#  abhishekam 

 



*Abhishekam* is the Hindu “ritual shower” of water, milk, honey, yogurt, and sandalwood paste that is poured over a *murti* (sacred image) as part of daily, weekly, or festival rites. The term was used in ancient India to mean the ritual anointing of a king and these royal meanings still attend the *abhisheka* rites as they are offered to the Divine.