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ADIKAILASA on 3/5/20212021-03-05Photo 99235022021-03-05A photograph of a golden shrine with a deity murti dressed in a red and blue embroidered garment and a red shawl, garlanded with green leaves, set before a gilded lattice screen with cut-out cross patterns. Two decorative red and gold fabric panels with floral embroidery and bird emblems flank the murti. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest with long hair and an orange-red sacred cord holds a tray with a lit lamp toward the deity, with smoke or incense hanging in the air. The setting is a stone temple hall with carved pillars.2021-03-05April 26 20202020-04-26A photograph of a temple ritual at night in front of a golden shrine arch with red curtains. A bare-chested priest with a topknot, wearing an orange and yellow-striped cloth and an orange shawl, stands at left holding a brass plate with a lit lamp toward a seated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a tall ornate gold crown, a red and gold embroidered garment, a large white flower garland and red flower strands, and gold ornaments. Behind it, a carved golden lion figure and a tall pillar painted in red, yellow, green and blue with flower motifs frame the scene. The lamp flame suggests an aarti offering.2021-03-07A photograph of a priest in saffron and orange cloth with a tiger-striped waist wrap and a rudraksha mala, waving a lamp before a decorated deity murti in a gold-framed shrine. The murti wears a tall silver crown, white and red garlands, and a patterned red and gold cloth. Red drapes and a tall pillar with green, yellow and red panels with blue and red flower motifs frame the scene.2021-03-07A photograph of a dhwajarohanam ritual at a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up, wearing an orange cloth and a yellow-and-black striped waist cloth, stands at left with rudraksha beads on his arm and reaches toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a tall jeweled crown, a garland of white flowers and red blossoms, and an ornate red and gold embroidered backdrop. Gold carved arches frame the shrine, and tall pillars on the right are wrapped in green, red, yellow and blue cloth printed with flower motifs.2021-03-07November 22 20182018-11-22August 19 20172017-08-19 +2 copiesA photo of a temple shrine interior with gold-plated ornate fixtures and a gold lattice screen behind. A single person seen from behind, with hair tied in a high topknot, wears an orange saffron cloth draped over the bare shoulders and white ash horizontal markings on the upper arm and back, and holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward the shrine. Two large red and yellow embroidered canopies flank the central gold altar, which holds a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth. Small gold elephant figures sit at the base of the left altar, and brass lamps and offering vessels stand before the altar. Smoke drifts through the warm golden light.2021-03-02April 26 20202020-04-26A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded canopy over a deity murti dressed in a red and purple silk cloth, decorated with red, pink and white flower garlands, peacock feather fans and a crown-like ornament. A standing devotee in an orange garment with bare shoulders holds a flame lamp at the left, near a vase of roses. On the right, a person's arm and white-marked hand are visible near a gold-and-garland decorated figure. Gold framing and garlanded ornaments fill the background. Two people are partially visible, with no more than a few in the frame.2008-05-12