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January 23 2006

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A photograph of a priest in plain white ritual clothes with a red-edged cloth draped over his shoulder, bending forward to pour liquid from a steel vessel over a dark stone deity murti in a temple shrine. A rudraksha mala hangs from his neck. Behind the murti is an ornate gold arch with a lotus-shaped finial, and the walls are dark polished stone. The priest is performing abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the deity, with a thin cord running from the vessel down the murti.2006-01-23Jan 5 2022 sripuram2022-01-05A screenshot of a messaging app showing a shirtless priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pouring water from a brass pot over a black stone Ganesha murti during abhishekam. The murti is adorned with orange kumkum marks and sits beneath an ornate gold arch with a carved kirtimukha motif. Water streams down the dark stone figure. The priest's face is turned away and hidden by the pot. Status bar shows the time and a message header reading Geetha Namah.2024-09-18January 23 20062006-01-23A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a large black stone murti of Lord Ganesha. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a white upper-cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at left, pouring water from a brass pot over the dark image, which streams down its face and trunk. A gilded arch with ornate floral carving frames the deity against a reddish-brown tiled wall. Only the priest is physically present, and he is shown from the side with his face turned toward the pot.2024-09-18September 01 20112011-09-012008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in orange saffron robes pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, seated within a golden arched niche. Water flows down over the murti onto a stone base. A large brass pot stands in the foreground on the left, and brightly patterned red, blue and white cloth hangs on the pillars at the sides. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual. The man is a priest or devotee performing the bathing of the deity, with no printed name visible.A man in orange robes stands inside a temple shrine, pouring or anointing a dark stone Ganesha murti with milk or oil. The elephant-headed deity has offerings of white flowers and yellow turmeric paste on its head and base. The shrine has a gold-coloured arched frame with carved floral designs, and a brass vessel stands at the left. The floor is yellow with white and red painted patterns and a small oil lamp sits in the foreground. Pieces of flower petals are scattered on the steps.A dark stone murti of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, receives abhishekam as water is poured over it. A priest's arm enters from the left holding a copper pot that pours water over the head, while his other palm catches the flow. The black stone figure has multiple arms and bears orange-yellow tilak marks on the forehead and trunk, with a pink flower placed atop the head. The murti sits within an ornate gold-colored arch set against a reddish-brown granite wall. Water runs down the statue onto a dark stone base. No people are fully visible beyond the priest's arm.2024-09-18A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti pours water from a brass kalasha over a black stone Ganesha murti during an abhishekam. Water cascades down the dark polished sculpture, which has an elephant head, a tilak mark and a gold-trimmed arch behind it. The priest wears an orange rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his shoulder, and his face is turned downward toward the deity.2024-09-182008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad