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A photograph of a shankhabhishekam ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam celebration. A bare-backed priest with long dark hair tied up and a cloth wrap around his waist stands on the left, raising both arms to pour liquid from a conch-shaped vessel over a golden metal murti. The golden murti is a standing bare-chested figure with a rudraksha mala around its neck and a dhoti at the waist, its palms raised in blessing. Behind it is an ornately carved gold-coloured temple backdrop with floral scrollwork. Warm lamplight falls over the scene.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/21/20212021-12-21A photograph of a shankhabhishekam ritual during Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 3. A bare-backed priest with a wrapped dark headcloth stands at left, arms raised high, pouring liquid from a conch-like vessel over the head of a gold-coloured utsava murthi statue. The statue has a smooth bald head, a calm smiling face, a red-and-dark bead necklace, and a raised right palm. Ornate gilded carvings fill the background. Captions at the bottom read Shankhabhishekam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 3.2021-12-21ADIKAILASA on 12/21/20212021-12-21A temple ritual scene where two priests in orange-saffron dhotis, one bare-chested with long dark hair tied up, pour abhishekam liquid from a silver vessel over a golden utsava murthi of a standing, bare-chested figure wearing a beaded necklace and a patterned waist cloth. A younger attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a red curtain, gold-carved pillars and a trident-shaped ornament frame the golden shrine behind them. Printed caption reads Shankhabhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 3.2021-12-21ADIKAILASA on 1/1/20222022-01-01August 23 20182018-08-23ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a wooden murti of a seated figure with a moustache and ornate necklace, against a gold-carved shrine background. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak-like white marking on the arm and chest, and red rudraksha malas pours water from a silver kalasha over the murti's head. The murti's hand is raised in blessing. Golden carved arches and a shimmering cloth frame the scene. Printed caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7.2021-12-25A priest with bare upper body, white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and an orange cloth around his waist, pours water from a silver vessel over a wooden murti of a bare-chested figure with a moustache and a jeweled necklace. The murti stands against a golden backdrop, and water streams over its head with a red tilak mark. Visible text at the bottom reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 7. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual during the chariot festival.2021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29Photograph of a golden-brown wooden or painted sculpture of a male figure, bare-chested with a moustache, wearing a multi-strand necklace and armlets, hands raised in a blessing gesture, set against a gold-embossed backdrop. At the left edge, a partial arm with a rudraksha bracelet holds up a ritual item. Text overlay reads Magudabhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 11. No physical people are fully visible beyond the partial arm.2021-12-29