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Close photograph of a dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown and gold-painted band, holding a trident-like staff and other ritual implements in its raised hands, seated before a gold-embroidered red and orange cloth with gold-framed arch carvings. A red garment covers the lower body and a gold necklace is visible at the neck. At the left edge a partial figure wears a red cloth and beaded necklace, but no full person is visible. Overlaid captions identify the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 1, Sri Rajarajeshwari Kalasha Yatra Snapana Abhishekam.

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A dark stone deity murti with four arms stands in a gilded arched shrine against a gold and orange brocade backdrop. Water streams down over the statue's head during an abhishekam. It wears a red draped cloth and a gold necklace, and holds ritual objects in its hands. At the left edge, a partially visible person in orange garments and a beaded mala stands beside the shrine. The bottom shows the caption a person Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam.2021-10-08A photograph of a black stone deity murti standing in a gold-framed shrine niche with ornate gold carvings and a gold-and-yellow brocade backdrop. The murti wears a tall crown, a red draped cloth, and bangles, and holds a staff-like implement in one hand and a lotus or ornament in the other. At left, a partially visible priest in an orange-red lower cloth and leopard-print waist cloth, with white painted markings on his arms and torso, lifts a white cloth or vessel toward the murti during abhishekam. The scene is part of Navaratri celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Day 7, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-13October 07 20212021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08A dark stone murti of Shiva is bathed during abhishekam at a golden-decorated shrine. The black stone figure wears a red cloth and a tall crown with a tilak mark, flanked by a trident and small ornamental figures. A man in white ritual dress with a tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a brass plate onto the statue, and white and pale granules sprinkle over the stone and cloth. Behind the deity hangs a yellow floral brocade with gold carved panels on the arch. No physical people other than the attendant are shown, and no a person is visible.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08A 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.2021-10-08Close view of a dark stone deity murti in a temple shrine, with a carved face, a tall ornate crown, and a yellow turmeric or kumkum mark on the forehead. Yellow powder and small pieces of fruit or flowers sit on the crown, and the face is wet with oil or abhishekam liquid. A red cloth drapes over the shoulder against a backdrop of gold-embroidered fabric. No physical people are visible. The caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09