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A blurred close-up of gilded deity murti and ornate golden temple carvings during Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6. Glowing gold figures with blue-white reflections stand in a carved niche, and partly visible hands in the upper corner hold something near the top of the frame. No people are clearly visible as physical participants in the central scene.

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Golden metal murti figures are being bathed during an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. Several gilded statues stand on a wet, water-sheened platform, including a standing deity holding a staff and a seated deity with a tall crown. A small golden figure of a devotee-like form stands in the centre, with a red-draped statue at right. A hand wearing a rudraksha mala reaches in from the upper left, pouring liquid over the murtis. Pink flower petals float on the water. The background is ornate golden carved stonework. No physical people are fully visible.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 14 20212021-11-14A priest pours liquid from a white vessel over a group of gilded bronze deity murtis during an abhishekam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. The central standing murti is a gold figure with a tall crown, crescent ornament and a long necklace, flanked by smaller gold and bronze figures, one holding a staff. Behind them hang green and gold silk drapes. Red cloth covers some smaller figures. The caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Brahmotsavam Day 1.2021-11-12A photograph of bronze deity murtis being bathed in an abhishekam ceremony, with liquid pouring over them from a vessel held at the upper left. The central four-armed bronze deity murti holds a trident-like staff and a ritual object, flanked by a Ganesha murti on the left and a seated bronze murti with a crown wearing a white and red cloth on the right. Smaller bronze attendant figures stand in the foreground. Water droplets spray through the air against a golden ornate backdrop. A caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. No physical people are visible beyond a hand holding the vessel.2021-11-14A photograph of an abhishekam being poured over gilded metal murti figures during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. Water streams down on the left over a small seated figure in red garment with a tall crown, while a central child-like figure with red tilak on its forehead stands on a lotus base. On the right, a tall figure in orange-red cloth holds a small bird. Blurred orange fabric from a person's clothing fills the left foreground. Gold ornate shrine decorations appear behind. No physical people are clearly visible beyond the blurred foreground garment.2021-11-15November 14 20212021-11-14Close view of golden metal deity murti during Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6. A central Shiva-form murti with a tall crown topped by a finial, crescent moon ornament, and a trident-like staff in one hand, stands beside a second murti with a conical crown and jewelled earrings. Blurred red-clad devotees appear in the foreground. Captions in the lower frame read Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesA screenshot-style frame of golden metal murti figures being bathed during an abhishekam, with white milk or water streaming over them. In the foreground a small golden standing figure with a white-tinged crown and bare torso stands centre, flanked by a figure in a red-and-gold dhoti-like garment on the right and a figure in maroon and gold drapery on the left, all statues rather than people. Behind them are larger golden deity figures and a blurred backdrop. A caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15