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Close photo of a gold-plated Shiva lingam on a brass tray, its tiered, ridged surface shining, with pink rose petals scattered at its base. A hand with a tattoo and white sacred markings on the wrist pours liquid from a gold vessel onto the top, an abhishekam offering. Behind it, a white sign shows large black capital letters reading KAIL and LOS. Gold carved ornamentation and a maroon brocade cloth with gold floral patterns frame the altar.

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Close-up photo of a gold-coloured Shivalinga on a square gold yoni-peetha base during abhishekam. Water is poured from above, streaming over the lingam and spilling out through the spout of the base. A human hand, partly visible at the top edge, pours the water. The linga has tiered ridges and a gold ribbed lower section, set against a dark stone background with a red-banded stone pedestal behind.2022-11-22A 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.2020-11-13Close view of a copper-toned Sri Yantra metal vessel on a gold-edged square tray with a spout, receiving a stream of water poured from above. Behind it stands a large dark polished stone lingam on a red-tinged pedestal and a grey wall, with a gold ornament at the base. A hand is visible at the upper left pouring water. The floor is dark polished stone. No people are fully visible.2022-03-14A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a stream of white milk pours from a brass vessel above onto a tiered, silver-coloured sculptural lingam-style murti on a square silver base, set on a white cloth in front of an orange-and-rust draped backdrop. Only a partial silver statue edge appears at the left. No people are visible.2022-01-29KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/16/20222022-07-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden shivalingam with a stepped yantra-like base. A hand in the upper frame pours a thick yellow liquid from a brass vessel onto the top of the lingam, which sits on a square golden pedestal. Flanking the lingam on either side are golden deity murtis with bare feet visible, one on the left and one in orange and blue garments on the right. In the background are small figurines and colourful cloth. A timestamp in the lower right reads 18-Dec-2025 7:37:48 am, Salem, with KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-18A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A hand holds a brass vessel pouring thick golden-yellow liquid over a golden sri yantra-style base, a stepped geometric shrine piece with a small red-marked linga-like form at its peak. To the right, a gilded deity murti wearing an orange and purple garment with gold ornaments and red-painted feet stands beside it. The top of the frame shows a tattooed hand and a blurred background with colourful cloth. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads 18-Dec-2025 7:35:45 am and Salem, with KAILASA SALEM also printed there.2025-12-18A 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.2024-12-10A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a gold Sri Chakra meru-shaped sculpture set on a gold-banded pedestal. A white liquid. A red cloth backdrop and dark floor surround the sculpture, and a gold-coloured object sits at the lower left edge. No people are clearly visible.2022-01-25December 31 2021 sripuram2021-12-31January 17 20102010-01-17A photo of an abhishekam in progress on a Shiva lingam. Water pours down over a golden-toned yoni peetham base and the dark stone lingam above it, with a red-painted ring at the lingam's base. Splashes of water spray outward across the stone platform. No people are visible.2022-03-14