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Close view of an abhishekam being performed on golden metal murtis. A pair of hands pours liquid from a bowl or vessel over a seated golden Ganesha murti in the foreground, with a golden standing deity figure behind it and a golden figure draped in red cloth at right. A small golden devotee-style figure stands at the far right edge. Blue and dark cutout lattice panels form the backdrop. Pink flower petals lie at the base of the murtis. A caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, and the second line describes abhishekam to Vinayagar Chandrasheshekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam on Brahmotsavam Day 1.

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November 12 20212021-11-12Abhishekam being performed on a gilded Ganesha murti seated on a pedestal, with water poured from a vessel held by a priest's arm at the left edge. The murti has a trunk, large ears, a tall crown and multiple arms holding a noose and a sweet ball. Beside it stands a golden standing deity murti with raised hands. The background is warm golden ornamental latticework. Water streams over the figures and pools at the base. Caption text at the bottom reads about an abhishekam to Vinayagar Chandrasheshekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 1, at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa.2021-11-12A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on golden metal murti of deities. A bare-armed priest pours water from a brass vessel over a standing four-armed deity murti wearing a tall crown and holding a deer, a ritual bath at a temple. Beside it sits an elephant-headed Ganesha murti, and to the right a female deity murti in a white cloth with a crown and red mouth. Water sprays around the figures in a golden shrine setting.2021-11-14Photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress over brass deity murtis. A hand at the top edge pours water from a vessel onto a small standing brass figure at centre-right, water streaming down its body. Beside it stands a brass Ganesha murti with elephant head, raised arms holding a modak and an axe-like implement, on a stepped base. Other brass and gilded murtis, some draped in red and orange cloth, crowd the frame. Caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa and Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12Abhishekam being performed on two golden metal deity murti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A white liquid pours in a stream from above over a standing male murti wearing a crown and red cloth, and a female murti in a red sari with a crown and ornate headdress, holding a small figure of a deer. Human hands, partly visible at the top left, pour the liquid. Gilded arches and blue-tinted lattice panels form the backdrop. A caption reads Abhishekam to Vinayagar Chandrasheshekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a temple shrine. A person's arm, marked with white ash stripes, pours water from a vessel over a gold-coloured standing deity murti with a red cloth draped on it, flanked by a gilded figure and an ornate golden arch with lattice windows behind. Water streams down over the figures. A small seated figure appears near the base of the shrine. Caption text along the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, and Abhishekam to Vinayagar Chandrasheshekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12Photo 99229062021-12-18 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17November 14 20212021-11-14A priest pours liquid from a white vessel over a group of gilded bronze deity murtis during an abhishekam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. The central standing murti is a gold figure with a tall crown, crescent ornament and a long necklace, flanked by smaller gold and bronze figures, one holding a staff. Behind them hang green and gold silk drapes. Red cloth covers some smaller figures. The caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Brahmotsavam Day 1.2021-11-12Golden metal murti images of Ganesha, Chandrasekarar (Shiva) and a female deity receive abhishekam, as a hand pours water from a brass pot over the central figure. The seated Ganesha on the left holds a modak-like sweet, the standing Shiva form holds a deer in one raised hand, and the goddess on the right wears a pink-and-white cloth with a red bindi. Ornate gold arches and a repoussé backdrop frame the scene. A caption at the bottom reads Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 5. The pouring hand wears a bangle and sacred ash marks; no visible person is identifiable.2021-11-14November 12 20212021-11-12