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Photograph of an abhishekam being poured over gilded metal murtis in a temple setting. A hand from the upper left pours milky liquid from a vessel over the figures. A gilded standing deity figure with a tall crown and a lotus-fan headdress holds a stem in one hand, and a second golden figure with a raised arm stands beside it. Ornate gold carving frames the arch on the right. A lower caption reads Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar & SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam, Nithyaneshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand and arm.

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A photograph of golden metal deity murtis being bathed during an abhishekam ritual, with water streaming down over them. On the left stands a figure with a crown-like headdress and ornate gold waist ornaments, holding a hand upraised. On the right a female-form murti with a gold face, red lips, a white garment and a dark sash holds a small object, with water spraying around her. The background is blurred gold. A caption at the bottom reads Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar & SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. No physical people are visible.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden-hued metal deity murti of a standing female form with a tall crown and a yellow-cream draped garment with a dark band at the waist. Milk or liquid pours in a splashing stream from above over the figure, which holds a small object in one raised hand. A second golden standing figure stands at left beside it, and a blurred arm of a person pouring offerings enters from the top left. The background is warm and dim, with an ornate golden pillar at the right edge. Caption text at the bottom reads a Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 5.2021-11-14Golden metal murti images of Ganesha, Chandrasekarar (Shiva) and a female deity receive abhishekam, as a hand pours water from a brass pot over the central figure. The seated Ganesha on the left holds a modak-like sweet, the standing Shiva form holds a deer in one raised hand, and the goddess on the right wears a pink-and-white cloth with a red bindi. Ornate gold arches and a repoussé backdrop frame the scene. A caption at the bottom reads Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 5. The pouring hand wears a bangle and sacred ash marks; no visible person is identifiable.2021-11-14A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on golden metal murti of deities in a temple shrine. A hand holding a golden vessel pours liquid over a seated figure in the left foreground, which appears to be an elephant-headed Ganesha with a small attendant figure. Beside it stands a golden standing deity murti with raised hands holding a staff-like implement and a tall crown, and to the right a smaller golden murti wearing a white dhoti with a red-and-blue band. Ornate golden arch and decorative carved backdrop surround them. A caption on the lower area reads Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar & SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5.2021-11-14A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on golden metal murti of deities. A bare-armed priest pours water from a brass vessel over a standing four-armed deity murti wearing a tall crown and holding a deer, a ritual bath at a temple. Beside it sits an elephant-headed Ganesha murti, and to the right a female deity murti in a white cloth with a crown and red mouth. Water sprays around the figures in a golden shrine setting.2021-11-14Two golden metal deity murtis stand in an arched shrine niche against a warm gilded backdrop. The taller figure on the left, with a crown and crescent-adorned headdress, a red tilaka on the forehead, a large earring and a beaded necklace, holds a small deer aloft in one hand and lifts another hand in abhaya mudra. Beside him stands a slender figure in a crown with a red bindi, wearing a long pinkish-cream garment and a jewelled necklace, reaching toward the deer. A caption reads Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 5.2021-11-14November 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15November 12 20212021-11-12 +1 copiesGolden metal murti statues of deities displayed in a temple setting, with white and yellow abhishekam residue dusting their surfaces. On the left, a seated Ganesha figure sits within an ornate arched frame holding a modak and an axe-like implement. At centre stands a four-armed standing deity with a tall crown, holding a trident-like staff and a small drum-like object, wearing a sash and belt. On the right, a standing deity in a white and blue-bordered dhoti holds a lotus-like stem and a cloth. A small figure sits at the base near the left statue. The photo is a caption-labelled temple abhishekam image from the Brahmotsavam, Day 5, showing the statues after ritual bathing.2021-11-14Abhishekam being performed on two golden metal deity murti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A white liquid pours in a stream from above over a standing male murti wearing a crown and red cloth, and a female murti in a red sari with a crown and ornate headdress, holding a small figure of a deer. Human hands, partly visible at the top left, pour the liquid. Gilded arches and blue-tinted lattice panels form the backdrop. A caption reads Abhishekam to Vinayagar Chandrasheshekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12