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November 25 20182018-11-25ADIKAILASA on 3/14/20212021-03-14December 18 20182018-12-18A photograph of a temple ritual inside a gilded shrine. A man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, stands at left and offers a small plate with a lamp or offering onto a dark stone shivalinga-like pillar on a black pedestal. Behind him is an ornate gold arched niche framed with carved lion-face and floral motifs, draped with purple and green cloth. Golden deity figures with jewelled garlands and multiple arms stand in the background, and red drapes hang at left. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja.2022-03-14December 31 20192019-12-31December 22 20182018-12-22ADIKAILASA on 3/14/20212021-03-14A priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, seen from behind with bare upper body and white sacred marks on his arm, performs puja before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a striped golden garment, a multi-stone blue and white necklace, and holds ceremonial staffs, seated within a golden arch and red velvet backdrop. A standing female deity figure in red and gold stands to its right. A lit oil lamp burns on the altar, with brass oil lamps in a row along the base and a flower-patterned red and yellow banner beside the shrine.2021-01-19September 27 20182018-09-27A bare-backed priest with dark hair tied up and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder stands at left, adjusting the golden crown of a gilded deity murti. The murti is adorned with white jasmine garlands, a red flower, and a golden kirītam crown, set within an elaborate gold-and-jewelled throne with red velvet and embroidered panels. Beside it, a second gilded figure wears a tall ornate crown, layered gold necklaces, and a red silk sari-like garment with floral garlands.2021-03-14ADIKAILASA on 3/14/20212021-03-14A bare-chested priest with long matted hair tied up and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands at left, hands raised to adjust or offer something near two golden deity murti seated on an ornate jewelled throne. The central murti wears a tall jewelled crown, a large gem necklace and a white garland, and the figure beside it wears a tall decorated headdress, a jewelled necklace, a white flower garland and a red silk cloth. Gold and red embellished canopy panels with rows of coloured stones frame the scene, with a gilded peacock-like finial at upper left. Kumkum and garlanded deity figures suggest a wedding-style celestial ceremony.2021-03-14