A woman in a yellow sari with red and gold border and a red bindi pours water from a brass pot over a large black stone Nandi bull statue during an abhishekam. Water streams down the bull's body. Behind her stand a dark deity murti and a gold-framed arch with orange and pink drapes. A green canopy umbrella and small brass vessels are visible. The timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 10:28:36 am, Salem. - Nithyanandapedia

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A woman in a yellow sari with red and gold border and a red bindi pours water from a brass pot over a large black stone Nandi bull statue during an abhishekam. Water streams down the bull's body. Behind her stand a dark deity murti and a gold-framed arch with orange and pink drapes. A green canopy umbrella and small brass vessels are visible. The timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 10:28:36 am, Salem.

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A woman in a yellow sari with red and gold border stands in a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a large dark stone Nandi bull statue. Nandi is draped with a carved ornamental cloth and a beaded collar. Beside it sits a dark stone Ganesha statue wearing a white and red dhoti with a blue-and-white striped sash, backed by gold arches and an orange panel with a green umbrella canopy. A pink curtain, a garland, a brass kalasha and oil lamps appear to the right. The floor is gold and glossy, with water running down the Nandi. The timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 10:36:06 am and Salem, KAILASA SALEM. This shows abhishekam ritual performed on Nandi.

A woman in a yellow silk sari with red and gold border and a red bindi pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue inside a temple. Behind the Nandi sits a dark stone deity murti with a white head cloth and a green canopy above it, set against golden walls with orange-backed niches. A brass pot sits on a blue stool at right. The liquid runs down the sculpture, consistent with an abhishekam offering. The woman is the only physical person visible.

A woman in a yellow silk sari with a red and gold border and a red flower in her hair leans over a large black stone Nandi statue, offering a small brass dish with a lit oil lamp and flowers. A brass trident stands against the yellow wall, a black deity murti with a white and maroon cloth sits in an alcove under a green and silver canopy, and brass pots line the floor on the left. A glowing grid of lights hangs on the wall behind the statue. Timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 10:28:16 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.

A temple shrine interior with a large black stone Nandi bull statue in the foreground, lying with its head raised, draped in a dark carved harness. Behind it stand a black Ganesha statue wearing a white and blue sash and a green umbrella overhead, and a dark deity murti with multiple arms in an orange-backed niche. A woman in a yellow silk sari with red border and a red bindi stands at right, extending her hands in a gesture of worship toward the Nandi. Beside her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti wears rudraksha malas and stands near a pink draped canopy with red and white flower garland. A small gold figure stands at the bottom right corner. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 10:33:40 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.

A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue, glossy and wet, seated on a dark granite platform during abhishekam. A hand wearing red-and-gold bangles and green glass bangles pours water from a copper vessel onto the Nandi, and a Shivalinga stands behind it on the same platform. Behind them a red satin cloth hangs from a pole, and a portrait of a person in saffron robes with a garland and crown-like headwear appears on a table draped with gold-bordered fabric. Framed pictures hang on the yellow wall, and a row of small dolls sits on a shelf at the back.

A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large dark stone Nandi bull statue lying on a black pedestal in the foreground, facing left, with ornate carved decoration and a collar of beads. Behind it stands a dark Ganesha figure on the left in a white and red shawl, and a dark deity murti in a gold-arched niche. On the right, a woman in a yellow sari with red border and gold bangles stands with hands together near a small lamp. Beside her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and rings a handbell in his right hand. A pink draped backdrop with a flower garland frames the top right, and a small gold figure stands on a tray at the right edge. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 10:36:51 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.

A black stone Nandi bull statue, with gold-toned ornamental caparison, is being bathed in milk during abhishekam. A person in the upper right, wearing a dark blue sari with gold border and holding a brass vessel, pours a white milk stream over the Nandi's head and back, splashing onto the black granite platform. Dark chairs and a light grey floor are visible in the background.

A photograph inside a gold-walled shrine showing a large dark stone Nandi bull statue in the foreground, lying on a pedestal, with an abhishekam being offered. A woman in a yellow sari with red border stands at a metal vessel, pouring or handling offerings over the Nandi. Behind her, a shirtless man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas and a brass bell in his right hand stands beside a golden deity figure framed by a pink cloth and red-white garland. Dark stone deity murtis, one with a white turban, stand under green and orange canopies, and a small golden figure sits at lower right.

A woman in a yellow sari with a red border pours liquid from a small brass vessel over the head of a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, during an abhishekam at a temple shrine with gold-and-orange draped walls. To the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A green embellished umbrella stands in the background. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:33:12 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.

A bare-chested priest in a cream turban and white dhoti with gold border stands in a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue. Behind the Nandi, a black deity murti wearing a yellow and red silk garment, adorned with a silver necklace, stands in a gilded arch with orange drapery. A second deity figure in green and purple is partly visible. A brass lamp and offering trays sit at the lower right on a green cloth. The walls are gold-painted and the floor is wet from abhishekam. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and his white and gold dhoti; this is a Pradosham abhishekam performed at KAILASA Salem.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine of a bearded elderly priest in a white cream cap and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, leaning over a large black Nandi bull statue while pouring liquid that runs down its back and base, as in abhishekam. Golden-framed niches behind hold a dark deity murti in yellow and gold silk with a trident. Brass oil lamps stand on a wooden stool at left, and a timestamp reads Apr. 25, 2025 6:13:10 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.