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Two long stainless-steel trays filled with yellowish liquid, covered with scattered pink, orange and white flower petals. Floating in each tray are red cloth pieces, dark bundled items, a green leaf, dark rectangular blocks and yellow banana slices, arranged as offerings. No people or deities are visible.

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November 13 20212021-11-13Two black stone deity murti stand in shallow galvanized metal tubs filled with water and scattered pink and yellow flower petals, during an abhishekam-style ritual. The murti on the left wears an orange-red cloth and holds a pink rose; the murti on the right wears a deep red cloth, holds a pink rose in its hand, and has a bunch of yellow bananas placed at its feet. Behind them, a partly visible priest in white dhoti with a coloured sash stands in front of a yellow wall, with other coloured cloths and a small lamp visible. No people in the foreground are clearly identifiable beyond the priest's lower body.2021-11-13November 13 20212021-11-13November 13 20212021-11-13Close-up photograph of a heap of fresh rose petals in red, pink, magenta, peach and white, covering a stone surface with dark carved wave-pattern relief behind it. Near the top centre sits a small figurine of a seated deity dressed in red and gold with a red turban-style crown and gold necklaces, with a few small gold deity figures or ornaments partly visible among the petals. No people are visible.2022-05-02 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene where priests bathe two black stone deity murtis in large metal basins filled with water and floating rose petals. A bare-chested older priest on the left with white tilak marks and a checked shawl over an orange dhoti offers petals. A younger bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti stands center holding flowers. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with orange waist cloth and red shawl, wearing a face mask, gestures with open hands. Behind them a green-clad deity murti stands before a yellow wall with garlands, brass oil lamps and a kalasha nearby.2021-11-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26August 31 20132013-08-31November 13 20212021-11-13KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/20/20212021-03-20 +44 copiesA woman in a magenta blouse and dark navy saree with gold border pours water with a brass kalasha over black stone murtis of deities standing in shallow metal tubs filled with water and rose petals during an abhishekam. To the left an elderly man in white kurta and glasses stands beside her with his hands extended. Behind them a yellow-walled shrine holds a black deity murti in green and gold clothing and a tall decorated murti in red garments adorned with garlands, with oil lamps on the floor. Another person in an orange garment and a face mask stands in the background.2021-11-13Feb 1 2022 sripuram2022-02-01