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A shirtless young male priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands in a temple shrine, pouring water from a brass vessel over a large black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. Behind him, a deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow and orange flowers, gold ornaments and an orange cloth stands before a red wall framed by gold arches, with a red curtain and an exit sign visible. Brass pots sit on the floor in front. The scene is a temple puja.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/3/20212021-01-03KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/27/20202020-12-27A photograph inside a temple shrine with red walls and gold-painted arches. A priest with a bare chest and white dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over a large black Shiva lingam set on a black stone yoni base. Behind him stand dark metal deity murtis, one wearing a green and gold garment, beside red curtains and an illuminated exit sign. Brass plates with fruit, flowers, oil lamps and a silver goblet sit on the foreground tables, and a black stone figure with white markings is in the lower right. No a person candidate is visible; the only person present is the priest, performing abhishekam.2020-12-06KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/15/20202020-11-15A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha onto a large black shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha base. Behind him stand dark-stone deity murtis of a couple adorned with gold jewellery, the male figure wearing a white and gold shawl and the female in a green and yellow skirt, decorated with red flowers. Ornate gold arch frames the shrine against a red wall with a red curtain and an exit sign to the right.2020-11-15A young bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and sandalwood marks on his arms pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Shivalinga on a dark stone base. Behind it stand black stone deity murtis dressed in orange and gold silk, adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and crowns, flanked by a brass lamp and a small brass vessel. The shrine has a gold arched frame, red walls, a red curtain and a green and yellow fabric hanging, with an exit sign above. This shows an abhishekam being performed in a temple sanctum.2021-01-10KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/3/20212021-01-03A young priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest pours water from a brass pot over a large black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni peetha. Behind it stand black stone deity murtis adorned with garlands of pink and yellow flowers, gold jewelry and colourful silk garments, flanked by gold-framed panels and a red curtain. Brass vessels sit on a black ledge and small gold figurines stand near the base, forming an abhishekam scene in a temple shrine.2020-12-27KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/3/20212021-01-03Jan 10 2022 sripuram2022-01-10A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands bent forward, pouring liquid from a golden pot over a black Shiva linga inside a shrine niche. The linga sits on a dark yoni-peetha base with a golden lamp-like stand below, and an orange-gold arched backdrop frames it. White tripundra marks adorn his arms and forehead. Pale stone walls and a glass-fronted shrine enclose the scene, indicating abhishekam ritual offering.2022-01-10A shirtless man in white dhoti pours water from a brass kalasha over a black stone Shiva Lingam on a yoni peetha during abhishekam. He has a lion tattoo on his upper arm, a black face mask, a tied-up topknot, rudraksha mala and a white forehead band. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is dressed in a gold and orange silk sari with gold border and jewelled ornaments. Water runs off the peetha onto the yellow floor.2022-03-01