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A shirtless man with a long swept-back hair knot, wearing a white dhoti and a dark pendant necklace, pours water from a brass vessel over a black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-pitha base in a temple shrine. Behind the lingam stand two black stone deity murtis dressed in red, green and gold garments with white flower garlands and tall crowns. A red cloth drapes the altar, and a carved wooden pillar with painted colourful panels stands at right. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall above the deities. The scene shows abhishekam being performed at the shrine.2022-02-13Photo 66786622022-07-24 +1 copiesA shirtless man in white dhoti pours water from a brass kalasha over a black stone Shiva Lingam on a yoni peetha during abhishekam. He has a lion tattoo on his upper arm, a black face mask, a tied-up topknot, rudraksha mala and a white forehead band. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is dressed in a gold and orange silk sari with gold border and jewelled ornaments. Water runs off the peetha onto the yellow floor.2022-03-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/3/20212021-01-03A young priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest pours water from a brass pot over a large black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni peetha. Behind it stand black stone deity murtis adorned with garlands of pink and yellow flowers, gold jewelry and colourful silk garments, flanked by gold-framed panels and a red curtain. Brass vessels sit on a black ledge and small gold figurines stand near the base, forming an abhishekam scene in a temple shrine.2020-12-27KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01Photo 99232072022-10-16 +1 copiesA shirtless priest with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti and a black face mask, pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a shivalinga. The linga is decorated with a silver crown, a gold and jewelled necklace, red and white flower garlands, and sits on a gold base with brass lamps, bowls and a lit oil lamp arranged on a tray. Behind it, a dark stone deity pair, seated and garlanded with a red and gold cloth backdrop, is adorned with marigold garlands and a silver-embellished headdress. Striped painted pillars in red, yellow, green and blue frame the shrine room.2021-02-27A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with an orange and green striped waist cloth pours water from a brass vessel over a grey stone Shiva lingam set on a dark black yoni peetha during abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha mala and has white ash markings on his chest and arms. Behind the lingam, a pair of dark stone deity murtis are adorned with orange and yellow marigold garlands and stand before gold-embossed panels and draped red and magenta cloth. A brass oil lamp, a brass bowl, fruit, pink lotus flowers and white flowers sit on a red and gold altar cloth.2022-03-01KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/1/20222022-05-01 +1 copiesJune 22 20222022-06-22