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A photograph of a night ritual at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange cloth over his shoulder, with white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms and rudraksha/beaded bracelets on his wrist, holds an oil lamp (aarti) toward a large gold-coloured deity murti seated within an ornate golden arch. The murti wears a tall crown, a red tilak mark, and a gold necklace. The scene is lit by the flame of the lamp against a dark background. The caption identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and the event as Navaratri 2021, Day 7, Abhishekam to a person's Mula Vigraha. One person is visible.

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October 14 20212021-10-14Night photograph of a priest performing an offering before a large golden murti in an ornate golden arch. The priest is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings, wearing an orange dhoti and beaded necklaces, and holds a lit flame against the murti's head. The gold statue is seated with a tall crown and a red mark on the forehead; it is a deity murti, not a living person. Dark foliage is behind. Caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-14A golden-yellow Shiva murti with a tall conical crown and ornate necklaces is being bathed with a liquid poured from a silver vessel during an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding the pot, with white ash markings on his arms and chest. Gold-framed arches surround the murti against a dark background. The image is a photograph; the only people visible are the priest, and the murti is a statue, not a person.2021-10-13A photograph of an abhishekam at night. A priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white tilak marks on his arms and chest, pours milk from a white conch shell over a large dark stone murti. The murti wears a tall crown, ornate necklace and ear ornaments, with gold-tinted sheen, set within an ornate gold arch. Rudraksha malas hang around the priest's neck and wrists. Dark foliage stands behind. The scene is labelled Navaratri 2021, Day 7 abhishekam to the Mula Vigraha of Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-13A night-time abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and malas, pours liquid from a golden vessel over the head of a dark stone murti of a deity seated under a golden arch. The murti wears a tall crown and ornate necklaces, and water runs down its face and chest. Dark foliage surrounds the gilded shrine.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13November 04 20212021-11-04October 14 20212021-10-14October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13A golden statue of a deity, the Mula Vigraha, is shown at night in a gilded arched shrine with ornate metal framing. The statue wears a tall conical crown, a red tilak mark on the forehead, a layered necklace and a broad ornamented collar. A hand holding a brass oil lamp with a large flame enters from the left, performing aarti. The dark background sets off the glowing gold. The caption reads Navaratri 2021 Day 8 abhishekam to the Mula Vigraha at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are fully visible; only the lamp-holding hand and forearm appear.2021-10-14