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A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white tripundra marks on his body, stands at a black stone lingam in a gold-framed shrine during Sayankala Abhishekam. His right hand rests on the lingam, which sits on a dark stone yoni-peetha. Behind it hang red curtains, a green and red draped cloth, and an ornate gold arch carved with lion-like motifs. Another person is partly visible at the lower left. The priest's dark hair is loose and matted, and a small red thread is tied on his wrist.

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A priest in saffron-orange dress with bare upper body and white sacred markings on the arms performs abhishekam to a tall black Shiva linga standing on a dark stone yoni peetha. He wears layered red and orange beaded malas and bangles and holds a small ritual item over the linga. Behind him, gold-framed shrine decorations, yellow drapery and red cloth surround the deity. The lower frame carries a caption reading Sayankala Abhishekam, 18 Feb 2022, and copyright text.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11Photograph of a Sayarakshala Abhishekam in a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth wrap and a sacred thread, stands at left with his back to the camera, holding a small offering plate. Before him is a dark stone shivalinga decorated with a yellow flower, set on a black base. Behind it stands an ornate gilded arched frame with a lion-face motif, and a deity murti draped in green and gold cloth with jewelled necklaces. A small inset portrait appears at top left; it is not clearly identifiable. Red and purple cloths hang in the background.2022-03-10ADIKAILASA on 3/10/20222022-03-10ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and bare shoulders performs abhishekam on a dark stone shivalingam on a blue-grey base, pouring from a vessel in his hands. Behind him a gilded arch with lion-head and foliate carvings frames a golden throne-like shrine draped in red and yellow cloth, with red cloth wrapped around the lingam base. Caption overlay reads Sayankala Abhishekam, 15 Feb 2022.2022-02-15ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 3/11/20222022-03-11ADIKAILASA on 3/10/20222022-03-10