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A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body bends forward at the base of a tall black stone deity murti, applying yellow offering to the pedestal. The murti stands in a gilded arched frame, wearing a yellow dhoti, with a tall crown and multiple arms holding a discus and a conch. Behind it hang red curtains and striped cloth panels with painted elephants and birds. A small gold statue stands at lower right beside a stepladder. Temple ritual scene.

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Photo 82851812022-10-22Photo 66791792022-10-22 +1 copiesA 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 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/8/20222022-10-08 +1 copiesPhoto 99171742022-10-22 +1 copiesPhoto 82873192022-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 13 20212021-11-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/1/20222022-01-01A 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 black stone deity murti with four arms, wearing a yellow draped cloth and an ornate crown, is being bathed with water poured from a copper vessel held by a bare-chested person standing on a step ladder behind it. Water streams over the statue's head and shoulders. In front, a smaller gold-toned four-armed deity figure stands on an ornate silver-patterned pedestal, with orange and white marigold flowers beside it. Gold-carved temple-style frames and red curtains surround the scene.2021-01-31Abhishekam being performed on a tall black stone deity murti in a temple shrine framed by an ornate gold arch. A person in the background, partly hidden, pours water from a copper vessel over the murti's head, and water streams down its chest. The murti has multiple arms holding a discus and other attributes, wears a yellow dhoti sash and ornate jewelry. A small golden deity figure sits at the base with red flowers scattered nearby. Red curtains and a decorated yellow and red pillar cloth stand behind, with a ladder beside the murti.2022-01-29A 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.2021-09-11