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A black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara stands in a gold-framed shrine niche, being bathed by water pouring over it from above during abhishekam. The four-armed figure wears a yellow and white cloth wrap and holds conch and discus-like objects, with a vertical yellow tilak mark on its face. A smaller golden utsava murti of a deity stands on the pedestal in front, and a pink flower offering lies at the base. No people are visible in the image.

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A dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) stands in a gold-framed shrine niche, being bathed with abhishekam. Liquid pours down over the black figure, which wears a yellow and white dhoti-style cloth, a yellow flower on its crown, and holds its conch and discus in raised hands. In front stands a smaller gold-coloured metal murti with pink flowers and yellow petals scattered on the base, with a brass lamp and tray at the lower edge. No people are visible.2022-01-29A dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, a four-armed Vishnu form, stands in a golden niche being bathed during abhishekam. Liquid pours down over the head and body, and white cloth is draped around the waist. A small gilded metal figure of a deity stands in front on a dark stone pedestal, and a hand holding a vessel appears at the top left. No people are seated or standing in the scene apart from the partial hand.2022-01-29A photograph of abhishekam being performed on a black stone murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) standing in a gold-framed niche with a gold-dotted backdrop. A priest's hands, with gold bangles and a red thread on the wrist, pour white liquid from above over the deity's head and body. The murti has four arms holding conch and discus, and wears a white cloth. A small gold utsava murti stands on the stone platform in front. No people are visible beyond the pouring hands, and no a person is shown.2022-01-29Abhishekam in progress on a black stone standing murti of Venkateshwara with four arms, a tall crown and a white cloth wrapped at the waist. Milky liquid pours over the head and body, and a human hand at the upper left pours from a vessel. A smaller gold-coloured deity murti stands on the base in front. The shrine niche is lined with gold-patterned fabric and gold-toned carved framing.2022-01-29A black stone murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) stands in a gold-framed niche, being bathed in abhishekam: white milk-like liquid pours down over its head, crown, shoulders and a draped white cloth around its waist. Its four arms hold ritual objects, and a small bronze deity murti stands on the pedestal in front. A hand holding a pot appears at the upper left edge, and a small pink flower lies at the lower right on the wet floor. No physical people are shown in full. Gold-coloured panels and a sparkling backdrop frame the scene.2022-01-29Jan 29 2022 sripuram2022-01-29A 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.2021-01-31Jan 9 2022 sripuram2022-01-08Abhishekam 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 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 black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, standing with four arms and a tall conical crown, a vertical urdhva-pundra mark on the forehead, and a red dhoti wrap at the waist. Water pours over the murti from above, poured by a person whose bare arms, gold bangles and red thread are visible at the top of the frame. Ornate gold arch and yellow cloth frame the figure against a grey wall, with a golden floral border at the sides. No a person appearance is visible; the abhishekam ritual is the focus.2022-01-22A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded niche, being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from above by a hand in a bangle, with a yellow cloth draped at the top. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a red waist cloth and holds conch and mace-like emblems. Water and oil flow down the body during abhishekam, with gold-framed arches framing the image.2022-01-22