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Close photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Rajarajeshwari, wearing a tall crown, draped in a red cloth and covered with scattered orange and yellow flower petals and rice-like offerings after abhishekam. The murti is flanked by a raised arm and hand holding a long staff, with ornate gold-patterned fabric behind. At top left a person's arm wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a ceremonial object is partly visible, but no full person is in view. Text overlay reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.

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A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown is being bathed during an abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours liquid from a silver vessel over the head, and the stone is wet with fluid and scattered petals or offerings. The murti wears a red cloth across its chest and is flanked by carved stone attendants, with a gold brocade backdrop behind. No human face is visible; only the hand and the murti are shown, so no physical person is counted.2021-10-13October 09 20212021-10-09A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown and a red cloth draped over its shoulder receives abhishekam. A person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and reaching from the upper left, pours liquid from a silver-coloured vessel onto the crown, with bright yellow and gold brocade hangings behind. Carved decorations and a wet, pink-tinged offering are visible on the head. Its figure is a statue, not a physical person, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13A dark stone murti of a goddess, crowned and adorned with gold, is seated with a red cloth draped over its body and a white powdery residue on its surface during abhishekam. A bare arm with white painted markings and a rudraksha mala reaches in from the left, one hand pressing yellow turmeric or kumkum onto the murti's forehead; a small brass bowl is held in the other hand. Golden hangings form the background. The lower frame reads a Navaratri 2021 Day 3 Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-09A dark stone murti of a deity with a tall crown and a red cloth draped over its shoulders is being bathed with a ritual mixture. A hand from the upper left pours liquid from a silver vessel onto the head, and paste-like abhishekam offerings with red and white flecks cover the crown, face and base. Golden floral-patterned cloth forms the background, and dark carved stone pillars frame the murti at either side. The scene shows Navaratri Day 2 Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09A black stone deity murti seated on a throne, draped in red cloth, is being bathed with a white creamy substance poured from a vessel held by a priest. The priest, shown from the shoulder down, is bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arm and wears rudraksha malas and an orange-red cloth at the waist. Golden embroidered fabric and draping form the backdrop, and the scene is lit warmly. This is an abhishekam being performed on the Sri Rajarajeshwari murti during Navaratri.2021-10-08October 13 20212021-10-13Close 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.2021-10-09