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Photograph of a green stone murti in a temple setting, draped in a red and orange cloth with a red-tinted garment and a tilak-marked forehead, a pink flower set on its head. A priest in bare upper body with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a sacred thread across his chest reaches toward the murti with a silver plate holding pink flowers and a small silver object. Golden embroidered fabric forms the backdrop. Caption printed at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with a second line describing Navaratri 2021, Day 5, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.

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A photograph of an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A dark stone deity murti seated on a throne, with a tall crown, is being bathed by liquid poured from an overhead vessel, with yellow and orange liquid streaming down its face and body. A man stands at left, shirtless with a leopard-print loincloth, an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead, lifting his arms to pour. Gold ornate arches and a red-and-gold brocade backdrop frame the scene.2021-10-11Photograph of an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 5. A priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a raised vessel over a dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and a red cloth draped on its lap, the liquid streaming down and coating the figure in green. Gold ornate arches and a red-and-gold brocade backdrop frame the scene.2021-10-11A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A man with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings, white arm markings, a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth stands at left, holding a brass plate with a lamp and offerings toward a large dark stone deity murti with a tall crown, pink flower petals on its head and a yellow paste smeared over its base. Gold brocade drapes and a red cloth frame the altar. Caption text reads Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kailasa Yatra.2021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a dark stone deity murti crowned and draped in red fabric. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and cloth, with rudraksha malas on his arms and chest and white tilak markings, pours yellow liquid from a small metal vessel over the murti's head and face. Golden embroidered hangings frame the scene behind the murti, which is covered in yellow-green liquid. The setting is the Nithyanandeshwara a person Devalayam at Adi KAILASA during Navaratri Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11A dark stone deity murti of Shiva, with a tall conical crown and a yellow tilak on the forehead, is draped in a red cloth and framed by gold ornate arches and a golden floral backdrop. A priest in white vibhuti marks stands at the left, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flower petals as part of an abhishekam offering. The scene is shown with the printed caption identifying Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09A dark stone deity murti with a large crown is being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A man at the left edge, with a white tilak on his forehead, pours liquid from a brass cup over the head, which is smeared with yellow and white paste and scattered with pink flower petals. Golden draped fabric and carved stone fragments frame the scene inside a temple. Readable caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A dark stone murti of Shiva is bathed during abhishekam at a golden-decorated shrine. The black stone figure wears a red cloth and a tall crown with a tilak mark, flanked by a trident and small ornamental figures. A man in white ritual dress with a tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a brass plate onto the statue, and white and pale granules sprinkle over the stone and cloth. Behind the deity hangs a yellow floral brocade with gold carved panels on the arch. No physical people other than the attendant are shown, and no a person is visible.2021-10-09