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Close photograph of a gilded bronze deity murti of Shiva, shown in abhishekam with white milky substance poured over the head, chest, shoulders and arms. The four-armed figure holds a trident in the right hand and a small drum-like object in the left, with a lotus-like hand gesture. Ornate jewelry, armlets and a sacred thread are visible against a golden shrine backdrop. Caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8. No physical people are visible.

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November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a golden deity murti of Shiva being given abhishekam, with white milk-based offering smeared over its head, crown, chest and shoulders. The four-armed bronze figure holds a damaru-like drum in one raised hand and a trident in the other, wearing ornate armlets and a broad necklace. A gilded arched frame surrounds the murti. No physical people are visible. A caption at the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a golden Bhikshatanamurthy deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. A priest with bare upper body and white sacred ash on his arm, wearing a coral-coloured mala, pours liquid from a silver vessel over the gilded statue. The murti stands with a trident in one hand and a begging bowl in the other, with a serpent at its feet, against an ornate gold backdrop. The statue is a deity murti, not a person; no living a person is visible.2021-11-17 +1 copiesClose photograph of a gilded bronze murti of Bhikshatanamurthy, a deity form with a crown and ornate headdress, a multi-strand necklace and a sacred thread, holding a trident in one hand and a drum in the other. A devotee's hand, wearing a beaded bracelet, reaches toward the murti in the foreground. Behind it is an ornate golden shrine arch. A caption at the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesAbhishekam being performed on a golden-bronze murti of Shiva as Bhikshatanamurthy, with water pouring over the figure's face, chest and arms. Two hands from the left, one wrapped with white sacred ash, pour from a vessel. The murti holds a trident in one hand and a damaru-like drum in another, with a gold ornate backdrop and a jewelled headdress. No people's faces are visible; the deity murti is the main subject. Caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesA golden metal deity murti of Bhikshatanamurthy, a Shiva form with four arms, stands in an ornate golden shrine arch with a trident in one hand and a sacred bowl-like vessel beside it. A man on the left, bare-chested with white tilak markings on his chest and arms and rudraksha beads on his wrist, pours liquid from a vessel over the murti during abhishekam. A saffron-orange shawl hangs over his shoulder. A small figure in the lower right supports a bowl at the murti's base. The caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copies