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A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown is being bathed during an abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours liquid from a silver vessel over the head, and the stone is wet with fluid and scattered petals or offerings. The murti wears a red cloth across its chest and is flanked by carved stone attendants, with a gold brocade backdrop behind. No human face is visible; only the hand and the murti are shown, so no physical person is counted.

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A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown and a red cloth draped over its shoulder receives abhishekam. A person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and reaching from the upper left, pours liquid from a silver-coloured vessel onto the crown, with bright yellow and gold brocade hangings behind. Carved decorations and a wet, pink-tinged offering are visible on the head. Its figure is a statue, not a physical person, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-13Close 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 dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown is being bathed with a stream of liquid poured from a vessel held by a hand at the top edge of the frame. The face shows a serene expression, and the liquid streaks down the crown and face. Golden embroidered cloth and a red fabric draping sit behind the murti, with a second carved stone figure partly visible at the right. The scene reflects an abhishekam ritual. A caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with Navaratri 2021, Day 7, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-13A photograph of a dark stone deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. A hand holding an ornate silver vessel pours a golden liquid over the carved head, which wears a tall tiered crown. A red cloth drapes over the murti's shoulder, with golden fabric in the background. The caption band reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand.2021-10-13Close view of a dark carved stone deity murti with a crown-like headdress, being bathed with golden liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the upper left. Golden liquid streams down over the face and forehead. A red cloth drapes at the right, and a second carved stone figure appears at the left. Warm yellow lighting fills the background. This is a Navaratri abhishekam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 11 20212021-10-11A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and carved face is being bathed with liquid poured from a shallow brass or silver vessel held by a hand entering from the upper left. A yellow liquid streams over the head and face. Behind the murti hang gold-patterned fabric and a red cloth draped over the base. Carved stone elements and a bearded figure's arm appear at the edges. Lower text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kailasa Yatra.2021-10-11October 09 20212021-10-09October 13 20212021-10-13A photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Shiva with a tall crown-like head and carved ornaments being bathed in a pouring stream of liquid poured from a white vessel held by a hand at upper left. The murti is set before a backdrop of gold and yellow brocade cloth with a red cloth draped at its base. A lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kailasa Yatra. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual with no visible people apart from the hand.2021-10-11A dark stone deity murti of a seated figure wearing a tall ornate crown is being touched on the head by a bare hand of a person whose forearm, marked with white paste, enters from the left. The murti sits draped with a red cloth and is flanked by carved stone hands holding implements. Behind it hangs a gold and red brocade backdrop, and strands of rudraksha or beads hang at the left edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-11