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A 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.

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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.2024-12-10A 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.2024-12-10KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/2/20222022-03-02Photo 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.2024-12-10A photo of an abhishekam being performed on a clear crystal Spatika Linga resting on a wooden tray with a stepped base. A hand in the upper right pours golden liquid from a brass vessel over the linga, and yellow liquid runs down its sides into the tray. Behind it stands a decorated deity murti draped with white and yellow flower garlands, red roses, a rudraksha mala, and a jeweled gold crown-like ornament with pearls and peacock-patterned embellishments. Brass kalasha pots and a silver tray sit on the dark stone platform at right. No other physical people are visible beyond the single pouring hand.2021-12-31Photo 82851972022-10-01 +3 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours liquid from a metal vessel over a tiered golden shivalinga on a brass tray filled with liquid. Behind it, a shrine area holds deity murtis, a dark shivalinga-like figure draped with gold garlands, a red flower offering, and small brass lamps. A small Krishna-like murti in blue stands on a leopard-print cloth beside rows of bowls holding food offerings, including papadum-like items. Orange and red cloths hang in the background, and a green-and-navy patterned floor runs across the scene.2020-11-13A temple abhishekam scene: a priest in white dhoti with gold border pours water from a brass kalasha over small gold murtis on a black stone pedestal. A gold figure of a standing sage stands at left, a golden shivalinga-like tiered base in the centre, and a gold figure in a maroon garment at right receives the water. Yellow flower petals lie on the dais, with a red curtain and gold cloth in the background. No person's identity is evident from the image; the priest is shown from the waist down.2019-07-15KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A photo inside a temple shrine during abhishekam. A priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a face mask leans forward and pours water from a golden kalasha pot over a small golden figure of a deity and a black lingam-shaped stone on a dark pedestal. Behind him stand large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and white flower garlands, including a blue-clad figure with a turban and a golden figure with a trident and yellow-red silk. Golden temple decor and a red curtain frame the scene.2021-03-09 +1 copiesApril 14 20242024-04-14