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ADIKAILASA on 8/21/20212021-08-21ADIKAILASA on 8/21/20212021-08-21ADIKAILASA on 2/25/20212021-02-25 +1 copiesA golden Nataraja murti of Shiva in the dancing pose is the main subject, with one leg raised and arms extended, crowned with an ornate tiered headdress and surrounded by a curved flame-like aureole. Liquid. The bronze-gold surfaces are highlighted by warm light against a dark background. Caption text at the bottom reads a festival-day label for the Nataraja Paramashiva abhishekam.2021-02-25 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 2/25/20212021-02-25 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 2/28/20212021-02-28 +1 copiesClose photo of a gilded bronze Nataraja murti of Shiva in dancing pose, its face painted and adorned with a jatamakuta crown, being bathed with white liquid poured from a cloth-wrapped vessel held by a hand at the upper right. The murti's raised hand, arms and ornate prabhavali halo are visible, with milky liquid running down its torso and legs. A brass bowl sits at the lower left edge. The worshipper's forearm bears white horizontal tripundra markings. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual; no other people are visible.A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden-hued metal deity murti of a standing female form with a tall crown and a yellow-cream draped garment with a dark band at the waist. Milk or liquid pours in a splashing stream from above over the figure, which holds a small object in one raised hand. A second golden standing figure stands at left beside it, and a blurred arm of a person pouring offerings enters from the top left. The background is warm and dim, with an ornate golden pillar at the right edge. Caption text at the bottom reads a Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 5.2021-11-14Abhishekam being performed on two golden metal deity murti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A white liquid pours in a stream from above over a standing male murti wearing a crown and red cloth, and a female murti in a red sari with a crown and ornate headdress, holding a small figure of a deer. Human hands, partly visible at the top left, pour the liquid. Gilded arches and blue-tinted lattice panels form the backdrop. A caption reads Abhishekam to Vinayagar Chandrasheshekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/7/20202020-12-07