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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark green stone murti of a deity, shown in close-up. A person's arm and hand, wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and a bracelet, pour golden liquid from a vessel over the head of the murti, which wears a tall ornate crown and a braided top knot. The liquid streams down the face and forehead of the statue. The person's gold-embroidered garment is visible at the left edge. The background is dark with soft lights. A caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.

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A close-up photograph of an abhishekam being poured over a dark stone murti head of a deity crowned with a tall jatamukuta-style hair bun and an ornate headdress. Golden liquid streams down over the face and forehead of the murti in a dim, night-lit setting. At the upper left, a person's hand adorned with rudraksha beaded bracelets and a gold-embroidered garment pours from a small vessel. The background is dark with a soft golden glow. Caption at the bottom reads Navaratri 2021, Day 7, Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha, at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13Close-up photo of a golden-hued metal murti being anointed with a flowing liquid. The sculpted face has a smiling expression, a forehead tilak, and an ornate crown with decorative pleats. Blurred gold-coloured ornamental panels and a hand wearing rudraksha malas appear at the left edge, against a dark background. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha. This is a deity murti, not a person, so no physical people are counted beyond the partially visible hand.2021-10-13A photograph of a green stone murti being bathed in a ritual abhishekam at night. A priest on the left, bare-armed and wearing white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, with several rudraksha malas on his wrists and a sacred thread, reaches up to pour from a golden kalasha. The dark green stone figure, seated with a crown and ornate shoulder ornaments, has a garland of flowers draped over its head and shoulders. Golden temple decorations glow behind, with dark foliage at the right. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13