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Close photograph of small metal murti figures being bathed during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at a Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam event. The central figure is a bronze-toned murti wearing an orange-red draped garment with gold patterning, holding a small bird figure, with a tall crown-like headdress. To its left stands a smaller bare-chested murti with raised hand, and to its right a murti in a tall crowned headdress holding an object. Liquid spray and droplets fly through the air around them, and a blurred hand appears at the upper left. No physical people are clearly visible. Golden temple decor fills the background.

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Four golden metal murti statues are being bathed in flowing water during an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. The central figure wears a red-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and holds a small bird on one hand, with a tall conical crown on the head. To the left stands a smaller bare-chested child figure with a raised palm, and to the right a figure with hands folded in anjali. Water sprays across the scene in the warm golden light. A partially visible string of pearl-like beads appears at the top left.2021-11-15Golden metal murti figures are being bathed during an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. Several gilded statues stand on a wet, water-sheened platform, including a standing deity holding a staff and a seated deity with a tall crown. A small golden figure of a devotee-like form stands in the centre, with a red-draped statue at right. A hand wearing a rudraksha mala reaches in from the upper left, pouring liquid over the murtis. Pink flower petals float on the water. The background is ornate golden carved stonework. No physical people are fully visible.2021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18A photograph of an abhishekam being poured over gilded metal murti figures during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. Water streams down on the left over a small seated figure in red garment with a tall crown, while a central child-like figure with red tilak on its forehead stands on a lotus base. On the right, a tall figure in orange-red cloth holds a small bird. Blurred orange fabric from a person's clothing fills the left foreground. Gold ornate shrine decorations appear behind. No physical people are clearly visible beyond the blurred foreground garment.2021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18A close view of golden metal murti statues arranged for Shatmurthy Abhishekam during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 9. In the foreground, small golden utsava figures stand on pedestals, including a figure in a red and gold cloth and a standing figure holding a small object. Behind them, a larger golden deity murti raises its arms, and a figure on the right wears a green and red cloth with gold ornaments. The warm lighting and glossy metal surfaces dominate. No physical people are visible.2021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15A screenshot-style frame of golden metal murti figures being bathed during an abhishekam, with white milk or water streaming over them. In the foreground a small golden standing figure with a white-tinged crown and bare torso stands centre, flanked by a figure in a red-and-gold dhoti-like garment on the right and a figure in maroon and gold drapery on the left, all statues rather than people. Behind them are larger golden deity figures and a blurred backdrop. A caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15Close 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.2021-11-18A 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 copiesNovember 18 20212021-11-18Close view of a golden shatmurthy abhishekam arrangement set on a wooden surface scattered with rose petals. A central bronze deity murti with a crown and raised hand holds a trident-like staff, flanked by smaller bronze images, including a seated deity with a tall crown, a standing figure with a staff, a small child-like figure, and a figure with an elephant head. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at right, partly blurred, with no visible face. Ornate golden carved panels form the backdrop. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are statues.2021-11-15