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A golden stepped pyramid-shaped sri yantra-style ritual object, a meru, sits on a gold-coloured base as water pours over it in a spray during an abhishekam. Behind it hang folds of red silk cloth, and gold drapery frames the left side. The scene is a close-up of ritual bathing at a temple, with no physical people visible.

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A golden tiered Sri Chakra style yantra or meru base stands on a golden platform while water pours down over it in a fine spray during an abhishekam. Behind it hangs a deep red cloth with gold border, and a gold-draped pillar stands at left. The lower part of the image shows caption text naming the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA for Navratri 2021, Day 7, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible.2021-10-13October 11 20212021-10-11October 12 20212021-10-12Close view of a golden tiered shrinework object, a sri yantra-style metal pedestal, receiving a stream of golden-yellow liquid poured from above during an abhishekam. Splashes of yellow liquid scatter around the base on a wooden tray. Behind it, a figure wrapped in red and gold-bordered cloth is partly visible at the upper right, and warm lamplight glows against a cream wall. No people are clearly visible beyond the draped cloth.2021-10-08A close view of a golden kalasha-shaped ritual vessel with stepped square tiers and a small finial, mid abhishekam as liquid sprays in fine droplets over its top. Behind it hangs a yellow-gold draped cloth, and on the right a dark stone linga-form murti is covered with a green cloth. Warm lamp-lit tones. No people visible in the frame. Abhishekam of a kalasha at a temple murti during Navaratri.2021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07A close photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a temple: golden liquid pours down from above over a large carved deity figure draped in red and gold cloth. Below, a tiered golden stepped pedestal or pitha receives the flow, with droplets splashing in the warm lamp light. No people are visible in the frame. The lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-13A close-up photograph of a gold-coloured stepped sri yantra-style metal object resting on a dark stone base in a temple sanctum. Behind it, a large deity murti is draped in red silk with gold-trimmed edges, and a golden fabric backdrop frames the scene. No people are visible. The bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 12 20212021-10-12A tiered golden pyramid-shaped sacred object. Milky abhishekam liquid drips down the green-clad form and the dark stone behind it. A golden-yellow cloth hangs in the background. Red flower petals rest near the base. No people are visible.2021-10-14Close photograph of a gilded tiered object, resembling a stepped kalasha or ritual vessel with a lotus-petal base, set against a green draped cloth and a dark carved deity figure with a raised arm. Thin cords or strings hang from the top of the gilded piece. The gold surface reflects warm light. No people are visible in the frame. The scene suggests a Navaratri abhishekam and kalasha yatra at a Hindu devalayam, with the vessel as the focal object.2021-10-14