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Close photograph of a golden-yellow abhishekam being poured over a seated deity murti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A brass or gold pouring vessel with a perforated base releases a stream over the crowned head of the murti, while a hand at the upper left holds a silver vessel. The murti is draped in red cloth, and its body and arms are coated in yellow liquid with dark streaks. Behind it is a gold-embossed arch and red brocade backdrop with floral gold patterning. Black stone figures with a trident-like staff stand to the right. No physical people are visible beyond the partial hands.

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A photograph of a murti being bathed in an abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A seated deity figure with a tall ornate crown and red-and-gold drapery is pouring yellow liquid over its head from a gold-edged platform, while a priest's arm in white ritual markings and a red cloth at the left edge pours from a vessel above. The murti has multiple arms holding dark objects, set in a gilded arched shrine with red brocade behind. This is a Navaratri Day 3 Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09A golden-yellow liquid is being poured over a seated deity murti carved in dark stone, draped in red and gold cloth. Multiple arms show the murti holding a trident and other implements. A person's arm, wearing white markings, pours from a silver vessel onto the head and shoulders, with the liquid streaming down the statue. Ornate gold-framed niche with gold brocade backdrop behind. Ritual abhishekam in progress.2021-10-09Photograph of an abhishekam in progress on a carved black stone deity murti seated in a meditative pose, with a crown-like headdress, multiple arms holding a trident-like staff and other implements, and draped in red cloth. A hand from the top left pours thick yellow liquid. Gold-embroidered red fabric and a gilded arch frame the scene. Printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra. No physical people are shown beyond a partial arm.2021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07A 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.2021-10-08A photograph of a golden deity murti in a temple shrine, shown in close view during abhishekam. The large figure has a tall ornate crown and a yellow-painted face with dark streaks, and is draped in a red cloth stained with yellow and red liquid. A raised hand holds a small object at left, and a gold-framed arch and gold brocade backdrop surround it. A scene of ritual bathing and anointing at a person's Adi KAILASA temple during Navaratri, with a caption reading Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09A photograph of a black stone deity murti seated within a gilded arched shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The multi-armed murti wears a red draped cloth and a tall crown, and is being bathed by a liquid poured from above, with yellow and red residue running down its surface. Its hands hold a trident-like staff and other ritual objects. At the left edge a partially visible person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a red cloth. The bottom caption identifies the event as Navaratri 2021, Day 2, Sri Rajarajeshwari Snapana Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.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 09 20212021-10-09A 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.2021-10-08