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Close view of two gilded processional murtis of Shiva and Parvati, dusted with white powder. The male figure on the left is gold-toned with a tall crown-like headdress and crescent ornament, raising one hand with a small deer or antelope held aloft in another. The female figure on the right wears a red sari with gold border, a tiered crown and a fan-shaped headpiece, holding the male figure's raised hand. Ornate gold carved background panels fill the scene. A caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.

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November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two gilded metal murti statues of a deity and a consort, shown as Shatmurthy Abhishekam during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. The left figure, with a tall crown, crescent ornament and raised palm, holds a small deer in his hand; the right figure wears a crown with a sunburst back, a red-orange draped garment and gold jewellery. A banner caption along the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and the event name. No physical people are visible; the statues are murti depictions and no a person candidate is shown.2021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15A video frame of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual captioned Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. Golden deity murtis are being bathed: a tall golden male murti with a crown and a golden female murti in a red-orange sari with a flower-decorated head receive water poured from a kalasha-like vessel held by a person whose bare arm, wrist with yellow thread and white-painted hand are visible at the left edge. Water streams down the figures. The person giving the abhishekam is not identifiable as a physical individual in the frame, so no a person candidate is visible.2021-11-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of gilded metal murti in a temple shrine during Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6. Central standing deity murti with gold body, crown and red tilak, one hand raised holding an object, flanked by a red-draped female murti on the right and a seated Ganesha murti on the left, with ornate silver arches and embossed backdrop. No physical people visible.2021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18A photograph of gilded metal murti figures arranged on a wooden surface during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. Central seated Shiva form with a crescent crown and raised hand, beside a consort figure in a white-dusted crown; a standing figure holds a staff, a small figure in red cloth stands in front, and a figure in red wrapping is at right. White abhishekam powder dusts the figures, and pink flower petals lie on the wood. Behind them is a large gold-leaf relief panel. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15A golden metal murti of Shiva with four arms, shown being bathed in white liquid during abhishekam. The deity wears a tall crown with a crescent, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a belt, holding a deer in one hand and a trident-like item in another. To the right stands a smaller golden murti of a goddess in a red-orange sari with a red bindi. A hand wearing red-beaded bracelets appears at the left edge. The caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are visible, only statues.2021-11-15 +1 copiesAbhishekam in progress on a golden Shiva murti with a tall crown and a trident-like upper arm, while a liquid. A hand holding a metal vessel and wearing a beaded bracelet pours from above. Beside it stands a golden goddess-form murti in a red garment with a crown and jewelry. Ornate golden carved panels and a gold arch frame the background. The caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are prominent beyond the pouring hand; the figures shown are murtis.2021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 14 20212021-11-14