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November 04 2021

A temple photograph of a deity murti in the Garbhamandir of Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Deeparadhana. The gilded murti wears a tall jewelled crown, layered gold necklaces, a red and cream garment, and a garland of yellow and red flowers. To the left, a man with bare shoulders and an orange turban and orange cloth performs aarti, holding a lamp toward the murti. Ornate gold and jewelled backdrop panels surround the sanctum. A small orange-turbaned figure appears in the top left corner, in a framed picture.

A photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti wearing an ornate jeweled crown and an orange garment with a yellow and red floral garland. A man with long dark hair, a white and red garland of flowers, orange clothing, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti or deepa, toward the figure. Behind the murti are colourful floral garlands in purple, pink, yellow and red, and gold ornaments are visible. The man is wearing a pale forehead marking and smiling.

Photograph of a golden temple sanctum during a ritual before a richly decorated deity murti of Meenakshi seated on a gilded throne with a crown, sceptre-like staff and elaborate yellow and gold garments, garlanded with marigolds and pink flowers. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak, rudraksha and gold malas, and a pink flower garland sits smiling at left, holding a small metal vessel and lamp as an attendant in white reaches toward him. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand at right, one holding a silver staff, with white ash marks on their arms. Ornate gold carved panels surround the scene.

May 19 2013

October 22 2015

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A photograph inside a temple sanctum during a Shiva abhishekam. A standing person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a saffron-orange sash holds a brass bell and a small vessel over a dark shivalinga on a stone pedestal. Behind the linga, large golden murti figures of Shiva and Parvati stand in red-and-gold silk garments, adorned with white and red-stone necklaces, crowns and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers. A brass oil lamp stands at left. A kneeling person in orange robes with a shaved head sits at the lower left with hands folded in prayer. A small white marble figure sits at the bottom centre.

A man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi stands before a golden throne, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl edged in gold, a long red and white flower garland, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with gold beads. a person is present in the centre, ceremonially dressed with these cues. To the left, an attendant in orange robes holds a silver bowl, and a partially visible person stands at the right edge beside a white appliance.

A temple shrine scene with a golden shivalinga at the centre, draped in yellow and orange marigold and rose garlands. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style garland stands in front of two large deity murtis wearing ornate crowns and gold jewellery. Beside him, a priest in orange saffron robes holds a lit oil lamp, and a smaller figure of a seated saint in orange garb stands at lower right. Carved grey stone pillars frame the shrine, with brass lamps and red drapes at the right edge.

June 12 2010

A photograph of a deity murti of Meenakshi Devi, richly dressed in gold and yellow silk with jeweled ornaments, a tall gold crown and a green-and-gold scepter, seated before a gilded backdrop. Flower garlands in yellow and red surround the figure. Two young men in orange dhotis and sacred white markings on their bodies attend it; one kneels at left holding a lamp toward the murti, while another at center holds a lit oil lamp and a third person, partly visible at right, stands with hands folded. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering at a coronation-style puja.

November 08 2014