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A golden-yellow liquid is being poured over a seated deity murti carved in dark stone, draped in red and gold cloth. Multiple arms show the murti holding a trident and other implements. A person's arm, wearing white markings, pours from a silver vessel onto the head and shoulders, with the liquid streaming down the statue. Ornate gold-framed niche with gold brocade backdrop behind. Ritual abhishekam in progress.

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Photograph of an abhishekam in progress on a carved black stone deity murti seated in a meditative pose, with a crown-like headdress, multiple arms holding a trident-like staff and other implements, and draped in red cloth. A hand from the top left pours thick yellow liquid. Gold-embroidered red fabric and a gilded arch frame the scene. Printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No physical people are shown beyond a partial arm.2021-10-09A photograph of a murti being bathed in an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A seated deity figure with a tall ornate crown and red-and-gold drapery is pouring yellow liquid over its head from a gold-edged platform, while a priest's arm in white ritual markings and a red cloth at the left edge pours from a vessel above. The murti has multiple arms holding dark objects, set in a gilded arched shrine with red brocade behind. This is a Navaratri Day 3 Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09Close photograph of a golden-yellow abhishekam being poured over a seated deity murti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A brass or gold pouring vessel with a perforated base releases a stream over the crowned head of the murti, while a hand at the upper left holds a silver vessel. The murti is draped in red cloth, and its body and arms are coated in yellow liquid with dark streaks. Behind it is a gold-embossed arch and red brocade backdrop with floral gold patterning. Black stone figures with a trident-like staff stand to the right. No physical people are visible beyond the partial hands.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07A priest in orange ritual cloth with white vibhuti on his forehead and arm pours yellow liquid from a white vessel over a dark stone deity murti seated on a golden throne arch. The murti has multiple arms, a crown and a red and gold draped garment, and the yellow abhishekam liquid runs down its face and body. Ornate gold-embossed arch and red patterned cloth frame the scene at a temple setting in Adi KAILASA, part of Navaratri Day 5 Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-11A photograph of a black stone deity murti seated within a gilded arched shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The multi-armed murti wears a red draped cloth and a tall crown, and is being bathed by a liquid poured from above, with yellow and red residue running down its surface. Its hands hold a trident-like staff and other ritual objects. At the left edge a partially visible person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a red cloth. The bottom caption identifies the event as Navaratri 2021, Day 2, Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-08Photograph of a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal in a gilded shrine, being bathed with a liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The figure has multiple arms holding objects including a staff and a lotus-like item, a tall crown, and is draped in a red and yellow cloth now dripping with the poured liquid. Gold-patterned fabric hangs behind the shrine. A partial view of a person's arm and an orange-clad figure appear at the left edge. The shrine is inscribed as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1, Sri Rajarajeshwari Kalasha Yatra Snapana Abhishekam.2021-10-07A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed with a thick yellow liquid poured from above by a hand entering from the top left, the yellow flowing over the head, face and shoulders. The murti is draped in a red cloth and framed by golden brocade fabric behind it, with dark carved ceremonial objects on either side. The caption along the bottom identifies this as Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra on Day 2 of Navaratri 2021 at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are fully visible; only a forearm enters the frame.2021-10-08A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a dark stone deity murti crowned and draped in red fabric. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and cloth, with rudraksha malas on his arms and chest and white tilak markings, pours yellow liquid from a small metal vessel over the murti's head and face. Golden embroidered hangings frame the scene behind the murti, which is covered in yellow-green liquid. The setting is the Nithyanandeshwara a person Devalayam at Adi KAILASA during Navaratri Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09A close view of a carved stone deity murti being bathed in thick yellow liquid. The murti has a tall stepped crown and a serene carved face with a central tilak mark, its surfaces coated in the yellow flow. Draped around its base is a red cloth with gold brocade, and a gold-patterned textile fills the background. Dark carved stone elements and a gold ornamental frame appear at the edges. A white bandaged or painted mark is visible on the pourer's wrist. No physical people beyond the pourer's hands are fully visible, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-09