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A metal deity murti, dark stone or bronze with a crown and carved face, is being bathed by water poured from an ornate gold-and-silver vessel held by a hand at upper left. Water streams down over the face and headdress. Behind it a green cloth and warm yellow-orange draped fabric fill the background, and a trident-like carved element appears at right. No person's face or full body is visible; only the pouring hand. The scene matches an abhishekam ritual. The bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.

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A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and carved headdress is being bathed with water poured from a silver-toned vessel held by a pair of hands entering from the upper left. Water streams over the face and crown. The murti is draped in a green cloth with a red edge, set against a yellow and red patterned fabric backdrop. Carved figures and an ornate stone base surround it. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual at a temple, with a caption identifying Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12Close night photograph of an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A hand in a golden vessel pours milk over a dark stone murti with a tall crown and carved headdress, the white liquid streaming down over its face and onto a green base. Golden and orange embroidered cloth hangs behind the murti, and carved stone pillars frame it. A caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown and carved face is being bathed in a golden-yellow liquid poured from a silver-and-gold vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The person pouring wears a red-orange garment, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet, and white ritual markings on the arm. Behind the murti hang gold and red brocade drapes with floral patterns. A green cloth drapes the base, and a second carved stone figure with a headdress stands to the right. The setting is an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12October 14 20212021-10-14October 12 20212021-10-12Close photo of a dark stone deity murti being bathed during an abhishekam. A hand at the upper left pours liquid from a white vessel, and a reddish stream runs over the carved crown onto the face of the murti. Carved ornamental patterns cover the headdress and shoulder, and the background shows warm yellow and orange drapery. No people are clearly visible beyond the pouring hand, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2021-10-12A photograph of an abhishekam in progress on a dark stone Shiva linga-style deity form with carved ornamental bands. A hand from the left, wearing a bracelet, pours water from an ornate silver-gilt vessel over the stone, and white water streams cascade down its surface. A green cloth drapes at its base in front of a yellow and orange patterned backdrop. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand. Stone carved petals and a decorative stone element frame the right side of the image.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 14 20212021-10-14October 12 20212021-10-12A close photograph of a dark stone deity murti being bathed in milky white liquid poured from a decorated conch-shaped vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The stone face and crown are visible under warm golden light, with a red cloth draped at the right. This is an abhishekam ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri, Day 7. No people are visible apart from the partially shown hand.2021-10-13