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A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at a black stone Shivalinga on a black peetha, pouring or offering from a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp, marigold flowers and fruit. Behind her, black stone deity murtis are adorned with red and orange marigold garlands, a red and gold garment, and a red-and-gold ornate headdress, set against gold-plated temple carvings with elephant motifs. Fruit baskets and pink flowers sit on a maroon cloth, indicating Mahashivaratri abhishekam and alankaram in a temple setting.

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/2022

A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni base during abhishekam. She wears a rudraksha mala, a sindoor mark on her forehead and gold bangles, and her hair is tied back. Behind the lingam stand black stone deity murtis dressed in red, blue and pink silks with orange and yellow marigold garlands and red flower strands. Fruit, pink lotus flowers and offering trays sit on a maroon and gold cloth, with ornate gold temple carvings framing the shrine.

A woman in a white sari with gold border and a white face mask pours liquid from a small silver cup over a black stone Shivalinga on a dark pedestal in a temple shrine. She holds a silver bell in her other hand and wears a rudraksha mala and bangles. Behind her are golden deity sculptures, a gold-trimmed carved base, and a red-orange-blue hanging cloth.

KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 9/19/2021

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A woman in a white saree with a gold border and a blue surgical mask pours liquid from a gold vessel onto a black cylindrical Shivalinga on a dark circular base during abhishekam. She wears a rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind her, gilded deity murtis and a gold-framed throne display with a red cloth hang against a deep red curtain, and a figure in white dhoti stands at the back.

A woman in a cream sari with gold-toned border stands before a decorated offering arranged with green limes, orange and red flower garlands, and ring-shaped snacks, lit by a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. She holds the lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. Behind her a black stone Ganesha murti sits in a shrine with gold ornamentation and orange marigold garlands hang at the right edge. A green banana leaf and a small white conch shell lie in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.

Inside a temple shrine, a woman in a cream and gold sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined in prayer beside a large black Shiva linga on a dark stone yoni pedestal. To her left, a bearded man with long matted hair, white-painted body markings, beaded necklaces and a white dhoti with gold border stands in devotion. Behind them are golden metal statues of standing figures, a richly decorated deity murti with a trident and jeweled crown draped in yellow and orange cloth, and a brass bird-shaped lamp at right. Red curtains hang in the background.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/2019

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/2022

KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 9/19/2021

A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with gold blouse stands at left, leaning forward with her hand extended toward a shrine. Before her is a marble ledge with brass oil lamp, incense sticks, copper vessels, a brass plate of petals and bowls of food offerings. In the centre, a black-stone shivalinga-like murti is draped in a yellow turban-like cloth, wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands and rudraksha malas, with a red-tipped trident-marked face. Brass figures of standing attendants and a small seated figure stand before it, with red cloth and petals on the floor. Golden lion and elephant sculptures and a blue velvet drape frame the room, and a figure in orange robes with an ornate crown and garlands sits in a painted tableau behind.