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A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a topknot, white vibhuti marks on his arms and shoulders, and a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a silver-rimmed ritual plate and offering toward a large gilded bronze deity murti. The murti has four arms, holding a trident, a drum-like object and other ritual items, with a jewelled crown and ornate necklaces. A smaller gilded attendant figure at lower right holds a bowl on its head, and a small crouching figure sits at the bottom left. The setting is a golden temple shrine with pierced lattice panels inset with coloured glass and ornate filigree. The caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 8. This is a photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress.

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November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a gold-ornamented temple shrine during an abhishekam to a bronze-gold Bhikshatanamurthy deity murti standing in the centre, with four arms, holding a damaru-like drum, a trident and a bowl. A priest in orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body, white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha beads kneels at left, holding a silver plate. A small figure kneels at right holding a bowl overhead. Background shows gilded latticed panels with blue and green inlay. Caption text reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesA golden bronze murti of Bhikshatanamurthy, a form of Shiva, stands in a gilded shrine niche. The figure holds a trident in one hand, a small drum-like ritual object in another, and a begging bowl rests beneath it, supported by a small figure. A priest in white ritual cloth with orange garlands stands at left, partly visible, during abhishekam. The caption identifies the scene as Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 8. Ornate gold filigree and colourful glass panels surround the murti.2021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20212021-11-17 +1 copies