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A photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A hand pours white powder or milk-like substance over bronze and gilded metal murti statues. On the left a four-armed Ganesha figure with an elephant head is dusted white. At centre a small bronze deity figure in a white sari with a tall crown and a red cloth is being anointed. On the right a gilded standing deity wearing a jewelled crown and necklaces is also visible. The background is a warm golden blur. No living people other than the pouring hand are shown.

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A photograph of a shatmurthy abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A human hand, with bangles and a tilak-marked wrist, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a row of brass deity murtis. Left is an elephant-headed Ganesha murti holding a modak and an axe. Two small standing figures in white cloth with red sashes flank the center, and in the middle stands a four-armed deity murti. Behind them is a larger four-armed murti with a crown and a red cloth draped over the altar. A red cloth and a gold-lined brass altar sit in the background, with dark carved wooden panels behind. Watermarked caption at bottom reads the temple name and the abhishekam event title.2021-11-12Photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress over brass deity murtis. A hand at the top edge pours water from a vessel onto a small standing brass figure at centre-right, water streaming down its body. Beside it stands a brass Ganesha murti with elephant head, raised arms holding a modak and an axe-like implement, on a stepped base. Other brass and gilded murtis, some draped in red and orange cloth, crowd the frame. Caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa and Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12Photograph of Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, with milk or water being poured over gilded metal utsava murtis. A central gold-coloured deity murti with a crown, ornate necklaces and raised hand receives the flow, while a smaller white-draped murti stands to its left and another to the right. White powder or liquid sprays through the air. A hand reaches in from the top edge and a gold multi-armed figure is blurred behind. No physical people are visible, only statues.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12Photograph of a shatmurthy abhishekam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A person's hand, marked with white ash lines, reaches in from the left to touch a gilded metal deity murti of Shiva with a crescent on the crown. Beside it stand smaller gilded murtis, including a child-form figure holding a staff, and a murti draped in a white and gold cloth. A green and gold silk backdrop hangs behind them, and red cloth draped over a murti sits in the foreground. A caption at the bottom reads 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa' and 'Shatmurthy Abhishekam || Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1'.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12A priest pours liquid from a white vessel over a group of gilded bronze deity murtis during an abhishekam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. The central standing murti is a gold figure with a tall crown, crescent ornament and a long necklace, flanked by smaller gold and bronze figures, one holding a staff. Behind them hang green and gold silk drapes. Red cloth covers some smaller figures. The caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam and Brahmotsavam Day 1.2021-11-12A close photograph of a golden Ganesha murti being sprinkled with white powder during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual. A hand from the upper left pours the powder over the figure, which holds a modak, an axe and a lotus-like object with its trunk curled to the right. Beside it stand other polished gold-toned deity murtis, including a seated figure with a crown and a figure with raised hands, all dusted with the same white powder. Warm blurred background with brass vessels. Caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5.2021-11-14November 15 20212021-11-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at a temple: a row of small polished bronze and golden-metal deity murtis stands on a ledge against ornate gold carved walls. A hand, with bangles and a bead bracelet, dusts or anoints the figures with white powder. Among them are a seated figure in a saffron-orange garment with a conical crown, a figure in green and pink garments, a figure in red and gold, a figure in green and gold, and a four-armed elephant-headed deity. A larger golden Shiva-form murti stands in the background. A lit oil lamp and pink flower petals sit nearby. Caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18A close photograph of a row of small bronze and brass deity figurines on an altar, set against a golden ornate wall with diamond-shaped motifs and a dark red drape at the right. The largest figure is a multi-armed deity murti wearing a tall crown and a necklace, with a smaller seated figure beside it. Other figurines include a standing figure in white draped cloth and a figure in red cloth, plus a small standing figure with a crown at far right. Caption text overlaid at the bottom names Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, and Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1. No physical people are visible.2021-11-12Shatmurthy abhishekam at a temple, with water poured over a silver-toned Shiva murti seated with a trident and a raised hand. Flanking figures include a larger silver deity in a green and gold garment and smaller golden figures, including one in red cloth. A hand at the upper left pours water. On the left, a standing figure in saffron-orange cloth and a small bare-chested figure appear, mostly as statues. Ornate gold temple carvings fill the background. The caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18