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Photograph of Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, with milk or water being poured over gilded metal utsava murtis. A central gold-coloured deity murti with a crown, ornate necklaces and raised hand receives the flow, while a smaller white-draped murti stands to its left and another to the right. White powder or liquid sprays through the air. A hand reaches in from the top edge and a gold multi-armed figure is blurred behind. No physical people are visible, only statues.

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November 12 20212021-11-12A 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 1.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12A photograph of a shatmurthy abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A human hand, with bangles and a tilak-marked wrist, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a row of brass deity murtis. Left is an elephant-headed Ganesha murti holding a modak and an axe. Two small standing figures in white cloth with red sashes flank the center, and in the middle stands a four-armed deity murti. Behind them is a larger four-armed murti with a crown and a red cloth draped over the altar. A red cloth and a gold-lined brass altar sit in the background, with dark carved wooden panels behind. Watermarked caption at bottom reads the temple name and the abhishekam event title.2021-11-12November 15 20212021-11-15A photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A hand pours white powder or milk-like substance over bronze and gilded metal murti statues. On the left a four-armed Ganesha figure with an elephant head is dusted white. At centre a small bronze deity figure in a white sari with a tall crown and a red cloth is being anointed. On the right a gilded standing deity wearing a jewelled crown and necklaces is also visible. The background is a warm golden blur. No living people other than the pouring hand are shown.2021-11-12Close photograph of golden metal utsava murti statues during an abhishekam ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. Three standing bronze-gold deity figures with tall conical crowns are dusted with white powder, and water pours down over them in a spray. The central figure wears a red and gold garment draped over its shoulders. A green and gold decorated element and blurred golden temple surroundings fill the background, with small pink petals scattered on the base. No people are visible.2021-11-18Photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress over brass deity murtis. A hand at the top edge pours water from a vessel onto a small standing brass figure at centre-right, water streaming down its body. Beside it stands a brass Ganesha murti with elephant head, raised arms holding a modak and an axe-like implement, on a stepped base. Other brass and gilded murtis, some draped in red and orange cloth, crowd the frame. Caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa and Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12November 14 20212021-11-14A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A hand pours a thick golden-yellow liquid from a white cup over a gilded metal deity murti seated on a yellow base, its crowned head and ornate ornaments catching the light. Behind it stand other gilded metal figures and a green and gold draped cloth. No people are fully visible; only the pouring hand appears at the upper left. The lower caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12A close shot of golden metal deity murtis being showered with white powder during an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. The central deity murti has four arms, holding a trident-like staff and a serpent-like object, with a conical crown, large ornate necklace and earring. Beside it stands a second deity murti in a green and yellow garment with a red border. Smaller white and red figurines sit in the foreground, and a hand at the top left pours powder over the scene. Ornate gold carvings form the background.2021-11-18