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Close photograph of a devotional murti bust with a smiling face, painted moustache and chin line, a red tilak and white powder smeared over the head and shoulders, with a small flower on top. A silver tray held by a hand in the lower left holds a lit oil lamp and a metal spoon-like ritual implement. The golden draped background suggests an abhishekam at an outdoor festival. No physical people appear beyond the hand holding the tray. Overlay text identifies it as Rathotsavam Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a carved bust of Bhagavan a person. A hand in a bangle and beaded wristband pours milky liquid from a silver vessel over the bust's head, which is painted with a smiling face, moustache and forehead marks, and the liquid runs down its face and chest. The background is a gold, embossed cloth. A small inset in the upper left shows a person in saffron headwear. The caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 7. Only the arm and hand of a person are visible in the frame.2021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25A photograph of an abhishekam being poured over a wooden utsava murthy. The sacred image is a carved figure of a seated deity with a tall conical crown and a bare upper torso adorned with a necklace, its face and shoulders dusted with white powder and liquid streaming down. A partially visible arm on the left wears a rudraksha bracelet and has white markings, and a hand at lower left is raised in front of the image. The background is a golden draped cloth. The sprinkled liquid and white powder are visible as splashes in the frame.2021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29A bronze-colored bust of a man with a mustache and a smiling face receives an abhishekam, with water poured from a vessel held by a hand at the top left. A hand with a beaded bracelet and white sacred markings pours the water over the murti's head. The bust wears an ornate collar necklace and has a golden draped background. Caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7. The murti is a sculpted image rather than a physical person, and no one is shown in the frame beyond the pouring hand.2021-12-25A close photograph of a ritual bathing scene. A hand with a rudraksha bracelet and a gold bangle sprinkles white powder on a golden-brown utsava vigraha, a metal-looking statue with a smiling face, moustache, ornate necklace and carved shoulders. The background is a golden wall with decorative patterns. The statue is a deity murti being anointed during a Magudabhishekam ceremony, a ritual of anointing with powder.2021-12-29A priest with bare upper body, white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and an orange cloth around his waist, pours water from a silver vessel over a wooden murti of a bare-chested figure with a moustache and a jeweled necklace. The murti stands against a golden backdrop, and water streams over its head with a red tilak mark. Visible text at the bottom reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 7. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual during the chariot festival.2021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a wooden murti of a seated figure with a moustache and ornate necklace, against a gold-carved shrine background. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak-like white marking on the arm and chest, and red rudraksha malas pours water from a silver kalasha over the murti's head. The murti's hand is raised in blessing. Golden carved arches and a shimmering cloth frame the scene. Printed caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7.2021-12-25Close photograph of a standing statue. The milk streams over the head, face and bare chest, dripping down the arms and waist cloth. Behind is a blurred orange-robed figure and yellow and purple garlands. This is a statue abhishekam, not a living person.2010-12-19August 29 20182018-08-29