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A green-yellow turmeric-coated deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed in abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 6. A person's arm with white paint markings and beaded wrist malas pours liquid from a vessel above the statue. Gold and red brocade cloth and a green cloth draped around the murti form the backdrop, and dark stone carvings frame the lower right.

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October 12 20212021-10-12A dark stone deity murti with a carved face and crown is being bathed in yellow liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand at the top left, the liquid streaming down the face and over the shoulders. Carved stone details and a green cloth draped below suggest an abhishekam in a temple. Partial hands are visible, but no full person is shown.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 11 20212021-10-11A yellow-coloured abhishekam being poured over a dark stone Shiva lingam with a carved face-like upper section and a red and gold cloth draped at its base. A hand holding a silver vessel pours the yellow liquid down over the carved head. Flanking carved dark stone shrine elements and a gold brocade backdrop frame the scene. The image is a photograph of a ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA, captioned as Navaratri 2021 Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand.2021-10-09A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a green-coated deity murti of Shiva's head and upper body. A hand in the upper left pours yellow liquid from a silver-and-gold vessel with engraved floral patterns, and the liquid streams down the face and head of the murti. The murti is draped in a red cloth and flanked by dark green carved stone elements, with a gold-and-red patterned fabric backdrop. Lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No swami is visible; only a hand is shown.2021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 09 20212021-10-09October 12 20212021-10-12Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 3. A stone or metal murti of a deity with a tall crown or headdress is being poured over with thick yellow liquid. A hand holding a silver or metallic vessel is visible at the upper left. Dark carved stone surrounds the figure, and warm lamplight glows at the edges.2021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07A close view of a carved stone deity murti being bathed in thick yellow liquid. The murti has a tall stepped crown and a serene carved face with a central tilak mark, its surfaces coated in the yellow flow. Draped around its base is a red cloth with gold brocade, and a gold-patterned textile fills the background. Dark carved stone elements and a gold ornamental frame appear at the edges. A white bandaged or painted mark is visible on the pourer's wrist. No physical people beyond the pourer's hands are fully visible, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-09