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A golden metal murti of Shiva with four arms, shown being bathed in white liquid during abhishekam. The deity wears a tall crown with a crescent, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a belt, holding a deer in one hand and a trident-like item in another. To the right stands a smaller golden murti of a goddess in a red-orange sari with a red bindi. A hand wearing red-beaded bracelets appears at the left edge. The caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are visible, only statues.

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Abhishekam in progress on a golden Shiva murti with a tall crown and a trident-like upper arm, while a liquid. A hand holding a metal vessel and wearing a beaded bracelet pours from above. Beside it stands a golden goddess-form murti in a red garment with a crown and jewelry. Ornate golden carved panels and a gold arch frame the background. The caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are prominent beyond the pouring hand; the figures shown are murtis.2021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15November 14 20212021-11-14A video frame of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual captioned Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. Golden deity murtis are being bathed: a tall golden male murti with a crown and a golden female murti in a red-orange sari with a flower-decorated head receive water poured from a kalasha-like vessel held by a person whose bare arm, wrist with yellow thread and white-painted hand are visible at the left edge. Water streams down the figures. The person giving the abhishekam is not identifiable as a physical individual in the frame, so no a person candidate is visible.2021-11-15 +1 copiesA close shot of golden metal deity murtis being showered with white powder during an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. The central deity murti has four arms, holding a trident-like staff and a serpent-like object, with a conical crown, large ornate necklace and earring. Beside it stands a second deity murti in a green and yellow garment with a red border. Smaller white and red figurines sit in the foreground, and a hand at the top left pours powder over the scene. Ornate gold carvings form the background.2021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesClose view of golden metal deity murti during Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6. A central Shiva-form murti with a tall crown topped by a finial, crescent moon ornament, and a trident-like staff in one hand, stands beside a second murti with a conical crown and jewelled earrings. Blurred red-clad devotees appear in the foreground. Captions in the lower frame read Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15November 12 20212021-11-12November 15 20212021-11-15