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A photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A standing figure in a gold-and-maroon patterned sari-style garment, with a red border, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold-coloured standing statue of a male figure holding a hand in blessing, the liquid streaming down onto the statue. Behind are strings of marigolds and red-and-yellow flower garlands, and a dark ritual vessel and a gold kalasha sit at lower right. The figure pouring is partially visible and no face is shown; the statue is a deity murti, not a person.

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A small golden murti of a standing figure in a loincloth, with raised right hand in blessing, is being bathed by a stream of liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a person whose draped golden-brown garment and bangled hands are partly visible at the top. Behind the figure are garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and a dark stone or metal abhishekam vessel. A small gold kalasha appears in the lower right. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. The visible person shows only hands and a draped garment, so no identity can be established.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A 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.2010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesJune 25 20132013-06-25A 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.2010-12-14December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA 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.2017-02-26