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A dark-bronze metal murti of a deity with a tall ornate crown and elaborate jewelled collar is being bathed by water poured from a golden vessel held in a hand at the top left. Water streams down over the face, chest and ornaments, and the figure is lit against a dark background with a gold-framed arch at the right. The scene shows an abhishekam being offered to the Mula Vigraha, with no people visible other than the pouring hand.

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Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark bronze murti of a deity bust with a tall crown and ornate necklace, set within a gold-framed arch at night. A person's arm in white ritual paste and a green bangle pours water from a silver vessel over the crown and face of the murti. Water runs down the forehead and chest. The bronze figure wears a layered necklace and shoulder ornaments. Caption on the photo reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8, Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha. The arm is the only visible person.2021-10-14October 13 20212021-10-13Night-time abhishekam at the a person Mula Vigraha, a dark stone murti of a crowned figure with a tall jatamakuta-style headdress and ornate shoulder ornaments, being anointed. A priest's bare arms, marked with white paste and a gold bangle, pour liquid from a golden ornate vessel over the head of the murti. Gilded arch and carved golden pillar frame the scene at left, with dark foliage behind. The murti is a statue, not a living person, and no living person's face is visible. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-14October 13 20212021-10-13A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark brown carved murti of a deity with a tall conical crown and a hooded or coiled ornamental form, seated beneath an ornate gold arched canopy. A pair of forearms, one with a bangle and white-smeared skin, pours liquid from a gold ornate vessel over the head of the murti. The background is dark and night-lit. Printed caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-14A translucent golden-amber murti of a deity's head with a tall braided crown and ornate headdress is being anointed with liquid poured from a carved white conch shell held by a person's hands at upper left. Golden liquid runs down over the face and crown against a dark background. The caption below reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha, indicating an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone murti of a deity with a tall crown-like headdress, its face and chest coated with white milk streaming down. Two priests' arms, adorned with rudraksha and beaded bracelets and streaked with white paste, pour from a golden vessel held overhead. The murti sits within an ornate gold arched frame against a dark background at night. Caption text at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Abhishekam to SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam's Mula Vigraha.2021-10-13Close night photograph of an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A hand in a golden vessel pours milk over a dark stone murti with a tall crown and carved headdress, the white liquid streaming down over its face and onto a green base. Golden and orange embroidered cloth hangs behind the murti, and carved stone pillars frame it. A caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12October 08 20212021-10-08October 14 20212021-10-14