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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/16/20222022-07-16Photo 99218852022-07-16 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11 +1 copiesClose view of a black stone Shivalinga on a dark carved yoni-pitha base, being bathed by a hand pouring water from a gold kalasha over the top. Behind it, a seated deity murti wears a purple and gold draped cloth and ornate gold garlands. A partially visible person in a red and yellow garment stands at the left edge, but the photograph shows an abhishekam being performed on the Shivalinga, with no clearly visible face of the presiding figure.2022-05-29 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11Close view of a dark green stone Shiva lingam set on a carved black yoni-pitha base with decorative leaf-pattern carving. Water is being poured over the lingam from a vessel held by a person whose hands, bangles and yellow-and-maroon sari are partly visible at the top left. Silver-embossed ornamentation and a patterned silver cloth are behind the shrine. No faces or full figures are visible.2022-01-16 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/18/20222022-02-18A photograph inside a temple shows a priest in a bare-chested pose with a rudraksha mala around his neck pouring a golden-yellow liquid from a brown clay pot over a dark black Shivalinga. The linga sits on a black stone yoni-pitha base, with turmeric-coloured liquid running down its sides. Behind it is an ornate gold-toned arch carved with floral and scroll patterns, and a small trident motif is visible on the linga's backdrop. White flowers lie on the pedestal, and a gold yantra-shaped object sits in the foreground. The scene depicts abhishekam to a Shivalinga.2022-11-28A priest in white dhoti with gold border pours water from a gold vessel over a black stone Shivling on a dark yoni pedestal, with yellow and orange markings. Behind it, gold and green garments and a flower garland adorn deity murtis at a temple altar with maroon drapes. Only the priest's hands and lower body are visible; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest.2020-12-19A photograph of a black stone Shivalinga on a layered black yoni-peetha base being bathed with a liquid. Yellow-tinged liquid streams down the linga and pools on the peetha. Behind it stands a golden deity murti seated in a magenta and gold garment with ornate necklaces, flanked by brass lamp stands, marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-like finial. Smaller brass figurines and a golden shrine model appear at left, with a red-and-gold draped garment behind. This depicts an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine.2024-10-21