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A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and carved headdress is being bathed with water poured from a silver-toned vessel held by a pair of hands entering from the upper left. Water streams over the face and crown. The murti is draped in a green cloth with a red edge, set against a yellow and red patterned fabric backdrop. Carved figures and an ornate stone base surround it. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual at a temple, with a caption identifying Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.

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A metal deity murti, dark stone or bronze with a crown and carved face, is being bathed by water poured from an ornate gold-and-silver vessel held by a hand at upper left. Water streams down over the face and headdress. Behind it a green cloth and warm yellow-orange draped fabric fill the background, and a trident-like carved element appears at right. No person's face or full body is visible; only the pouring hand. The scene matches an abhishekam ritual. The bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 13 20212021-10-13A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown and carved face is being bathed in a golden-yellow liquid poured from a silver-and-gold vessel held by a hand at the upper left. The person pouring wears a red-orange garment, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet, and white ritual markings on the arm. Behind the murti hang gold and red brocade drapes with floral patterns. A green cloth drapes the base, and a second carved stone figure with a headdress stands to the right. The setting is an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of an abhishekam in progress on a dark stone Shiva linga-style deity form with carved ornamental bands. A hand from the left, wearing a bracelet, pours water from an ornate silver-gilt vessel over the stone, and white water streams cascade down its surface. A green cloth drapes at its base in front of a yellow and orange patterned backdrop. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand. Stone carved petals and a decorative stone element frame the right side of the image.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 14 20212021-10-14October 12 20212021-10-12