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Photo 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.

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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.2024-12-10Temple 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 66791272022-10-02 +3 copiesA bare-chested temple priest in a white dhoti with an orange-and-green bordered waist cloth and a rudraksha mala performs abhishekam on a grey Shiva lingam set on a round base, pouring liquid from a brass vessel. Behind him, a golden ornamental pillar frames a shrine with deity murtis draped in red, blue and pink silks and decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. Brass oil lamps, fruit and pink flowers sit on a red and gold cloth, and orange marigold garlands hang above.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/17/20222022-10-17 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/21/20222022-07-21A 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 shirtless priest in a white dhoti with an orange and green striped waist cloth pours water from a brass vessel over a grey stone Shiva lingam set on a dark black yoni peetha during abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha mala and has white ash markings on his chest and arms. Behind the lingam, a pair of dark stone deity murtis are adorned with orange and yellow marigold garlands and stand before gold-embossed panels and draped red and magenta cloth. A brass oil lamp, a brass bowl, fruit, pink lotus flowers and white flowers sit on a red and gold altar cloth.2022-03-01A shirtless man with grey hair and white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a tall black lingam on a dark stone yoni-pitha base. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti. Golden metal statues of a standing figure, a small pyramid-shaped sri yantra vessel and a standing figure with a raised hand surround the base, with red flower petals scattered on the wooden platform. Behind, gilded deity murti in ornate jewelled garlands and a red-clad goddess statue stand against a decorated arch with floral garlands.2022-07-21Photo 82832482022-10-22 +1 copiesKAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23