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A photograph of a deity murti being bathed in a stream of yellow liquid. The murti sits before a red and gold brocade backdrop with an ornate gold arch framing the top left. Dark carved stone finials and a dark cloth drape flank the figure. No physical people are visible. A caption in the lower corner reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.

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A large deity murti in a gilded shrine is being bathed with a yellow liquid poured from above. The murti wears a tall crown and a red garment, flanked by ornate carved gold arch and red patterned cloth backdrop. Two carved hands holding ceremonial staffs or objects frame the figure. No people are visible; a caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 09 20212021-10-09A 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.2021-10-13October 12 20212021-10-12A dark stone deity murti of Shiva with a tall crown, its face and headdress glistening with yellow liquid being poured over it in abhishekam. Golden embroidered red cloth with gold-patterned fabric forms the backdrop, and a red shawl drapes the lower part of the image. Carved stone attendant figures and a stone shape stand at the sides. Bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible.2021-10-08A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown is being bathed by a stream of golden-yellow liquid poured from above. The murti sits against a red and gold patterned cloth with a gold arched frame at the top left. A red cloth drapes over its shoulder, and carved stone ornaments flank it on both sides. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-08A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed with a thick yellow liquid poured from above by a hand entering from the top left, the yellow flowing over the head, face and shoulders. The murti is draped in a red cloth and framed by golden brocade fabric behind it, with dark carved ceremonial objects on either side. The caption along the bottom identifies this as Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra on Day 2 of Navaratri 2021 at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are fully visible; only a forearm enters the frame.2021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08A close view of a carved stone deity murti being bathed in thick yellow liquid. The murti has a tall stepped crown and a serene carved face with a central tilak mark, its surfaces coated in the yellow flow. Draped around its base is a red cloth with gold brocade, and a gold-patterned textile fills the background. Dark carved stone elements and a gold ornamental frame appear at the edges. A white bandaged or painted mark is visible on the pourer's wrist. No physical people beyond the pourer's hands are fully visible, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-09October 11 20212021-10-11A green-yellow turmeric-coated deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed in abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 6. A person's arm with white paint markings and beaded wrist malas pours liquid from a vessel above the statue. Gold and red brocade cloth and a green cloth draped around the murti form the backdrop, and dark stone carvings frame the lower right.2021-10-12