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A photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a temple shrine. Two bare forearms of a priest, marked with white horizontal lines, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, pour water from a brass kalasha vessel over a tall blue-tinted lingam. Behind it, draped gold and red cloth and ornate gold carved panels frame the sanctum, with a red garment with gold borders visible above. Only hands and arms of one person are visible. A small inset photo in the top-left corner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, but that is a printed picture, not a physical person in the scene.

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ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15A photograph of a Kalasandhi Abhishekam at a temple. A tall grey stone Shivalingam stands on a dark yoga-style base, with water streaming down its surface. A person's hand and red-sleeved arm, adorned with gold-threaded red fabric, pour water or liquid over the lingam from above. Behind it, gold drapery and ornately carved golden temple décor frame the scene. Red cloth is draped over the gold railing at lower left and right. The lower edge carries a caption reading Kalasandhi Abhishekam, 15 Feb 2022. No full face is visible, and no one can be identified in the image.2022-02-15A photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A bare forearm wearing a dark beaded bracelet pours liquid from a golden vessel over a tall cylindrical blue-grey lingam with a textured surface, while liquid streams down its sides. Behind it hang gold drapes and a red and gold garment, with carved gold woodwork at the right edge. The lingam stands on a gold-trimmed platform with red cloth draped at the lower corners. No full face is visible; the image is a close-up of the ritual act.2022-02-18A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A person in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal markings on the arm pours liquid from a vessel over a dark cylindrical Shiva lingam set in a dark stone yoni-pitha base. Red cloth and a red flower are at the base, with gold-toned ornamental arch carvings and yellow drapery behind. A figure in red garment appears at upper center. The caption reads Upasandhi Kala Abhishekam 15 Feb 2022.2022-02-15ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap performs abhishekam on a tall white-cloth-wrapped shivalinga on a dark black peetha. He stands bare-chested with white tripundra marks on his arms and chest, a rudraksha mala and a gold armband, and pours liquid from a metal vessel over the linga. Behind him stand a golden ornate arch with carved makara-like figures, red drapery and gold-embroidered cloth. The scene is a Kalasandhi abhishekam ritual.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, performing abhishekam at a black stone Shiva lingam set in a golden arched frame draped with yellow and red cloth, with a gilded ornamental backdrop and a black pedestal base. A small brass oil lamp burns near the lingam. The priest's arm bears white sacred markings and a bead bracelet. A small head of another attendant is partly visible at the bottom edge.2022-02-15 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05A priest in an orange dhoti with a bare upper body and rudraksha malas pours water from a golden pot over a tall dark stone lingam set on a black stone yoni pedestal during Sayankala abhishekam. He wears white markings on his arms and gold bangles. Behind him are golden drapery and a red cloth, with ornate gold decoration at right. The lingam is the central object of worship.2022-02-18