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A photo inside a temple shrine showing a priest's arm, bare except for a bangle, pouring water from a copper pot over a silver shivalingam set on a large brass base. Behind the lingam stands a white cloth draped over a pedestal with an orange and gold ornamented sash, and to the left a brass pillar stands with gold and red tiers. Gold and rudraksha-bead garlands hang on the deity murti behind. A small brass figure of a standing devotee in saffron-red dress with a flower garland stands to the left, and a brass oil lamp and incense sticks sit on the base. Marble-topped altar surfaces, colourful pink, green and gold textiles and additional deity murtis with crowns and garlands fill the background. This shows abhishekam being performed.

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Temple abhishekam scene: a hand pours water from a copper kalasha over a small copper shrine or lingam-like form set on a large brass pedestal with a golden top. Behind it is a decorated altar with a deity murti draped in saffron and white cloth, adorned with gold ornaments, rudraksha beads and marigold garlands. A brass lamp with incense sticks sits in front, and a brass figure of a standing attendant wearing an orange sari and marigold garland stands at left. Pink and green silk saris and blue fabric drape the background shrine.2024-12-10Photo inside a temple shrine decorated with gold and marble. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours water from a copper pot onto a silver shivalinga-style object placed on a gold square abhishekam stand. Behind them a large dark stone deity murti is draped in a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and an orange cloth, with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Brass lamps, a small gold pyramid-shaped object, incense sticks and a bowl of rose petals sit in the foreground, and a lit oil lamp glows at lower left. A small brass figure of a standing devotee with folded hands stands nearby. No readable text is visible.2024-12-10KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a temple room. A bare arm, wearing a thin bangle, pours water from a copper pot onto a gold-coloured metal shivalingam on a brass square base. The base sits on a stone platform. Behind it, a deity murti in blue and gold garments wears a white garland and gold ornaments, and a garland of dark rudraksha beads hangs at the upper left beside a gold jewelled collar in front of a white cloth with an orange-and-gold border. A copper vessel and a bowl stand on a blue cloth at right, and a red patterned rug lies on the floor. The walls are yellow with red curtains and a hanging decorated banner.2024-12-10KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01April 14 20242024-04-14A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a golden vessel over a black shivalingam on a stone pedestal in front of a golden deity murti group. Behind the lingam, a golden murti of a deity with a tall headdress and a goddess in a green sari are adorned with garlands of white and red flowers. Flanking statues wear red and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and ornate turbans; one stands holding a staff, another with raised hand. Red drapes form the backdrop. A small golden deity statue with a red and white garland sits in the foreground. The scene shows abhishekam at a temple altar.2019-02-17A shaved-headed priest in a bare-chested white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, pouring or offering from a tall yellow-green vessel placed before a golden murti group. Behind the vessel, a crowned golden deity murti sits on a throne with garlands of red and white flowers. Flanking statues in golden-brown finish, one holding a staff and one bearded in a black crown, are garlanded. A dark stone abhishekam basin sits in front, with a small garlanded murti and a flower offering arranged at the base. Red drapes form the background.2019-02-17KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/9/20222022-10-09 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04