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Three gilded metal murti figures stand in a temple shrine for Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam Day 6. The central four-armed deity wears a tall crown, red tilak, a yellow-green garment with teal borders, and holds a trident and a rod-like staff with a serpent-shaped handle. Flanking figures wear similar gold-toned garments, crowns and necklaces, one holding a conch-like vessel and the other a lamp. The background shows ornate golden carved arches and lattice openings. No living people are visible.

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ADIKAILASA on 2/13/20222022-02-13A close view of a golden metal deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari, standing with a crown of tiered spikes and a round earring, red lips and kohl-lined eyes. She wears an orange-yellow cloth, a layered necklace and a round pendant on a cord. One raised hand holds a staff-like object, and the blurred background shows a blue and green panel with a golden ornamental pillar. A second metal hand with bangles appears at the right edge. The statue is being bathed during the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam abhishekam.2022-02-13ADIKAILASA on 2/13/20222022-02-13ADIKAILASA on 2/11/20222022-02-11Photograph of ornate metal deity murti figures in a gilded latticed shrine. The central figure, in a yellow-green garment with a tall crown, red tilak and bold eye makeup, holds a staff-like object and a cup-like item. Flanking figures wear similar yellow garments and crowns. A hand holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp in the lower left. Golden lattice screens with cut-out motifs form the background. Caption at bottom reads Rajarajeshwari and Swamiji abhishekam, day 3, Rajarajeshwari brahmotsavam.2021-02-18Golden metal utsava murtis are being bathed during an abhishekam, with a person's arm pouring liquid from above onto the central figure. The central deity holds a conch, a sword-like staff and a lotus-stem or noose-like implement, wears a tall crown and a yellow dhoti with a green and gold waistband. Flanking murtis, a second deity with a crown and a third figure in yellow cloth stand on a stepped stone platform in an open courtyard. A caption at the bottom reads devi abhishekam, day 2, rajarajeshwari brahmotsavam 2021.2021-02-17Three bronze-toned deity murtis stand before a golden lattice screen with quatrefoil cutouts. The central murti wears a tall crown, a red tilak on the forehead, a yellow dhoti-like cloth and ornate bell-shaped pendants on a necklace, and holds a ritual object in one hand. Flanking figures in yellow cloth with crowns and red tilaks stand on either side. Golden ornamentation fills the background. No physical people are visible.2021-02-18A close photograph of a bronze deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari being bathed in abhishekam, with yellow liquid pouring over the figure and spattering in the air. The murti wears a tall crown with a radiant backdrop, holds a lotus-shaped object in one hand, and wears armlets and a pendant. Ornate gilded carvings and a bronze arm with a raised hand appear at the left edge. Printed caption reads Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2022-02-13ADIKAILASA on 2/18/20212021-02-18Abhishekam being performed on a wooden deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari, with water streaming over its crowned head and body. The murti holds a staff-like sceptre in one hand and wears a green garment, a pendant and a beaded necklace, against a magenta and gold backdrop. At the left edge a person in orange robes stands partly visible, and at the upper right a metal ritual object with a raised hand is visible. A caption at the bottom reads Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam, Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2022-02-13ADIKAILASA on 2/17/20212021-02-17A photograph of metal deity murti statues in a temple courtyard setting. The central tall gold-coloured murti has four arms, an ornate crown, a golden trident-like staff, a conch-like object and a lotus-like hand gesture, and wears a cream dhoti with a green and gold border. To the left stands a smaller dark-bronze murti holding a lamp-like object, and to the right a golden murti with a red-painted face and elaborate jewellery. A flight of stone steps, a red curtain and a blue-and-white cloth are visible behind them. No physical people are visible.2021-02-17