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A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a golden temple shrine. A shirtless priest wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron head wrap, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, pours water from a brass vessel over the head of a golden deity murti with a bearded face and mustache. The murti sits in a gilded arched niche with ornate carved golden surrounds. The priest is the only visible person; the deity is a statue, not a living person, and no candidate for a person is physically present.

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A priest with a bare upper body and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder pours water from a golden vessel over a gold-coloured murti, performing abhishekam. He wears a brown head wrap and white ash markings on his arms and back. The deity murti is a standing gold figure with an ornate crown, a green draped garment, and a crescent-moon ornament near the top, with flowing water visible in the foreground. The setting is a golden shrine with ornate gold carvings.2022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/1/20222022-01-01Golden temple-deity murti of Nithyanandeshwara, a large gilded Shiva-form face with a tall crown and crescent ornament, beside a golden Nithyanandeshwari murti in a green sari with a crown. A priest seen from behind, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his body, holds yellow marigold flowers in folded hands before the deities during abhishekam. A green-and-red parrot figure sits near the consort's side. Gold ornamental arch above. Caption text reads Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam - Day 14, 2022.2022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05A photograph of a temple abhishekam at the Nithyanandotsavam Day 14 celebration. A man seen from behind, with his back bare, wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala hanging down, and his hair is wrapped in a long bundled turban-style knot. He raises both arms to pour a liquid from a vessel over a golden murti, and white markings are on his body. The golden deity wears a tall crown, has a green shawl draped over its shoulders, and stands beneath an ornate golden arch. A golden staff with a trident-like finial stands at the left edge.2022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/1/20222022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/1/20222022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/1/20222022-01-01Abhishekam in progress at a golden temple setting: a dark grey stone shivalinga covered with a thick wet paste of crushed nuts or grains and scattered petals, pouring from a gold vessel held by hands with wrist bangles and bead bracelets. A green and red garment and carved stone sculpture of a seated deity murti with bejewelled feet appear in the background. Lit with warm golden tones.2022-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/1/20222022-01-01A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden statue. A devotee in an orange and yellow saffron-toned garment with gold beaded necklaces and a gold bracelet pours water from a golden kalasha pot over the head of a gilded statue with flowing hair, hands folded in anjali at its chest. Water streams down the figure. Blurred red offerings and a dark stone shrine element appear in the background.2010-12-19A photograph of an abhishekam ritual for a golden-yellow deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari, shown as a standing female figure with a crown and a raised hand holding a lotus-like object. A priest at left wears an orange shawl with a black-and-orange striped cloth and stands with his arm raised, pouring yellow liquid from a vessel over the statue, which is streaming down its body. Behind them a second figure in an ochre-yellow garment with silver earrings holds a trident-like staff. The background shows ornate gilded temple carvings. Dominant colours are gold, saffron orange and yellow.2022-02-11