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Inside a temple shrine, a priest in saffron-orange robes, a black head covering, a face mask and white bandages on his arms pours water from a brass pot over a black stone lingam set in a dark basin. Behind him, a line of bronze-toned deity murtis stands with yellow and orange marigold garlands; the central figures wear gold crowns, pink and magenta silk, jewelled necklaces and one holds a trident. A small gold figure stands at the base and a brass kalasha sits to the right, with a curtained gold-and-red backdrop.

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A priest in saffron-orange robes and a dark turban, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and face and a white face mask, pours or touches water over a tall black shivalingam during abhishekam at a temple. Behind him stand a golden deity murti with a trident and a seated pair of deity murtis in pink and magenta silk, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. Brass lamps, a small gold figure and a black stone yoni-peetha base surround the lingam, with water flowing from the basin.2021-01-31KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/9/20212021-01-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06A temple abhishekam scene. A young priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white sacred markings, wears a white face mask and pours liquid from a golden vessel over a black Shivalingam on a dark pedestal. Behind him stands a second attendant in ornate headwear and gold jewellery. Beyond the lingam sits a seated deity murti pair in gold, ornate crowns, pink and magenta garments, garlanded with white and multicoloured flower garlands. To the right stands a bearded deity murti in brown robes, rudraksha-style beads and a yellow marigold garland. Small brass figures, a golden pyramid-shaped yantra base, and a brass oil lamp sit in the foreground on a dark floor.2021-02-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/30/20212021-01-30A temple abhishekam in progress before a golden-arched shrine with red curtains. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white face mask and white sacred ash markings on his chest and arms, pours water from a brass vessel over a black Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni base. Behind it sit two deity murtis of a couple, the male in a maroon turban with a trident and the female in a pink sari with a crown, both garlanded with yellow and red flowers. To the right stands a golden standing murti of a bearded sage in a garland, and a small gold figure rests at the lower left.2020-12-23 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine. A priest in an orange saffron wrap and white face mask bends forward, pouring yellow liquid from a brass pot over a black lingam set on a dark peetha. Behind the lingam stand gold-coloured deity murtis with garlands of yellow and white flowers, one with a trident, a crowned female murti in pink, and a bearded figure on the right in maroon clothing. A red curtain and ornate arch frame the scene, with a small brass lamp and a tiny figure at the base of the altar.2021-01-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23 +1 copiesA priest in saffron-orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a white face mask, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam set in a lotus-shaped black stone basin inside a temple shrine. Behind him stands a second attendant in gold jewellery. Behind the lingam, a gilded deity murti with a trident and a consort murti in a pink and purple sari sit before an ornate jewelled arch backdrop with a red curtain. Yellow and red flower garlands adorn the deities and a standing devotee-style murti in maroon dhoti with a yellow marigold garland. Brass oil lamps and small gold figurines sit at the base, consistent with abhishekam ritual.2021-01-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27