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Photograph of a temple ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A bare-backed attendant in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala across the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera and faces a row of golden ornate palanquin-style thrones. Several deity murtis are seated on the thrones, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and some stand before silk cloths in pink, red and gold. Large flower offerings in purple and red lie on the wooden platform, and a golden carved lion-like figure rises at upper left. The caption reads Shatmurthy Procession, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 1.

A festival photograph of deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A large brass oil lamp with a flaming wick sits in front, and a brass Ganesha-style figure wears a red-and-white decorated headdress. A deity figure in a green sari with a pearl necklace stands in the centre, and another small figure in a blue headdress and beaded jewellery sits at lower right. Behind them hangs a magenta cloth, and a hand holding a cloth is visible at left. The lower caption reads that this is at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, for a Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam procession on Day 1 of the Brahmotsavam. No physical people are clearly visible.

November 12 2021

Photograph of metal murti figures of deities decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A large oil lamp with a lit flame stands at lower left, and a small elephant-headed Ganesha murti in the centre wears a red and gold crown. Behind it, a standing Shiva-form murti in a gold crown and a Devi murti in a green sari with a jeweled headdress are shown, with a small blue-costumed figure at lower right. A purple cloth backdrop and a caption naming the Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Procession, Day 1 of the Brahmotsavam, are visible. No physical people are present.

November 12 2021

A photograph of a temple deepaaradhana during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam. A woman in an orange saffron garment with a leopard-print wrap, rudraksha mala beads, bangles and white vibhuti on her face and arms holds a lit oil lamp, smiling, beside a large golden Ganesha-style deity murti decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands and a red-and-gold canopy. A bright red backdrop surrounds the altar.

Close-up photograph of two deity murtis, a gilded Shiva-form figure with a tall golden crown and red tilak on the left, and a consort figure with a jewelled, gem-studded crown, green sari and red tilak on the right. Both are draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, and a small deer figure is held in the consort's raised hand. A magenta cloth backdrop fills the scene. No physical people are visible.

A photograph of a temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, during a Shatmurthy procession. A young boy in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala on the left lights an oil lamp at the front of a flower-decorated altar. Three deity murtis sit on gilded thrones with arched backs, one pair dressed in pink and gold silk, and the central figures wear crowns and garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. Red and purple floral offerings lie on the altar. A dark stone Ganesha and other statues stand in the background beside framed portraits, and an ornate gold arch frames the scene.

Photograph of a deity murti of Subramanya (Murugan) decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red rose garlands, holding a spear (vel) and wearing a jewelled crown and ornaments, set before a gold ornamental arch. Two young boys stand on the left, one wearing glasses, a saffron headwrap and rudraksha malas, and a young man in saffron cloth stands on the right with a rudraksha mala. A man with a beard on the far left wears orange cloth and rudraksha malas. Printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Subramanya Procession-6 pm.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/20/2022

A photograph of a temple abhishekam before a richly decorated deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne under a gilded arch. The murti is draped in white cloth with a red-and-gold sash, heavy red and white garlands, and a tall crown. A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and gold necklace stands at left holding a lamp. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long matted hair, white body markings and a rudraksha mala raises an offering toward the murti, while a woman in a dark garment with white forehead marks and a bead necklace bends forward with folded hands. Flower garlands fill the lower frame.