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A dark stone murti of a goddess, crowned and adorned with gold, is seated with a red cloth draped over its body and a white powdery residue on its surface during abhishekam. A bare arm with white painted markings and a rudraksha mala reaches in from the left, one hand pressing yellow turmeric or kumkum onto the murti's forehead; a small brass bowl is held in the other hand. Golden hangings form the background. The lower frame reads a Navaratri 2021 Day 3 Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.

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October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A dark stone deity murti of a seated figure wearing a tall ornate crown is being touched on the head by a bare hand of a person whose forearm, marked with white paste, enters from the left. The murti sits draped with a red cloth and is flanked by carved stone hands holding implements. Behind it hangs a gold and red brocade backdrop, and strands of rudraksha or beads hang at the left edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-11October 09 20212021-10-09Close view of a dark stone deity murti in a temple shrine, with a carved face, a tall ornate crown, and a yellow turmeric or kumkum mark on the forehead. Yellow powder and small pieces of fruit or flowers sit on the crown, and the face is wet with oil or abhishekam liquid. A red cloth drapes over the shoulder against a backdrop of gold-embroidered fabric. No physical people are visible. The caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09A dark stone murti of Shiva is bathed during abhishekam at a golden-decorated shrine. The black stone figure wears a red cloth and a tall crown with a tilak mark, flanked by a trident and small ornamental figures. A man in white ritual dress with a tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a brass plate onto the statue, and white and pale granules sprinkle over the stone and cloth. Behind the deity hangs a yellow floral brocade with gold carved panels on the arch. No physical people other than the attendant are shown, and no a person is visible.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A dark stone murti of a deity with a tall ornate crown and gold-painted detailing is being bathed with a milk-like liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand with rudraksha beads and white ash markings on the wrist. A red cloth drapes the statue and a yellow floral backdrop surrounds it. The scene shows abhishekam at a temple murti during Navaratri celebrations. No physical people are shown; only the hands pouring the abhishekam are visible.2021-10-09Close photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Rajarajeshwari, wearing a tall crown, draped in a red cloth and covered with scattered orange and yellow flower petals and rice-like offerings after abhishekam. The murti is flanked by a raised arm and hand holding a long staff, with ornate gold-patterned fabric behind. At top left a person's arm wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a ceremonial object is partly visible, but no full person is in view. Text overlay reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-13October 11 20212021-10-11A priest in white ritual clothing with white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp beside a large dark stone deity murti. The murti has a tall crown and a red cloth draped over its body, and it is sprinkled with white powder. Behind it hangs gold brocade with a floral pattern and a carved gold arch frames the scene. The photograph shows an abhishekam being performed at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. A printed caption and copyright line appear in the lower corners.2021-10-09