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ADIKAILASA on 1/3/2022

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Photograph of a bare-backed person in an orange and saffron draped cloth with a leopard-print waist cloth, seen from behind with hands folded in namaskar. Long hair is bound up with an orange headband, and a rudraksha-style mala and ornate bangles are visible. Before them stands a richly decorated canopy with red and gold striped pillars, embroidered gold and maroon panels and a blue backdrop. The person's face is not visible, so no identity is asserted. A caption at the bottom reads Tulabharam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 16.2022-01-03ADIKAILASA on 1/3/20222022-01-03ADIKAILASA on 1/3/20222022-01-03ADIKAILASA on 1/3/20222022-01-03A priest seen from behind in an orange turban, orange sash and leopard-print lower cloth, with rudraksha beads on his neck and arm, holds a lit oil lamp before a silver-coloured deity murti. The murti is draped in yellow and orange garlands and sits under a red-and-white canopy frame with a decorated arch. A purple cloth and cushions are on the right, and a dark red curtain backdrops the scene. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Thulabharam.2021-11-04A photograph of a devotee in a ceremonial setting. A person wearing an orange turban and an orange shawl over a bare upper body, with a white sacred thread and layered rudraksha malas around the neck and arm, holds a silver plate heaped with rudraksha beads toward a gilded throne-like seat with red and white cushions. A golden carved figure is visible at right. Text at the bottom reads Tulabharam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 10. The figure is turned away from the camera and his face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2021-12-28A ceremonial scene before a silver-finished deity murti dressed in ornate jewelled garments and a turban, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. Two shirtless men in orange cloth stand at a decorated palanquin-style canopy with red velvet edging and colourful tassels. The man on the left wears a leopard-print lower cloth, rudraksha-style beads and a bead bracelet, and is bent over the canopy adjusting a yellow silk cloth. The man on the right wears an orange turban and a tiger-print lower cloth, assisting with the same cloth. A maroon velvet backdrop and striped floor cloth complete the setting.2021-07-23Photo 11723996 +1 copiesA photograph of a Tulabharam ceremony at a temple event, with a standing person seen from behind wearing an orange saffron turban and an orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, with beaded bracelets on the arm. The person is weighing against a large ornate golden swing-like frame with red-and-blue jeweled embroidery and a red velvet-covered rope. Below, a pink and gold cushion is set on a golden tray, and blue draped cloth forms the backdrop. The scene is a sacred weighing ritual, with the figure and offerings positioned at the frame.2021-12-28ADIKAILASA on 1/8/20222022-01-08September 21 20182018-09-21A silver-finished metal deity murti of a child-form Krishna-like figure, with a red and gold turban, bejewelled waist cloth and layered necklaces, stands on a red cushioned seat inside a garlanded shrine with red velvet and gold-trimmed frames, yellow and red marigold garlands and a hanging tassel of green, purple, red and white. A single person, seen from behind with a shaved-crown and tied hair, wears an orange cloth wrapped over the shoulder and a rudraksha-style necklace, standing before the shrine during ritual worship. A pink and purple cloth bundle and a metal vessel sit beside the shrine. The scene reads as a temple worship setting. No legible printed name appears on the scene itself.2021-07-23