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A golden statue of a deity, the Mula Vigraha, is shown at night in a gilded arched shrine with ornate metal framing. The statue wears a tall conical crown, a red tilak mark on the forehead, a layered necklace and a broad ornamented collar. A hand holding a brass oil lamp with a large flame enters from the left, performing aarti. The dark background sets off the glowing gold. The caption reads Navaratri 2021 Day 8 abhishekam to the Mula Vigraha at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are fully visible; only the lamp-holding hand and forearm appear.

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October 14 20212021-10-14A golden-toned Shiva murti stands in a gilded arched shrine against a dark background, with a tall conical crown, a ringed necklace and an upraised hand. A priest in orange ritual cloth, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks, reaches up at the left edge to pour a liquid offering over the head of the murti, as in an abhishekam. The gilded frame has floral and scroll carvings, and the scene is lit by night lighting. Printed captions read Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-14October 13 20212021-10-13Close photograph of a large yellow-coated stone murti being anointed during an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The sculpted figure has a tall ornate crown, a broad jewelled collar and a raised open palm, and is covered in turmeric-yellow liquid. At the upper left, a person's hand with a red-and-white thread band and beaded bracelets pours yellow from a silver vessel over the figure. Background is dark with gilded temple architecture at the left edge.2021-10-13Night photograph of a priest performing an offering before a large golden murti in an ornate golden arch. The priest is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings, wearing an orange dhoti and beaded necklaces, and holds a lit flame against the murti's head. The gold statue is seated with a tall crown and a red mark on the forehead; it is a deity murti, not a living person. Dark foliage is behind. Caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-14A golden-yellow Shiva murti with a tall conical crown and ornate necklaces is being bathed with a liquid poured from a silver vessel during an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding the pot, with white ash markings on his arms and chest. Gold-framed arches surround the murti against a dark background. The image is a photograph; the only people visible are the priest, and the murti is a statue, not a person.2021-10-13A photograph of a night ritual at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange cloth over his shoulder, with white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms and rudraksha/beaded bracelets on his wrist, holds an oil lamp (aarti) toward a large gold-coloured deity murti seated within an ornate golden arch. The murti wears a tall crown, a red tilak mark, and a gold necklace. The scene is lit by the flame of the lamp against a dark background. The caption identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and the event as Navaratri 2021, Day 7, Abhishekam to a person's Mula Vigraha. One person is visible.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04 +1 copiesOctober 14 20212021-10-14A close-up photograph of a golden-yellow deity murti with a tall ornate crown, a central forehead tilak, and a draped red cloth over its shoulder, its face and crown glistening with liquid poured in abhishekam. Behind it hangs a gold and red brocade cloth with floral patterns, and a gilded arch frames the left side. Dark stone figures and a dark ornamented pillar flank the murti on both sides. No physical people are visible.2021-10-13