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Golden metal murti figures arranged on a wooden surface during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6. Central seated deity murti with a tall crown and raised hand, beside a consort figure with a crown and a kneeling worshipper. Several smaller gold murtis stand around them, some dusted with white powder, including a figure holding a staff and a child-like figure. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at right, with a gilded ornate backdrop behind. Caption text across the bottom reads the abhishekam and brahmotsavam day.

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A photograph of gilded metal murti figures arranged on a wooden surface during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. Central seated Shiva form with a crescent crown and raised hand, beside a consort figure in a white-dusted crown; a standing figure holds a staff, a small figure in red cloth stands in front, and a figure in red wrapping is at right. White abhishekam powder dusts the figures, and pink flower petals lie on the wood. Behind them is a large gold-leaf relief panel. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18Close view of a golden shatmurthy abhishekam arrangement set on a wooden surface scattered with rose petals. A central bronze deity murti with a crown and raised hand holds a trident-like staff, flanked by smaller bronze images, including a seated deity with a tall crown, a standing figure with a staff, a small child-like figure, and a figure with an elephant head. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at right, partly blurred, with no visible face. Ornate golden carved panels form the backdrop. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are statues.2021-11-15Photograph of a row of small gold-toned metal murti figures arranged on a golden surface before an ornate gilded backdrop with floral carvings. Centre-left stands a tall figure holding a trident-like staff and a drum-like object, with a red tilak; to its left is an elephant-headed Ganesha figure. A four-armed deity murti with a crown stands at centre with raised arms holding implements, beside a seated figure. At right, a small child figure stands with hands folded, next to a figure draped in an orange-red sari with pink floral flowers placed at its feet. Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6 is captioned at the bottom. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A 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 9.2021-11-18Photograph of a group of gilded metal murti statues displayed before ornate golden temple walls during a Brahmotsavam abhishekam. The central deity murti has four arms, holds a kalasha-like pot and a staff, and wears a tall crown. Beside him a consort figure in a green and gold sari stands, and a smaller deity figure in a red sari and a ganesha-like figure sit to the left. Small pink flower petals are scattered on the display and a lit oil lamp glows at the upper left. A caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 9. No people are visible.2021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A photograph of a group of gilded metal deity murtis arranged on a table before an ornate gold-relief backdrop, part of a Shatmurthy Abhishekam during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6. The central figure is a four-armed seated Shiva-form murti with a tall crown and raised hand, flanked by a consort murti with a tiered crown. Smaller standing figures, a trident-like staff and a draped red cloth, possibly a murti dressed in red, surround them. No people are visible.2021-11-15November 12 20212021-11-12Shatmurthy 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