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A priest with long dreadlocked hair and an orange saffron dhoti stands at a gilded ornate arch, holding a silver plate with a pink flower and offerings. Before him is a dark grey stone shivalinga being bathed for abhishekam, with a pink flower on top. Behind the arch, a deity murti wears a green and red silk sari and purple draping, surrounded by gold ornaments, garlands and jeweled decorations. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. Overlaid caption reads Upasandhi Kala Abhishkema 14 Mar 2022.

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ADIKAILASA on 3/14/20222022-03-14ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11A temple scene during an abhishekam. A sannyasi with long dreadlocks, bare-backed and wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl over the shoulder, stands at left holding a brass plate of offerings with a lit lamp and flower petals toward a black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base. Behind the lingam hang a blue-green silk cloth and purple drapes, framed by an ornate gold arch carved with a lion-faced kirtimukha. A small inset portrait of a smiling saffron-clad man appears at top left, and a gold-framed image at lower right shows a deity or devotee. The caption reads Upasandhi kala Abhishekam 11 Mar 2022.2022-03-11A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and dreadlocked hair, pours water from a golden vessel over a white Shivalinga inside an ornate gold-framed shrine niche. Behind him, gold-and-jeweled deity murti wear garlands, a green and red sari-style drape, and gold ornaments. Gold lamp stands and embroidered hangings frame the scene, marking a Kailasandhi abhishekam ritual.2022-03-14ADIKAILASA on 3/10/20222022-03-10ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with long dreadlocks and rudraksha beads pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga during an abhishekam. He stands before a gilded arch with a lion-faced crest, flanked by red curtains, a deity murti adorned with jewelled necklaces, and brass oil lamps. Caption reads Upasandhi kala Abhishekam || 11 Mar 2022.2022-03-11ADIKAILASA on 3/10/20222022-03-10A photograph of an abhishekam at a gilded shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, holding a brass plate or vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a blue-black yoni-peetha base. Behind the lingam, a red and gold cloth and ornate gold arch frame the sanctum, with a golden kalasha-like finial and a golden trident and ritual implements visible. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash markings on his arm. Only the priest is physically present.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/12/20222022-02-12ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11ADIKAILASA on 3/10/20222022-03-10