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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a brown stone utsava vigraha, a bust-length deity figure with a tall crown, elaborate necklaces and shoulder ornaments, hands in anjali mudra. Liquid streams down the face and chest while water spray is visible in the air against a blue draped backdrop and gold-framed alcove. No people are visible in the frame. The caption at the bottom identifies it as an abhishekam to the Bhagavan Mulamurthy of a person a person on Nithyanandotsavam, Day 8, and the top-left corner shows a small round portrait of a saffron-clad figure.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/26/20212021-12-26Close view of a dark stone murti of a deity with a tall crown and ornate necklaces, its forehead being anointed. A bare arm with white sacred markings on the forearm reaches in from the upper left and rests its hand on the murti's head, as in an abhishekam. Behind the murti hang blue and gold draped cloth panels. The murti is a statue, not a physical person, and the arm belongs to an unseen ritual participant whose face is not visible. The caption identifies the murti as Bhagavan Mulamurthy of a person a person at Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 8.2021-12-26A dark bronze-coloured statue of a deity murti, bust-length, wearing a tall ornate crown, a tilak on the forehead and a heavily carved necklace and shoulder ornaments, stands before a blue draped curtain framed by gilded carved arches. A hand at the upper left holds a flat round tray with offerings during an abhishekam. The statue is the utsava vigraha of Bhagavan a person in Leela Alankaram as Devi Kamakshi, as described in the event context. The caption at the bottom reads Abhishekam to Bhagavan Mulamurthy of SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 8.2021-12-26A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone murti of a deity bust with a tall crown and ornate necklaces, set against blue and gold draped cloth. A bare arm with white ritual markings on the forearm reaches in from the upper left and rests a hand on the murti's forehead. The statue is a sculpted portrait bust, not a living person. Text at the bottom reads Abhishekam to Bhagavan Mulamurthy of SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 8.2021-12-26Close-up photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark bronze-toned deity murti of Bhagavan Mulamurthy, with water streaming over its face, crown, shoulders and chest. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a broad beaded necklace and armlets, with the right hand raised in blessing. Behind it hang pink-red draped cloth and a garland, and to the right stand bright yellow, purple, white and pink tassel-fringed decorations. No physical people are visible in the frame.2022-01-07ADIKAILASA on 1/8/20222022-01-08A dark metal murti of a deity, shown from the chest up, receives a flowing abhishekam of water. The murti wears a tall ornate crown, a heavy necklace and a sacred thread-like bead garland across the chest, with its right hand raised in blessing. Behind it hangs a red drapery, flanked by tiered tassels in yellow, purple, white, red and green, and rudraksha bead garlands drape the frame. A small inset portrait of a bearded man in an orange head covering appears in the top left corner. A caption along the bottom reads Abhishekam to Bhagavan Mulamurthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, DAY 20. No physical people are visible.2022-01-07A bronze utsava vigraha, a processional murti of a deity, stands in a golden shrine against red draped cloth. The figure wears a tall crown, a broad ornate necklace and shoulder ornaments, with the right hand raised in abhaya mudra. To the right hang tiered tassels in yellow, purple, white, red and green with beaded strings. Golden carved panels and a beaded garland frame the image, and a small painted portrait appears at the upper left edge. No physical people are visible. The scene is an abhishekam to the deity murti during the Nithyanandotsavam festival.2022-01-08November 04 20212021-11-04ADIKAILASA on 12/31/20212021-12-31ADIKAILASA on 1/7/20222022-01-07November 04 20212021-11-04