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A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity, identified by its iconography as Vishnu (holding a chakra in one hand), stands in a gold-carved temple frame before red velvet drapes. A priest in white dhoti pours water or abhishekam liquid from a golden vessel over the murti's head, with water running down its face and chest. The deity wears a tall crown, ornate armlets, a jeweled belt and a kumkum mark on the forehead. Abhishekam ritual in a temple setting.

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APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11A large black stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded arched frame before red velvet drapes. A person in white at upper left pours liquid from a golden vessel over the statue's head, with water running down the figure's body in an abhishekam. The murti wears a tall crown, a sacred thread, and ornate jewelry, holding a discus and other attributes in its raised hands. No physical people are seated or standing besides the pouring attendant, visible only in part.2021-09-11APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11Close-up photograph of a dark stone four-armed deity murti being bathed with water poured from above during abhishekam. The black figure wears a tall crown, a tilak on the forehead, a jewelled necklace and a wide ornate waist-cloth; it holds a discus and conch in its upper hands. Water streams over its head and shoulders. Behind it hang red velvet curtains framed by ornate gold-embossed panels. No physical people are visible apart from a hand at the top edge pouring water.2021-09-11APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11A large dark stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded arched shrine. The image is being bathed: a hand pours water from a copper kalasha over its crowned head, and water streams down the face and chest. It wears a pale yellow dhoti and holds a discus-like wheel in one upper hand and a conch in the other, with ornate carved jewellery. Behind it are red curtains with fringe and painted cloth-wrapped pillars with floral and bird motifs. Only a partially visible hand of the person pouring is seen, so no full physical people are clearly shown.2022-01-22A large dark stone deity murti with four arms, shown as a standing figure with a tall cylindrical crown and a yellow dhoti, being bathed with water. A person in white clothing pours water from a copper pot held overhead onto the statue's head, and water runs down the face and chest. The statue holds a discus (chakra) in one upper hand and a conch (shankha) in the other, with ornate necklaces and armlets. Behind it are red and maroon draped curtains and painted cylindrical pillars decorated with floral and bird motifs, and a gold arch frames the top. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual bathing of the murti.2022-01-22KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/14/20222022-05-14 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/22/20222022-01-22A dark stone standing deity murti with four arms, holding a discus and conch, wearing a tall crown, a beaded necklace and a yellow dhoti, is being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border bends forward, pouring liquid over the feet of the murti onto a lotus base. Behind the murti a bare-chested man wearing rudraksha beads and glasses stands near ornate gold arches and red curtains with decorative panels. A small gold deity figure stands on the right, and petals lie on the floor.2022-10-08 +1 copiesA dark black stone murti of a four-armed deity, wearing a tall conical crown, is being bathed with water poured from a brass vessel held by a bare-chested priest at upper left. The murti wears an ornate necklace, a yellow-orange cloth draped at the waist with a red border, and holds objects in its upper hands. A partially visible person with short hair, bent over at lower left, stands in front of the base. Behind is a gold-toned wall, red patterned drapery, and an ornate gilded shrine frame at right, with a blue cushion and white cloth on a marble ledge.2024-08-22