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February 17 20212021-02-17A black stone murti of the goddess Rajarajeshwari is adorned for the Dvajarohanam festival of the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam. She wears a gold crown, a red and pink silk sari with gold border, layered orange marigold garlands and heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, while holding gold attributes including a trident-like staff and a raised golden implement. A hand with a red thread bracelet at the left edge touches the deity's gold arm. Gold-embossed shrine decorations frame the murti against a dark purple backdrop.2021-02-17February 17 20212021-02-17A dark-faced deity murti of Goddess Rajarajeshwari stands in a gilded shrine arch against a deep purple drape. The murti wears a tall golden crown, a red-and-gold tilak, a red garland of flowers, and an ornate jewelled bodice with multicoloured gemstones. Its raised hands hold gold implements, including a trident-like staff and a conch-like object. A gilded relief of a dancing figure appears on the left pillar. A pale hand and a head wrapped in dark cloth are partly visible at the lower left edge. The caption reads dvajarohanam for rajarajeshwari brahmotsava 2021.2021-02-17February 17 20212021-02-17A dark-faced deity murti of Rajarajeshwari adorned in gold, standing before a magenta draped backdrop with ornate gold arches. The murti wears a tall gold crown with a yellow band, a red tilak, a heavily jewelled gold necklace with blue and red stones, and a red and orange garland. Its gold hands hold a gold staff and a gold weapon-like implement. Gold-embossed decorations frame the scene. Readable text along the bottom reads 'dvajarohanam for rajarajeshwari brahmotsava 2021'.2021-02-17February 17 20212021-02-17February 17 20212021-02-17A photograph of a golden-decorated deity murti of Rajarajeshwari, a dark-faced goddess with a gold crown, a gold-and-jewelled necklace, orange marigold garlands, red and gold silk drapery, and raised gold arms holding a sceptre and staff. In the lower left, a man seen from behind wearing a dark wrapped turban and an orange-saffron shawl kneels or bows toward the image beside a gold-carved pillar. The scene is lit warmly for a Brahmotsavam dvajarohanam-related event.2021-02-17January 07 20192019-01-07September 20 20182018-09-20A priest in an orange-red turban and bare upper body, marked with white sacred ash stripes on his arms, reaches forward to adorn a black stone deity murti seated on a golden throne. The deity wears a tall gold crown with a red and gold band, a vertical tilak mark on the forehead, and an ornate jewelled necklace of red, green and blue stones. Yellow marigold garlands and red flowers surround the figure, while brass oil lamps stand on tall stands on both sides and a golden trident-like staff rises at right.2021-02-21