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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/1/2022

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A bare-chested priest stands on a blue stepladder pouring a golden stream of liquid from a metal vessel onto a dark stone shivalinga-style abhishekam base. The liquid. The priest wears a yellow dhoti and a long beaded garland with a gold necklace, and his arms are extended over the stone. Behind is a deep maroon draped backdrop. This photograph shows a Shiva abhishekam ritual at the temple.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/21/20222022-07-21A bare-chested priest pours golden liquid from a brass pot over a large dark lingam set in a yoni base. Behind it stand decorated deity murtis draped in purple and gold cloth with white flower garlands, and a gold cobra hood canopy. Small gilded statues of a standing male figure and a female figure in a red garment flank a golden pyramid-shaped shrine piece on a yellow-cloth platform. The scene shows abhishekam in a temple shrine.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15KAILASA PUDUVAI 12 AUGUST 2021A shirtless man with grey hair and white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a tall black lingam on a dark stone yoni-pitha base. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti. Golden metal statues of a standing figure, a small pyramid-shaped sri yantra vessel and a standing figure with a raised hand surround the base, with red flower petals scattered on the wooden platform. Behind, gilded deity murti in ornate jewelled garlands and a red-clad goddess statue stand against a decorated arch with floral garlands.2022-07-21A shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti pours liquid from a golden vessel over a golden shivalingam resting on a dark stone yoni peetha, performing abhishekam. Behind, standing deity murtis in green and pink silk saris with flower garlands are visible. In the foreground are a small golden standing figure with raised hand, a golden shri yantra or meru-shaped base, and scattered pink petals on a yellow-stained floor.2024-04-07KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/16/20222022-07-16 +1 copiesJune 25 20132013-06-25Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine before golden deity murtis and a gold-decorated backdrop with red curtains. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with yellow border stands center, pouring water from a brass pot over a dark green linga on a black stone basin. A second priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, bald and seen from behind, pours from a pot at the left. A woman in a cream and yellow sari pours from a brass pot at the right. Behind them are gilded deity murtis adorned with jewelled necklaces and a crown. Small gold figures and a gold pyramid sit on the basin, with a brass oil lamp at left and yellow flower petals on the floor.2019-07-15A photo inside a temple shrine during abhishekam. A priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a face mask leans forward and pours water from a golden kalasha pot over a small golden figure of a deity and a black lingam-shaped stone on a dark pedestal. Behind him stand large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and white flower garlands, including a blue-clad figure with a turban and a golden figure with a trident and yellow-red silk. Golden temple decor and a red curtain frame the scene.2021-03-09 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/21/20222022-07-21