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A large golden-yellow statue of a standing deity murti is being bathed in abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The figure wears a tall jatamakuta-style crown, ornate necklaces, a sacred thread and a jeweled waist belt, with its right hand raised in abhaya mudra and its left hand resting near the hip. Dark liquid streaks down the statue and pink flower petals are scattered over the crown, shoulders and chest. Behind it is an ornate gilded doorway frame, and the dark background suggests night. Printed caption reads: Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA; Abhishekam to Bhagavan Murthy of SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam. No physical people are visible.

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November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A large golden-yellow standing statue of a deity murti, shown in close frame against a dark background, covered with abhishekam liquid streaming down its body and scattered pink flower petals. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a broad necklace, armlets and a jewelled waist sash, with one hand raised in a blessing gesture and the other holding a staff-like object. A golden arch frames the top right. Overlay captions at the bottom read the temple and abhishekam dedication. No physical people are visible apart from a small inset photo at top left.2021-11-04A golden-yellow deity murti, a large statue of Lord Shiva with a tall crown and flower petals, receives abhishekam. Pink petals are scattered over its chest, shoulders and crown, and oil or liquid glistens on its body. A lit oil lamp is held by a hand at the left edge, and gold-toned arches frame the statue. The caption identifies it as an abhishekam to the Bhagavan murthy of a person a person at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are visible apart from the lamp-holding hand and a blurred figure at the right edge.2021-11-04 +1 copiesA large dark stone murti of a standing deity is being bathed in abhishekam, with liquid running down its polished surface and dripping from the hands and lower garment. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, layered necklaces, armlets, a waist band and a patterned dhoti, and its raised right hand shows a gesture of blessing. Carved gold-toned arch framing with floral and scrollwork motifs surrounds the statue against dark foliage at night. Readable caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Abhishekam to Bhagavan Murthy of SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam. The figure is a statue, not a physical person.2021-11-04A standing black stone murti of a deity, covered in yellow turmeric paste during abhishekam, framed by an ornate gold-toned arch at the a person Devalayam in Adi KAILASA. A person in orange clothing on the left, wearing bangles, pours liquid from a silver vessel over the murti's head. The murti wears an elaborate crown and jewellery, with one hand raised and the other holding an object. Night setting with dark trees behind.2021-10-13A large standing deity murti in a gilded temple arch is being bathed in yellow liquid poured from above by a priest whose bare arms, rudraksha beads and white sacred markings are visible at the upper left. The murti wears a tall crown and jewelled ornaments; its body is streaked with yellow abhishekam substances over dark stone. A dark night background frames the scene. The setting is the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA, shown during Navaratri 2021, Day 7, an abhishekam to the Mula Vigraha.2021-10-13A golden-toned Shiva murti stands in a gilded arched shrine against a dark background, with a tall conical crown, a ringed necklace and an upraised hand. A priest in orange ritual cloth, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks, reaches up at the left edge to pour a liquid offering over the head of the murti, as in an abhishekam. The gilded frame has floral and scroll carvings, and the scene is lit by night lighting. Printed captions read Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-14October 13 20212021-10-13November 04 20212021-11-04Close photograph of a large yellow-coated stone murti being anointed during an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The sculpted figure has a tall ornate crown, a broad jewelled collar and a raised open palm, and is covered in turmeric-yellow liquid. At the upper left, a person's hand with a red-and-white thread band and beaded bracelets pours yellow from a silver vessel over the figure. Background is dark with gilded temple architecture at the left edge.2021-10-13November 04 20212021-11-04