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KAILASA PUDUVAI 29 Sep 2021

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A close photo of a devotee's hands pouring milk from a gold vessel over a tiered golden Shivling on a golden base, part of an abhishekam. The devotee wears a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet and gold bangles and a ring. Beside the Shivling stands a small gold statue of a standing figure with raised hand, and on the right edge a deity murti in teal and gold brocade. A pink cloth with gold floral pattern covers the platform, with white milk spilling down and a few marigold petals nearby.2025-02-02KAILASA PUDUVAI 29 Sep 2021A small photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A person's hands, adorned with green and red bangles, pour liquid from a brass vessel onto a standing devotional figure dressed in a deep red robe with gold border and a gold pendant necklace, holding a staff. The figure has a white-dusted head and sits beside a dark stone pedestal or yoni-like base and a silver-toned pyramidal shrine model with stepped tiers. Liquid streams over the figure and onto the floor. Behind are a yellow and orange draped cloth and a figure in a pink saree with gold trim, indicating a shrine setup.Jan 7 2022 sripuram2022-01-07Photo of a Shiva abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two arms in red sleeves with gold bangles pour milk from a golden pot over a black Shiva lingam, which sits on a yoni-peetha base. Milk runs down the stone and drips into a golden tray holding a small crystal sri yantra. Behind the lingam is an orange backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch, and a carved wooden door with brass fittings stands at right. No faces are visible and no a person candidate is shown.2021-12-27A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a black stone Shivalinga with a golden yoni-pitha base. A person's bare arm and hand, with a gold-rimmed vessel, pour white milk over a white stepped Sri Chakra-style sculpture, which rests on a dark granite platform. The milk cascades down the tiers and drips off the base. Red flower petals lie scattered on the floor, and a golden carved backdrop stands behind the lingam.2024-12-23A photograph of a milk abhishekam being poured from a large brass vessel onto a small golden deity murti on a shrine. White milk streams down over the head of the murti, which wears a red cloth draped over its body and has orange marigold flowers placed at its base and crown. Behind it stands a white and gold shri yantra-style base and additional bronze deity statues, including a standing figure on the left. A hand holding the vessel appears at the top right edge, with an orange garment at the right. No people are fully visible as physical persons in the scene beyond the partially visible hand and garment.2025-12-02A photo of a Shiva lingam ritual at a temple shrine. A priest's bare hand, with a red and black thread bracelet on the wrist, pours white milk or abhishekam liquid over a black stone lingam with a golden yoni-peetha base. A copper-coloured Shri Yantra-style metal form sits in front, its tiers coated with white liquid. Pink flowers, scattered rice grains and green leaves lie on the dark stone floor, and a golden arch frames the shrine behind. Only a partial figure in white dhoti is visible at the left edge.2022-01-24Jan 10 2022 sripuram2022-01-10A priest's hands, partly visible at the left edge with bare skin and a white dhoti, pour milk from a gold kalasha onto a dark black stone Shiva lingam set in a black yoni-peetha base. The lingam sits before a gold-coloured arched frame with carved makara-style motifs on a grey stone wall. Milk streams down the lingam and base, white flowers and a green leaf rest on the peetha, and a small white stepped sri-chakra style meru structure sits on a black stone plate in front. This depicts a rudrabhishekam abhishekam ritual.2022-11-28November 28 2022 sripuram2022-11-28A photograph of a milk abhishekam being poured from a brass vessel onto a Shiva lingam set on a gold-toned yantra-style base, decorated with an orange marigold flower. A gilt statue's arm and hand are visible at the left edge. Behind the altar, a deity murti is partly visible in orange and gold garments and a pink-and-silver draped cloth. The floor has painted floral kolam-style designs in white, yellow and red. No people are visible. +1 copies