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Close 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.

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November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18A photograph of gilded metal murti figures arranged on a wooden surface during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. Central seated Shiva form with a crescent crown and raised hand, beside a consort figure in a white-dusted crown; a standing figure holds a staff, a small figure in red cloth stands in front, and a figure in red wrapping is at right. White abhishekam powder dusts the figures, and pink flower petals lie on the wood. Behind them is a large gold-leaf relief panel. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15A 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.2021-11-15A photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at a temple: a row of small polished bronze and golden-metal deity murtis stands on a ledge against ornate gold carved walls. A hand, with bangles and a bead bracelet, dusts or anoints the figures with white powder. Among them are a seated figure in a saffron-orange garment with a conical crown, a figure in green and pink garments, a figure in red and gold, a figure in green and gold, and a four-armed elephant-headed deity. A larger golden Shiva-form murti stands in the background. A lit oil lamp and pink flower petals sit nearby. Caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15Golden 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.2021-11-15Shatmurthy abhishekam at a temple, with water poured over a silver-toned Shiva murti seated with a trident and a raised hand. Flanking figures include a larger silver deity in a green and gold garment and smaller golden figures, including one in red cloth. A hand at the upper left pours water. On the left, a standing figure in saffron-orange cloth and a small bare-chested figure appear, mostly as statues. Ornate gold temple carvings fill the background. The caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18