Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 3. A stone or metal murti of a deity with a tall crown or headdress is being poured over with thick yellow liquid. A hand holding a silver or metallic vessel is visible at the upper left. Dark carved stone surrounds the figure, and warm lamplight glows at the edges.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A yellow-coloured abhishekam being poured over a dark stone Shiva lingam with a carved face-like upper section and a red and gold cloth draped at its base. A hand holding a silver vessel pours the yellow liquid down over the carved head. Flanking carved dark stone shrine elements and a gold brocade backdrop frame the scene. The image is a photograph of a ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA, captioned as Navaratri 2021 Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand.2021-10-09A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a green-coated deity murti of Shiva's head and upper body. A hand in the upper left pours yellow liquid from a silver-and-gold vessel with engraved floral patterns, and the liquid streams down the face and head of the murti. The murti is draped in a red cloth and flanked by dark green carved stone elements, with a gold-and-red patterned fabric backdrop. Lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No swami is visible; only a hand is shown.2021-10-11A close view of a carved stone deity murti being bathed in thick yellow liquid. The murti has a tall stepped crown and a serene carved face with a central tilak mark, its surfaces coated in the yellow flow. Draped around its base is a red cloth with gold brocade, and a gold-patterned textile fills the background. Dark carved stone elements and a gold ornamental frame appear at the edges. A white bandaged or painted mark is visible on the pourer's wrist. No physical people beyond the pourer's hands are fully visible, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-09October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark green stone murti of a deity with a tall crown, its face covered in yellow liquid poured from a decorated silver vessel held by a pair of hands at upper left. The murti wears a red and orange draped cloth, and yellow-orange floral fabric hangs behind it. Caption text identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021, Day 5, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible apart from the hands.2021-10-11A green-yellow turmeric-coated deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed in abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 6. A person's arm with white paint markings and beaded wrist malas pours liquid from a vessel above the statue. Gold and red brocade cloth and a green cloth draped around the murti form the backdrop, and dark stone carvings frame the lower right.2021-10-12A dark stone deity murti with a carved face and crown is being bathed in yellow liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the top left, the liquid streaming down the face and over the shoulders. Carved stone details and a green cloth draped below suggest an abhishekam in a temple. Partial hands are visible, but no full person is shown.2021-10-12A photograph of a stone deity murti being bathed with yellow liquid. The murti has a tall ornate crown-like headdress and a carved face, draped in red cloth, flanked by dark carved ceremonial implements such as a trident-like staff and finial. Behind it hangs a golden brocade textile with a red-and-gold pattern. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual during a Navaratri celebration.2021-10-08