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A priest in an orange dhoti with white ash markings on his arms pours liquid from a golden vessel over a golden standing murti of a young deity figure on a pedestal. The liquid streams over the murti's head and shoulders, splashing around its base. An ornately carved gold arch frames the left side, and blurred orange-clad figures fill the background.

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February 26 20172017-02-26A golden-bronze standing deity murti, a young boy-form figure with hands in abhaya-like gesture, is being bathed in a stream of liquid poured from a large golden kalasha held by a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti on the right edge. The murti stands on a tiered pedestal beside an ornately carved golden gateway or pillar, with liquid splashing across its body and base. In the blurred background, many people in orange and white clothing sit in rows. The priest has white sacred markings on his arm.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A priest in an orange dhoti with bare torso and white ash markings on his arm pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a golden metal murti of a standing young figure with raised right hand, a rudraksha-like bare chest, and a short ornamented lower garment. The liquid splashes over the statue's head and body. A golden ornate arch frames the left side, and the blurred background shows a crowd of people in orange and other clothing seated in rows under daylight.2017-02-26A golden-coloured statue of a standing male sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra is being bathed by a hand pouring liquid from a brass pot onto its head, with liquid streaming down the face, chest and loincloth. The statue stands on a stone pedestal before an orange and yellow draped backdrop decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Behind it, a seated figure in orange robes and a saffron turban stands near brass vessels and folded white and green cloths. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. No physical person is clearly the subject; the bathing hands belong to an attendant, and the seated figure is a painted or statue depiction.2010-12-14A golden statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a saffron-yellow dhoti, is being anointed with a liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a person's hands at the left edge. The statue is smooth, with a tilak on the forehead, and stands on a small golden base. Behind it, a seated white marble figure in an orange robe and turban sits on a raised platform decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, and draped orange and yellow fabric. The setting appears to be a ritual abhishekam with a deity or guru murti being bathed.2010-12-14A priest in orange dhoti stands bare-chested beside a golden ornate arch, pouring water from a golden pot over a small golden deity murti standing on a pedestal. Water splashes around the figure. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, performing abhishekam. Steel scaffolding and rows of seats are visible in the background.2017-02-26A golden-brown liquid. A pair of human hands holding a brass kalasha pours from above onto the head and shoulders of the figure, which has an open palm raised in blessing and wears a draped dhoti-style cloth. Behind it stand garlands of yellow and purple flowers and a seated white figure in orange robes, with orange silk drapes and brass vessels on a stone platform.2010-12-14March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 14 20102010-12-14February 23 20172017-02-23A golden-bronze standing statue of a male deity figure is being anointed with a liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a person's hand at the upper left. Honey or oil-like substance drips over the face, chest and yellow-gold dhoti, with clumps of offerings clinging to the shoulders and waist. Behind, a blurred orange-robed figure sits near yellow and purple marigold garlands and white draped cloth. The statue is the central subject; no physical people are clearly in the foreground beyond the pouring hand.2010-12-19 +1 copies