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A close photograph of a ritual bathing scene. A hand with a rudraksha bracelet and a gold bangle sprinkles white powder on a golden-brown utsava vigraha, a metal-looking statue with a smiling face, moustache, ornate necklace and carved shoulders. The background is a golden wall with decorative patterns. The statue is a deity murti being anointed during a Magudabhishekam ceremony, a ritual of anointing with powder.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a statue, a golden-brown sculpted figure with a smiling face, painted dark moustache and goatee, and a carved beaded necklace. A hand wearing red and beaded wrist threads pours water over the statue's head, sending spray through the air. The background is a warm gold textured wall. The caption reads Magudabhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 11. The figure is a statue, not a living person.2021-12-29Close-up photograph of a golden-brown metal or stone sculpture of a male figure with a moustache, a smiling face and ornate necklaces, being sprinkled with water from a vessel at the top left. Fine water droplets spray across the face and shoulders. The sculpture is a murti, not a living person. Text overlay reads Magudabhishekam and Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 11.2021-12-29A photograph of a bronze or gilded deity murti being bathed in milk during an abhishekam at a temple. The murti has a bare upper torso adorned with ornate gold-toned necklaces and chest ornaments, and its face, painted with blue eyes, eyebrows and moustache, is streaming with white milk. The background is a warm golden wall with water droplets. The image is a photo of a statue, not a living person.2021-12-29ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden-brown utsava vigraha, a festival metal-style idol bust with a smiling face, painted eyebrows and eyes, a black moustache and beard, and a broad beaded necklace. Water is poured over its head from a vessel held by a hand entering from the upper left, with streams of water falling across the face. The background is warm golden. The caption at the bottom reads Magudabhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 11. No physical people are visible beyond the pouring hand, and the figure shown is a sculpted image rather than a person.2021-12-29A golden-bronze devotional statue, a bust-length murti with a smiling face, upturned moustache and chin tuft, adorned with a layered gold collar necklace and shoulder ornaments, is being bathed with liquid poured from above. A hand and forearm at the upper left pour from a vessel, and a rudraksha mala is visible on the wrist. Behind the figure is a warm golden wall with a relief pattern. The statue is a murti, not a living person. Overlaid text reads Magudabhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 11, part of the Nithyanandotsavam abhishekam ritual.2021-12-29A golden-brown carved figure of a moustached man with a smiling face, ornate collar necklace and armlets, being bathed with water from above during an abhishekam ritual. A hand in a rudraksha mala is visible at the upper left corner. Water droplets spray around the statue against a gilded background with carved panels. The bronze-like statue is a murti, not a living person, and the scene shows the Magudabhishekam at Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 11.2021-12-29