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Photograph of a conical shivalinga-style sculpture heaped with a thick paste offering, studded with nuts, raisins, cashews and pieces of fruit, placed on a wooden stand in front of a gold cloth backdrop. A dark stone pedestal with a green-draped object sits at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to a deity murti during Navaratri celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.

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October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph of a gilded, tiered Sri Chakra yantra-style metal object on a dark wooden surface, set against a golden draped cloth backdrop. Its stepped pyramidal layers are coated with white milk-like abhishekam residue and scattered red flower petals or kumkum. A dark stone pillar edge appears at the right. The caption identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 2, Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible.2021-10-08A close view of a golden kalasha-shaped ritual vessel with stepped square tiers and a small finial, mid abhishekam as liquid sprays in fine droplets over its top. Behind it hangs a yellow-gold draped cloth, and on the right a dark stone linga-form murti is covered with a green cloth. Warm lamp-lit tones. No people visible in the frame. Abhishekam of a kalasha at a temple murti during Navaratri.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A tiered golden pyramid-shaped sacred object. Milky abhishekam liquid drips down the green-clad form and the dark stone behind it. A golden-yellow cloth hangs in the background. Red flower petals rest near the base. No people are visible.2021-10-14October 12 20212021-10-12Close view of a bronze deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. The figure's ornate headdress and carved shoulder ornaments are visible above a tiered peetha base. A thick creamy white liquid. Scattered dried red fruits, possibly dates or raisins, and yellow flower petals float in the liquid, with a few flowers visible at the lower left. Wooden ritual trays and a brass pillar sit in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-11-12October 07 20212021-10-07October 11 20212021-10-11Close view of a golden tiered shrinework object, a sri yantra-style metal pedestal, receiving a stream of golden-yellow liquid poured from above during an abhishekam. Splashes of yellow liquid scatter around the base on a wooden tray. Behind it, a figure wrapped in red and gold-bordered cloth is partly visible at the upper right, and warm lamplight glows against a cream wall. No people are clearly visible beyond the draped cloth.2021-10-08ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05A close-up photograph of a gold-coloured stepped sri yantra-style metal object resting on a dark stone base in a temple sanctum. Behind it, a large deity murti is draped in red silk with gold-trimmed edges, and a golden fabric backdrop frames the scene. No people are visible. The bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09