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A dark stone deity murti, a four-armed goddess form with a tall crown, is being bathed in an abhishekam. A hand at the upper left pours water from a silver conch-shaped vessel over the statue. The figure is draped in a red cloth that is soaked and clinging, and water runs down the face and body. Its hands hold ritual objects including a staff and a pot. Behind it are gold and red brocade hangings and a gilded arch. The lower-left corner has a caption reading Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No physical people are shown in full; only a hand and forearm appear.

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October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08Photograph of a dark stone murti of a multi-armed goddess seated in a gold-framed shrine niche at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The murti wears a tall crown and a red draped cloth, and holds ritual objects in its raised hands, including a trident-like staff and a lotus-like emblem. Its face and body are glistening with liquid poured over it during abhishekam. Behind it hangs gold and red brocade, and a stream of liquid falls from a vessel above. A small gold pyramidal object sits at the lower left. No people are visible.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 13 20212021-10-13A black stone deity murti seated in a golden arched shrine with a red and gold brocade backdrop, draped in a red cloth and wearing a tall crown. Its multiple arms hold a trident-like staff, a mace-like object and other implements. At left edge a priest with a white forehead mark and hair knot pours liquid from a vessel over the murti in an abhishekam, with a small golden kalasha-style vessel in the foreground. The scene is a Navaratri Rajarajeshwari abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09Photograph of a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal in a gilded shrine, being bathed with a liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The figure has multiple arms holding objects including a staff and a lotus-like item, a tall crown, and is draped in a red and yellow cloth now dripping with the poured liquid. Gold-patterned fabric hangs behind the shrine. A partial view of a person's arm and an orange-clad figure appear at the left edge. The shrine is inscribed as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1, Sri Rajarajeshwari Kalasha Yatra Snapana Abhishekam.2021-10-07Close photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Rajarajeshwari, wearing a tall crown, draped in a red cloth and covered with scattered orange and yellow flower petals and rice-like offerings after abhishekam. The murti is flanked by a raised arm and hand holding a long staff, with ornate gold-patterned fabric behind. At top left a person's arm wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a ceremonial object is partly visible, but no full person is in view. Text overlay reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-13A black stone deity murti seated in a gilded arched shrine niche with gold relief carving and a golden brocade backdrop. The four-armed form wears a red draped cloth edged with gold and a gold necklace, and holds a trident-like staff and other ritual objects. Water flows over the image during abhishekam, and a small gilded kalasha-like stepped vessel stands at the lower left. Partial orange-robed figure visible at the far left edge. Caption in the lower area names the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 2, Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph of a black stone deity murti seated within a gilded arched shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The multi-armed murti wears a red draped cloth and a tall crown, and is being bathed by a liquid poured from above, with yellow and red residue running down its surface. Its hands hold a trident-like staff and other ritual objects. At the left edge a partially visible person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a red cloth. The bottom caption identifies the event as Navaratri 2021, Day 2, Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-08