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Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze standing figure of a bare-chested sage with raised right hand in blessing, set on a lotus-patterned pedestal. Milk or water is poured from a large brass vessel held above it, streaming down the figure onto a brass tray. Behind is a framed portrait of a smiling bearded figure in orange robes raising one hand, beside an ornate gold lamp stand, a gold-embroidered cloth with red and white garlands, and a small stepped stand holding offerings. No people are visible.

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Jan 2 2022 sripuram2022-01-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a small standing statue of a bare-chested figure with a shaved head, wearing a blue-grey waist cloth, one hand raised in blessing and the other lowered, set on a white and gold pedestal on a marble tray. Behind it hang framed portraits: an upper one of a figure in red-brown robes and a lower one of an elderly bearded man in saffron robes with a raised hand holding a staff. A gold lamp stand, a garland of white flowers and a red and gold embroidered cloth stand in the background.2022-01-02December 31 2021 sripuram2021-12-31Jan 30 2022 sripuram2022-01-30Jan 6 2022 sripuram2022-01-06 +1 copiesA brass statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested and wearing a short dhoti with a decorative belt, is being bathed with milk poured from a brass pot held by a hand at upper right. Its face and chest are streaked with white milk, and it has a red tilak mark on the forehead. The statue holds a white cloth or offering in one hand and extends the other palm outward. It stands on a silver and brass pedestal set in a tray of golden turmeric-yellow powder. Behind it are garlands of red, yellow, orange and magenta flowers, rudraksha mala strands and a sparkling ornamental decoration.2025-03-01A standing bronze or brass statue of a bare-chested male figure with a smiling face, short hair and a draped waist cloth, its skin and body covered in a pale blue liquid being poured down from above. Its raised right palm and lowered left hand are gold-toned. It stands on a layered lotus-style pedestal and square base set on a green table, with a golden deity murti or ritual vessel partly visible at the right edge and an orange-red cloth backdrop behind it.2022-01-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze standing figure of a bald, smiling child-like sage with bare chest and a dark cloth wrapped at the waist, raised right hand in blessing. A hand in red-and-gold bangles pours water from a copper pot down onto the figure's head. Behind it is a sitting deity murti draped in yellow cloth on a lotus-shaped seat, and a pink flower lies on the pedestal. Water runs down the figure and the base of the altar. No people's faces are visible; only the hand and wrist are shown.2024-10-31A small metal statue of a bare-chested standing figure with a shaved or close-cropped head and a short white cloth wrapped at the waist is being bathed with white liquid. The figure raises one hand in a blessing gesture and extends the other palm outward. Behind it stand gold-coloured ornate chairs, brass lamps and a brass kalasha-style stand on a white marble floor. The statue is a murti, not a living person, so no physical people appear in the frame.2022-01-09Jan 30 2022 sripuram2022-01-30A brass-coloured standing statue of a bare-chested, smiling figure in short dhoti-like loincloth with a decorative belt, raising one hand in blessing, stands on a tiered pedestal beside a stepped shrine-like sri chakra style yantra. A golden vessel pours a white liquid. The background is an orange-yellow draped cloth. The scene appears to be a ritual offering at a temple shrine, with the statue depicting a sacred figure rather than a living person.2022-01-29February 19 20172017-02-19