Mahamastakabhisheka: The bathing of a God

The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2018. Until then, all we have are our pictures to remind us of its magnificence.

Image: Devotees pour vermillion water on the Gomateshwara statue.

Also See: Worshipping Lord Shiva

Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images