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ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14A photograph of a devotional lamp offering during the Pongal celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailash. Several people in the foreground hold up brass oil lamps with lit flames, arms extended, with smoke rising from one lamp. A red velvet drape forms the backdrop, and brass lamp stands are visible at lower right. A man with long dark hair and a beard in the left foreground wears an orange garment and a beaded necklace; the faces of others are partly cut off. Only partial figures and arms are visible, so the count is approximate.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 12/28/20212021-12-28Photograph of a temple ritual in front of a gilded lattice screen. A bare-chested priest in the centre wears a red-orange turban and a long red-orange shawl with layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas; he raises a lit oil lamp on a long handle toward the sky. Beside him, a priest on the left with white-marked body and an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and another on the right wears a red turban and orange shawl with palms joined in prayer. A bundle of green leaves and a brass vessel appear at left, with red flowers at the bottom. Gold ornate architecture fills the background.2022-09-28Photograph of a stage aarti performance before a deep red curtain. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis bare-chested with gold necklaces and bracelets raise brass multi-wick oil lamps overhead, flames lit. The central man has long dreadlocked hair and holds a small silver bell in his other hand; a drum is visible at lower left. Bodies of several performers are seen, with another man at the right edge also holding a lamp.2016-12-23ADIKAILASA on 1/7/20222022-01-07December 23 20162016-12-23January 01 20202020-01-01ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15 +1 copiesSeveral young men in an aarti line hold brass lamps with lit flames in both hands, the nearest and most prominent man in front wearing a tall dreadlocked topknot, rudraksha beads in layered necklaces and gold-bead ornaments, with bare upper body and white sacred ash on his arms and chest. Behind him stand other men in similar bead garlands and orange cloth, with a crowd of devotees in orange and yellow saris in the background. A video camera on a tripod films the scene at right. The room has pink walls, maroon curtains and framed photo boards.2017-01-01December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of an evening aarti in a hall. Three bare-chested young men in orange dhoti-style cloths, with rudraksha malas and white markings on their chests and foreheads, hold up brass oil lamps with bright flames. The central figure in front holds a lamp in his right hand and a bell-like object is visible at the right edge. Seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar, fill the background, and a framed poster and a shrine-like display are visible on the wall.2016-10-12