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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, bending forward and touching a dark stone statue of a standing male figure set within an ornate golden arched frame (torana). The statue has a yellow flower on its head and a yellow flower at its feet, placed on a dark pedestal on a wet, reflective floor. A brass bell is held in the priest's left hand. A silver plate with flowers sits to the right, and brass vessels are visible at the bottom edge. A barred window and a bright ceiling light are behind. The scene suggests abhishekam preparation at a shrine.

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A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, pouring liquid from a white vessel over a dark black stone statue of a standing male figure with hands at the sides. The statue stands on a black pedestal decorated with a yellow flower and is framed by an ornate golden-brown arched frame with carved floral detailing. A silver tray with offerings and a yellow flower sits on the wet grey floor at right, indicating abhishekam ritual bathing. A window with a wooden door and bright ceiling light are in the background.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours water from a vessel over a black stone standing figure framed by an ornate brass arch, inside a plain whitewashed room with a window and a wall poster. A yellow flower rests on the statue's head and a plate with flowers and offerings sits on the wet floor. A framed portrait labelled with a readable caption hangs at left, showing a smiling figure in gold ornate clothing. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and white tilak marks on his chest and arm.A barefoot man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands bare-chested with hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a dark stone standing figure of a deity murti set inside a carved stone arch. He wears rudraksha beads and a green-tinted ornament at his neck, and white sacred markings on his shoulders and chest. The wet concrete floor reflects light. A silver plate with offerings and a yellow flower sits to the right. Another dark figure stands at the left edge. A fluorescent light and wooden window are on the wall behind.Inside a shrine with gold-painted walls, a shirtless priest in white dhoti and sacred thread bends toward a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth, holding a lit oil lamp near its base. A maroon cloth canopy and yellow flower garlands frame the murti, and another dark carved figure sits to the right on a red platform. The priest has white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and a beaded mala around his neck, performing a lamp offering or aarti.2025-05-01A photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white sacred-thread line on his forehead stands at left, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, and pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a black stone deity murti with multiple arms. The murti is seated before an orange cloth backdrop framed by a gilded arch, flanked by two black stone figures in gold-yellow draped garments. Small gold metal figures in red cloth sit on the altar base in front, and the floor bears colourful painted kolam designs. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed.2025-09-05A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a vessel over a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, standing before an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. Two dark female murtis in gold-yellow garments flank the central figure, and a small brass deity with two red-clad attendant figures sits on a gold pedestal in front. The floor bears yellow and red kolam designs. The scene shows abhishekam, ritual bathing of the deity. The priest has white forehead markings and a rudraksha-style necklace; no one is identified as a person.2025-09-05A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a large black stone lingam on a black yoni-pitha base inside a white-walled hall. He tends the lingam with one hand, and a gold arched prabhavali frame with a red cloth behind it surrounds the shrine. A gold trident hangs on the left wall. A framed portrait labelled with no legible name shows a figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red garment, mounted on the right wall. Small brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at the bottom of the frame, and a corrugated roof and ventilation panels are visible above.2025-03-08A priest bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left and pours liquid from a small vessel over a black stone multi-armed deity murti on a dark pedestal, an abhishekam ritual. The priest wears a sacred thread across his shoulder and a rudraksha-style mala, with a bangle on his wrist. The murti has several arms holding objects, including a discus-like weapon. A metal pot sits at left, red bricks stand beside the pedestal, and the floor has a gold-patterned tile design against a gold-yellow wall. A timestamp reads 27-Dec-2021 08:26:57 at bottom right.A woman in a blue-grey silk saree with a floral print and gold border stands barefoot on a wet concrete floor, pouring liquid over a dark stone statue of a standing male figure with a gold-toned arched prabhavali behind it. Her hair is braided with white jasmine flowers. The statue is bare-chested with a short dhoti and stands on a black pedestal. A brass plate with black stone pieces sits in the lower right, and a framed portrait hangs on the left wall. The scene suggests abhishekam being performed in a room with barred windows.A photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam in an indoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, one hand resting on the golden arch behind the black stone lingam set in a black yoni pedestal. Brass and copper pots, a brass vessel of liquid, small bowls and a plate of red flowers sit on the floor in front. The priest's face is partly turned and not identifiable.A priest stands at left in a white dhoti with a yellow border, bare-chested, holding a flame near a large black stone Shiva lingam set in a black yoni-peetham base before a gold arched frame. A small oil lamp burns on the lingam's base. A framed portrait on the wall at upper right shows a figure with long dark hair in a pink garment and beaded necklace, labelled with no readable text. A copper cup, a brass dish with offerings and a small plastic jar sit on the floor at right, and a trident hangs at top left.2025-03-08OTHER - MY KAILASA IS NOT IN THIS LIST on 4/12/20212021-04-12