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Close-up photograph of a dark stone or metal deity murti of Shiva with a tall ornate crown and a red cloth draped over the shoulder. Golden silk brocade glows softly in the background, and a hand with raised fingers is visible at right. The caption identifies the temple as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi Kailasa and the event as Navaratri Day 5, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra. No physical people are visible.

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October 11 20212021-10-11A dark stone deity murti of a seated figure wearing a tall ornate crown is being touched on the head by a bare hand of a person whose forearm, marked with white paste, enters from the left. The murti sits draped with a red cloth and is flanked by carved stone hands holding implements. Behind it hangs a gold and red brocade backdrop, and strands of rudraksha or beads hang at the left edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-11A dark stone deity murti of Shiva with a tall ornate crown marked with yellow tilak lines and a few pink flower petals, its face dusted with white powder. A red cloth drapes over its shoulder and a brass plate with an oil lamp and offerings is held by a hand at the left edge. The setting is a temple with golden embroidered hangings behind. No people are visible apart from the partial hand holding the plate.2021-10-11Close view of a dark stone deity murti in a temple shrine, with a carved face, a tall ornate crown, and a yellow turmeric or kumkum mark on the forehead. Yellow powder and small pieces of fruit or flowers sit on the crown, and the face is wet with oil or abhishekam liquid. A red cloth drapes over the shoulder against a backdrop of gold-embroidered fabric. No physical people are visible. The caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam & Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-09October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13A dark stone deity murti of a crowned figure with a tall ornate mukuta, draped in a red cloth and wearing a thin gold chain, set against a golden-yellow floral brocade backdrop with a gold-framed arch at the top left. Beside the head are carved stone attributes resembling a tall sceptre-like object and ornamental side pieces. The murti appears to be a Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva form in a temple setting. No people are visible in the scene.2021-10-13A dark stone murti of a deity with an ornate crown is being bathed in liquid poured from a silver vessel held by a hand entering from the upper left. Golden liquid runs down the carved face and over the crown, and a green cloth drapes below. The background is gold and red patterned fabric. Stone carvings and a lit gold surface frame the scene. This shows abhishekam performed on a deity murti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021, Day 6, Sri Rajarajeshwari Abhishekam and Kalasha Yatra.2021-10-12A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown is being bathed during an abhishekam. A hand at the top left pours liquid from a silver vessel over the head, and the stone is wet with fluid and scattered petals or offerings. The murti wears a red cloth across its chest and is flanked by carved stone attendants, with a gold brocade backdrop behind. No human face is visible; only the hand and the murti are shown, so no physical person is counted.2021-10-13A dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and carved headdress is being bathed in a pinkish-red liquid poured from a silver-toned vessel held by a hand at the upper left. Behind it, golden embroidered fabric hangs, and a red cloth drapes the statue's side. The scene depicts an abhishekam with a pouring vessel. The bottom caption identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, for Navaratri 2021 Day 5, Rajarajeshwari Shodasha Dravya Abhishekam and Kailasa Yatra.2021-10-11October 09 20212021-10-09A dark stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown and a red cloth draped over its shoulder receives abhishekam. A person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and reaching from the upper left, pours liquid from a silver-coloured vessel onto the crown, with bright yellow and gold brocade hangings behind. Carved decorations and a wet, pink-tinged offering are visible on the head. Its figure is a statue, not a physical person, and the scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2021-10-13