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A photograph of a shatmurthy abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A human hand, with bangles and a tilak-marked wrist, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a row of brass deity murtis. Left is an elephant-headed Ganesha murti holding a modak and an axe. Two small standing figures in white cloth with red sashes flank the center, and in the middle stands a four-armed deity murti. Behind them is a larger four-armed murti with a crown and a red cloth draped over the altar. A red cloth and a gold-lined brass altar sit in the background, with dark carved wooden panels behind. Watermarked caption at bottom reads the temple name and the abhishekam event title.

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November 12 20212021-11-12A close photograph of a row of small bronze and brass deity figurines on an altar, set against a golden ornate wall with diamond-shaped motifs and a dark red drape at the right. The largest figure is a multi-armed deity murti wearing a tall crown and a necklace, with a smaller seated figure beside it. Other figurines include a standing figure in white draped cloth and a figure in red cloth, plus a small standing figure with a crown at far right. Caption text overlaid at the bottom names Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, and Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1. No physical people are visible.2021-11-12A photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A hand pours white powder or milk-like substance over bronze and gilded metal murti statues. On the left a four-armed Ganesha figure with an elephant head is dusted white. At centre a small bronze deity figure in a white sari with a tall crown and a red cloth is being anointed. On the right a gilded standing deity wearing a jewelled crown and necklaces is also visible. The background is a warm golden blur. No living people other than the pouring hand are shown.2021-11-12Photo 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 1.2021-11-12A 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 1.2021-11-12Photograph of a shatmurthy abhishekam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A person's hand, marked with white ash lines, reaches in from the left to touch a gilded metal deity murti of Shiva with a crescent on the crown. Beside it stand smaller gilded murtis, including a child-form figure holding a staff, and a murti draped in a white and gold cloth. A green and gold silk backdrop hangs behind them, and red cloth draped over a murti sits in the foreground. A caption at the bottom reads 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa' and 'Shatmurthy Abhishekam || Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1'.2021-11-12November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15Photograph of Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, with milk or water being poured over gilded metal utsava murtis. A central gold-coloured deity murti with a crown, ornate necklaces and raised hand receives the flow, while a smaller white-draped murti stands to its left and another to the right. White powder or liquid sprays through the air. A hand reaches in from the top edge and a gold multi-armed figure is blurred behind. No physical people are visible, only statues.2021-11-12November 18 20212021-11-18November 12 20212021-11-12