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A blurred photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a black Shiva lingam set on a raised golden-edged platform. The priest, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace and wearing a white dhoti, pours liquid from a dark metal vessel held in both hands over the lingam. Behind him are a pink curtain, a wall with painted murals, a white-robed figure on the right and small offerings and flower items on the floor at left. A timestamp in the corner reads 15 Feb 2026 22:45:25, Tamil Nadu, kailasa seeragapadi.

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A photograph of a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala around his neck performing abhishekam on a large black Nandi statue on a gold-covered pedestal. He pours liquid from a small metal vessel onto the bull's head with his right hand, holding a red thread on his wrist. A brass lamp and a plate with offerings sit on a red stool at left, and a garlanded dark stone object with red cloth lies at right on a tiled floor in a dim hall. A television screen at left shows a bright image. Timestamp overlay reads 16 Feb 2026 03:21:43, Tamil Nadu.2026-02-16A photograph of a temple priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body pouring liquid from a vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue on a gold-covered pedestal. A tilted brass bell and a steel tray of fruit and flowers sit on a red stool at the left, and a dark shrine with offerings is at the right. On the left a flat-screen TV shows a painted or printed portrait of a figure with a red and gold turban and ornate clothing, with a second person in white seated beside it. The room is dim with white walls and a timestamp overlay reads 16 Feb 2026 03:21:45, Tamil Nadu, kailasa seeragapadi. Plausible abhishekam in progress.2026-02-16A photograph inside a dimly lit temple hall shows a young bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with white sacred ash marks on his arms and shoulders, wearing a gold-toned necklace. He stands at a wooden pedestal holding a brass-coloured item over a dark green-black Shivalinga with a gold-toned yoni base. A woman in a white sari with orange border stands behind him. Brass vessels, flowers, plastic bags and cloth lie on the floor, and framed deity pictures hang on the walls. The scene suggests abhishekam to a Shivalinga. No a person candidate is visible.2026-02-16A bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a black Nandi bull statue on a gold-coloured pedestal. The Nandi has a pink flower garland at its horns and a small offering bowl sits nearby. Behind, a framed portrait labelled with a green garland hangs on a yellow wall between blue curtains, showing a figure in pink and white. Brass lamps and an offering tray are visible on the right. The priest wears rudraksha-style beads and white sandalwood markings on his arms, performing an abhishekam.A young boy with a bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border stands at a black stone Nandi figure on a gold-painted base, pouring water from a silver vessel over it, a red flower offering on its head. Behind him, a framed portrait on the yellow wall shows a figure in pink robes seated in meditation, garlanded with a dark bead garland, flanked by blue curtains. A deity murti in a decorated shrine stands to the left. Rudraksha beads hang at his neck and white sandalwood paste marks his arms. The scene depicts a Nandi abhishekam.A young boy with bare chest and white dhoti bordered in gold stands at a black Nandi statue on a gold-painted base, pouring liquid from a steel vessel onto its head during abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, a framed portrait of a person in pink robes with a garland hangs between blue-curtained windows, and a deity murti in a decorated frame stands at left.Photograph inside a tiled-roof hall with pale yellow walls and barred ventilation windows. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right, pouring water from a large brass kalasha onto a black stone Nandi-shaped sculpture on a granite platform, with water streaming down the carving in an abhishekam. A smaller dark stone vessel sits at the left edge, and a red wooden door is behind the priest. Only one person is visible, and no identification of anyone is made.A bare-chested priest in a cream turban and white dhoti with gold border stands in a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue. Behind the Nandi, a black deity murti wearing a yellow and red silk garment, adorned with a silver necklace, stands in a gilded arch with orange drapery. A second deity figure in green and purple is partly visible. A brass lamp and offering trays sit at the lower right on a green cloth. The walls are gold-painted and the floor is wet from abhishekam. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and his white and gold dhoti; this is a Pradosham abhishekam performed at KAILASA Salem.2025-04-25A priest in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red border and a white tripundra on his forehead pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a black stone Nandi statue lying on a stone platform. A black shivalinga-style stone stands at the left edge of the abhishekam platform. The room has cream walls, barred windows and a sloped tiled roof. The liquid runs down the Nandi in an abhishekam.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands beside a large black stone Nandi-style bull statue seated in a shallow tiled water basin, pouring liquid over it. The sacred bull statue is decorated with red markings and a garland, and a red cloth is draped nearby. Behind them a tall clear glass candelabra-like lamp stand and a vertical maroon canopy pole rise in a yellow-walled hall with red rope barriers and blue chairs. A priest holds a small vessel in his right hand over the abhishekam.2022-01-29Interior of a temple shrine during a Shivaling abhishekam. A man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white turban stands at left, pouring white liquid over a black Shivalingam on a black yoni-pitha base. Behind the lingam sits a gold-adorned murti of a seated figure draped in a leopard-print cloth and saffron garment, wearing a white flower garland, with a crown-like headdress. Above, a deity pair is decorated with flower garlands, and a golden kalasha-style lamp stands at right. A wooden tray with offerings sits at left, and flower petals are scattered on the floor. A black tripod stand holds a yellow sign reading KAILASA SEERAGAPADI BHARATH with a small portrait. A timestamp reads 15 Feb 2026 23:15:10, Tamil Nadu.2026-02-15Photograph inside a temple shrine of a bearded elderly priest in a white cream cap and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, leaning over a large black Nandi bull statue while pouring liquid that runs down its back and base, as in abhishekam. Golden-framed niches behind hold a dark deity murti in yellow and gold silk with a trident. Brass oil lamps stand on a wooden stool at left, and a timestamp reads Apr. 25, 2025 6:13:10 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-25