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A man in orange robes pours liquid from a gold vessel over a tall cylindrical mound of yellow-green offering. He is bare-chested with a wrapped orange shawl, a brown rudraksha mala across his chest and arm, white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, and matted hair tied up. Behind him a second person in orange holds a small vessel. Ornate gold-coloured carved decoration frames the right side, with blue fabric in the background. Printed on the lower area is Annabhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 18.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at a golden shrine pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam during an abhishekam. His torso bears white horizontal ash markings and he wears a rudraksha mala and bangles. Behind him are golden arches, red and gold drapes, white flower garlands and a golden deity murti, with a small brass figure of a deity below and a flag on a golden staff at left.2022-01-05ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05ADIKAILASA on 2/12/20222022-02-12A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a golden temple shrine. A shirtless priest wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron head wrap, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, pours water from a brass vessel over the head of a golden deity murti with a bearded face and mustache. The murti sits in a gilded arched niche with ornate carved golden surrounds. The priest is the only visible person; the deity is a statue, not a living person, and no candidate for a person is physically present.2022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05A 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.2022-02-18A priest in orange dhoti performs abhishekam on a dark stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal inside a gold-framed shrine arch carved with floral and lion motifs. He is bare-chested with white ash marks, wears a brown-beaded rudraksha mala and bangles, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over the lingam. Red and gold drapery and a yellow backdrop fill the shrine, with a red cloth offering draped over the arch.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/12/20222022-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16ADIKAILASA on 1/7/20222022-01-07