kalasha on the right. Pink and red flowers are placed at its base. A brass bell with a handle stands at left on a white cloth. Behind is a golden deity murti and a garland of orange marigolds on a gold background.2021-09-28A grey-white stone murti of Kalabhairava stands on a pedestal in a gold-rimmed basin, receiving abhishekam as milk or liquid runs down its base. The deity holds a trident, a sword and other implements, with a snake-like ornament and a tall ornate crown. Behind it, dark tiled walls frame a black stone deity wrapped in yellow and gold cloth, and a gold-framed shrine niche. A partially visible person in white sleeves pours from the left edge. No physical people are clearly identifiable beyond this partial figure.2022-01-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 9/28/20212021-09-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/26/20212021-11-26A photograph of a temple abhishekam at KAILASA Toronto. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with tilak and white sandalwood markings on his chest and arms pours water from a golden kalasha over a small silver murti of a multi-armed deity standing on a pedestal. Pink flower petals lie on a gold-draped stand, and a brass plate of pink flowers sits in front. A gold-framed shrine with ornate pillars and a blue-saried devotee at the left edge complete the setting.2021-08-29A bronze deity murti with multiple arms and a flaming crown stands on a gold-rimmed tray filled with white liquid, during a puja at a temple. Its raised hands hold a trident and other implements, and a red offering is tied near its arm. Behind it, a black stone Nandi with a green and gold cloth sits on a purple brocade base, and a figure in a green and gold silk sari with a jeweled necklace is partly visible at the top. A partly visible priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the left edge, and a brass plate with offerings sits at the bottom. The deity is.2022-04-23A bronze deity murti of Mahakalabhairva stands on a carved base in a temple shrine, with a priest pouring liquid from a metal vessel over its head during abhishekam. The murti has multiple arms holding a trident, a damaru and other implements, with a crown and a decorated halo behind it. The priest wears a white dhoti and gold bangle and has bare arms; his face is not visible. Behind the murti, a gold-patterned backdrop, marigold garlands and dark tiled walls surround a small pink and gold cloth on a stand and a second deity figure dressed in pink and green. Pink flower petals lie in the gold tray below.2022-02-23KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/26/20212021-11-26KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 8/29/20212021-08-29KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 9/28/20212021-09-28A priest in white dhoti pours water over a small bronze deity murti of a multi-armed form holding a trident and other implements, set on a wooden stand with a brass abhishekam tray that channels the water. A brass bell and small brass cup sit on a white patterned cloth, with pink flower petals scattered nearby. Behind, a gilded deity image and an orange marigold garland hang in a temple shrine. The priest is bare-chested with white dhoti, and no one is identifiable from appearance; he is simply a priest performing abhishekam.2021-09-28