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A 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.

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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.2022-02-15 +1 copiesA 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-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white sacred markings on his bare upper body and a beaded necklace, pours liquid over a dark black stone lingam set on a dark pedestal yoni base during a Kalasandhi abhishekam. Behind him a gilded ornate shrine backdrop with carved golden scrollwork and a red draped cloth, plus small brass ritual vessels and offerings, fill the scene. A purple cloth and a figure in red and green appear at the lower edges.2022-02-18Close view of a tall dark stone shivalingam standing on a dark stone yoni-peetha base during an abhishekam. Red cloth drapes from above and red-gloved hands of attendants hold a wooden rod steadying the lingam. Gilded carved pillars with ornate scrollwork and golden draped fabric frame the scene, and a hand at left holds a metal vessel. Water flows over the base, indicating ritual bathing of the deity murti.2022-02-18A 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 1/1/20222022-01-01A Shivalinga stone is being bathed with a stream of water during a Kalasandhi Abhishekam in a temple sanctum. A figure in orange-saffron dhoti and wrap stands at left, pouring from a brass vessel, while another person in red-orange garments pours from the right. The black linga rests on a dark carved yoni-peetha base, with gold-toned ornate temple carvings behind. Water runs down the stone and off the base.2022-02-18A close view of a dark stone Shiva lingam standing on a yellow-draped base inside an ornate gold arched shrine frame. Red flower petals lie around the base, and a red silk cloth with gold border hangs above. Behind the lingam are a silver-toned pole, a garland and other ritual items, typical of a Kaalasandhi abhishekam setting. No people are visible in the frame.2022-02-12Ritual abhishekam at a shrine with an ornate gilded frame and red draped cloth. A bare-shouldered priest in orange garments, with an orange sash across his body, stands at right and pours an offering onto a dark stone lingam set on a dark pedestal, holding a small plate. Red cloth and gold textiles fill the background, and a small figure in orange appears at the far left edge.2022-02-15ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15