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Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a bronze statue of a seated figure with a bare chest, a draped cloth and a black waist cord. A hand, adorned with a gold bangle and wearing a red-and-white thread wrist band, pours water over the statue's head, with splashes visible. Behind it stand small arched shrine niches and a multi-armed bronze deity holding a flag-topped staff. The setting is a temple with golden walls. Caption text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Subramanya Abhishekam.

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A bronze-coloured murti of a seated sage with a raised right hand in abhaya mudra, wrapped in a draped cloth, glistening with water being poured over it during an abhishekam. Behind it stand more gilded figures including a deity holding a trident-like staff and a flag, plus small shrine arches and a kalasha-like form. At the upper left a person's arm wearing a white-speckled garment and a flower garland is partly visible, with orange cloth at the edge. Pink flowers lie at the lower right. Gold-toned temple decor fills the background.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A bronze statue of a seated sage in a meditation pose, with a raised right hand in a blessing gesture and a turban-like head covering. A dark cord is tied at the waist over a draped garment with an engraved border. Smaller bronze figures under arched niches stand to the left, and multi-armed deity figures are visible in the background. The statue is being bathed with water during an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Pink flower petals lie on the wet platform. No physical people are visible.2021-11-04A golden-brown abhishekam scene at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam. A stream of golden liquid is poured over a silver-toned murti of a deity wearing a red and gold-brocaded cloth, holding a staff-like object, with a crown-like headdress. To the right stands a golden deity murti with raised arm and ornate ornaments. Ornate golden relief carvings fill the background. Caption reads Subramanya Abhishekam. No people are visible.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04 +1 copiesA 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 1.2021-11-12Abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Central gold-toned deity murti of a four-armed figure holding a trident and other attributes, with a halo behind the head, is bathed in a golden liquid poured from above. Two smaller metal murtis in red and orange draped cloth flank it, and a small child figure sits in front. Bare forearms wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings reach in from the top edge, pouring the offering. A golden ornate backdrop fills the frame. Caption reads 'Subramanya Abhishekam'.2021-11-04 +1 copiesA close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a golden murti of Lord Murugan (Subramanya Swami), with his spear (vel) in one hand and a hand raised in blessing. A bare arm wearing bangles and a thread pours a golden liquid from a metal pot onto the deity's head and shoulders. Behind the figure is an ornately carved golden arch with lion-face motifs, and brass kalasha vessels stand in the background. Only one person's arm is visible.2011-11-01Close view of silver and brass deity murtis inside a temple shrine, with a standing silver figure of Murugan under an arched prabhavali, holding a spear, flanked by other arched silver panels and a golden figure in the background. Red fabric hangs at the left edge, and a thin cord dangles from above. Yellow caption text across the lower part names Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Subramanya Abhishekam.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04