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A golden metal deity murti of Shiva stands in a gilded shrine niche, four-armed with a trident in one hand, dusted with white powder and sandal-like paste. A small golden attendant figure beside it holds up a shallow bowl on his head. In the lower left, a person in orange ritual cloth with bare arm and beaded bracelets reaches toward a smaller figure and anoints it with white paste. The arch behind is ornate with carved foliage and perforated lattice panels with coloured glass insets.

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November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a golden Bhikshatanamurthy abhishekam at a temple. A tall gilded bronze murti of the deity stands in the centre holding a trident and a small hand drum, with a dwarf-like figure below holding up a bowl. A man at left in an orange cloth with white sacred ash marks on his arms and chest, wearing beaded bracelets and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a silver plate of offerings. Ornate gold arched shrine backdrop with blue-green cut-out panels. Caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a gilded bronze deity murti of Bhikshatanamurthy, standing in a golden shrine niche with an arched frame and pierced lattice panels. The four-armed figure holds a trident in one hand and a drum-like object, with a small deer at its feet and a dwarf figure supporting an offering bowl. In the left foreground a shirtless priest in an orange cloth and beaded malas holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity, with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, during the abhishekam. The caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyananda Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesA golden bronze Bhikshatanamurthy deity murti stands in a gilded shrine niche with a trident and a small deer at its feet, while a dwarf attendant beneath holds an offering bowl overhead. At left, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth and white sacred markings on his face and arms holds a lit flame near the image during abhishekam. Caption text at bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Brahmotsavam Day 8. No physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a golden Bhikshatanamurthy deity murti being bathed in an abhishekam at a temple shrine. The four-armed standing bronze-gold figure holds a trident, a drum-like instrument, and a bowl-like object, with a small kneeling attendant figure below holding a large bowl overhead. A person seen from behind, with hair tied up, wears an orange cloth over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala with beads, and white markings on the back, facing the deity. Ornate gold filigree and blue-and-gold lattice panels surround the shrine. The lower caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copies