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A photograph of a stone deity murti being bathed with yellow liquid. The murti has a tall ornate crown-like headdress and a carved face, draped in red cloth, flanked by dark carved ceremonial implements such as a trident-like staff and finial. Behind it hangs a golden brocade textile with a red-and-gold pattern. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual during a Navaratri celebration.

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A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown is being bathed with a thick yellow liquid poured from above by a hand entering from the top left, the yellow flowing over the head, face and shoulders. The murti is draped in a red cloth and framed by golden brocade fabric behind it, with dark carved ceremonial objects on either side. The caption along the bottom identifies this as Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra on Day 2 of Navaratri 2021 at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are fully visible; only a forearm enters the frame.2021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown is being bathed by a stream of golden-yellow liquid poured from above. The murti sits against a red and gold patterned cloth with a gold arched frame at the top left. A red cloth drapes over its shoulder, and carved stone ornaments flank it on both sides. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-08A dark stone deity murti of Shiva with a tall crown, its face and headdress glistening with yellow liquid being poured over it in abhishekam. Golden embroidered red cloth with gold-patterned fabric forms the backdrop, and a red shawl drapes the lower part of the image. Carved stone attendant figures and a stone shape stand at the sides. Bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No people are visible.2021-10-08A 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.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08A 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.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 11 20212021-10-11Photograph 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.2021-10-09A 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.2021-10-11