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A decorated utsava vigraha, a festival murti of a seated figure in Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram, shown in a bejewelled costume. The figure wears a tall ornate crown with a crescent and a red tilak, a red and green silk garment, layered gold and blue-white jewelled necklaces, and armlets. Its right hand is raised in a gold abhaya-like gesture. Behind it is a dense arch of yellow and white marigolds, red roses and white flowers with blue accents. The setting is a temple alankaram display for Nithyanandotsavam Day 9, with no visible people.2022-01-09A utsava vigraha (festival image) seated on a golden throne decorated with carved relief figures, framed by a large arch of red roses, yellow marigold strands and white flower garlands with blue accents. The figure wears a red and gold embellished garment, a heavy layered necklace of silver-white and red beads, a tall ornate crown, and holds a golden hand gesture; an orange sash runs across the lap. A decorative jewelled pendant hangs from the throne. Caption on the image reads Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 9. This is a deity murti, not a person, and no physical people are visible.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/24/20222022-01-24A photograph of a decorated deity murti in an Arunachaleshwara alankaram, framed by bands of red roses, white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands. The murti wears a pink silk garment, a tall jewelled crown, gold and blue-stone necklaces, pearl drops, large earrings and a red tilak on the forehead. Its gold hands rest on either side. Caption reads Laghu Puja of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam in Arunachaleshwara Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 7. No physical people are visible.2021-12-25A photograph of a festival utsava vigraha, a decorated deity murti dressed in red and gold silk with a large ornate golden crown and jewelled necklaces, seated before a backdrop of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers with blue accents. A person in the foreground on the left, with long hair and a light brown garment, reaches toward the murti. Printed caption reads Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9. The murti is a deity form, not a physical person, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person, so a person is unsure.2022-01-09A photograph of a gilded utsava vigraha, a festival image of a deity, decorated for the Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram during Nithyanandotsavam. The golden murti wears a red and gold crown, heavy ornate jewellery, a red-jewelled necklace, a pink dhoti-style lower garment and a gold waist belt, with its raised hands holding ritual implements. It is framed by a dense arch of red roses, white jasmine garlands and yellow and pink flower strands. No people are visible in the frame.2022-01-09November 16 20132013-11-16 +2 copiesADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A golden-faced deity murti seated against a dense semicircular backdrop of marigolds and garlands in yellow, orange, red, purple and white. The figure wears a red-brown and orange ornate robe, a layered gold and jewelled necklace set with red and green stones, and a patterned red and orange turban with a jewelled ornament. A red bindi marks the forehead. The silver-coloured hands are raised in abhaya mudra on the left and rest on the right, with a small orange and gold armlet on the upper arm. This is a decorated statue, not a living person, arranged for a festival or utsava display.2013-12-18ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09 +1 copies