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A 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.

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A bare-backed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a vessel over a tall dark stone shivalingam set on a dark pedestal base, during an abhishekam in a gold-decorated shrine. Behind him, a red-and-gold draped cloth and ornate gilded arch frame the scene, with a carved gold makara-style ornament on the right. A small brass lamp sits at lower left.2022-02-15A 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.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18A 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.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18A priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-backed with white sacred ash markings on his arms and back, performs abhishekam at a dark stone shivalinga on a golden peetha. He wears a rudraksha mala on his arm and a saffron turban, and holds a long metal rod or stylus over the linga. Behind him stand gold-embossed arches with lion-face motifs, a yellow silk drape and red cloth draped over the shrine. A caption reads Kalasandhi Abhishekam, 18 Feb 2022. The page does not confirm a person's presence, and the figure's appearance is not clear enough to identify him, so the figure is described by role only.2022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20222022-02-18ADIKAILASA on 2/15/20222022-02-15 +1 copies