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A video frame of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual captioned Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. Golden deity murtis are being bathed: a tall golden male murti with a crown and a golden female murti in a red-orange sari with a flower-decorated head receive water poured from a kalasha-like vessel held by a person whose bare arm, wrist with yellow thread and white-painted hand are visible at the left edge. Water streams down the figures. The person giving the abhishekam is not identifiable as a physical individual in the frame, so no a person candidate is visible.

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November 15 20212021-11-15Abhishekam in progress on a golden Shiva murti with a tall crown and a trident-like upper arm, while a liquid. A hand holding a metal vessel and wearing a beaded bracelet pours from above. Beside it stands a golden goddess-form murti in a red garment with a crown and jewelry. Ornate golden carved panels and a gold arch frame the background. The caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. No physical people are prominent beyond the pouring hand; the figures shown are murtis.2021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam in progress. A bare arm pours a golden liquid from a metal pot over a row of metal deity murtis on a glossy surface. Figures include a standing murti in an orange cloth, a small murti in green and pink dress, a central murti with a raised arm, a murti in pink cloth, a standing murti with folded hands, and a seated murti in green and gold cloth, with a bronze Shiva-like figure behind. Ornate gold carvings line the background. A caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18Golden metal murti figures are being bathed during an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. Several gilded statues stand on a wet, water-sheened platform, including a standing deity holding a staff and a seated deity with a tall crown. A small golden figure of a devotee-like form stands in the centre, with a red-draped statue at right. A hand wearing a rudraksha mala reaches in from the upper left, pouring liquid over the murtis. Pink flower petals float on the water. The background is ornate golden carved stonework. No physical people are fully visible.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 18 20212021-11-18A photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 9. Hands in the foreground pour liquid over a row of gold-toned bronze deity murtis set on a wet, reflective surface with scattered pink flower petals. A deity murti with a green and red sari-style drape and crown stands at right, and a figure in orange robes stands near the centre-left among the murtis. The ornate gilded temple background and the bronze figures dominate the scene. A caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18Close view of a golden shatmurthy abhishekam arrangement set on a wooden surface scattered with rose petals. A central bronze deity murti with a crown and raised hand holds a trident-like staff, flanked by smaller bronze images, including a seated deity with a tall crown, a standing figure with a staff, a small child-like figure, and a figure with an elephant head. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at right, partly blurred, with no visible face. Ornate golden carved panels form the backdrop. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are statues.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15