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A deity murti of Durga is decorated with white jasmine garlands and red rose garlands, wearing a silver crown, a layered silver necklace and a red and green sari with gold border. A hand holding a metal lamp with a flame offers aarti toward the murti, and an ornate gold frame with green and red parrot ornaments surrounds it. The setting is a Durga Deeparadhana at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No people are shown in full; only a partial hand and arm appear.

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October 14 20212021-10-14A decorated deity murti of Durga stands in a golden arched niche, draped in white and yellow jasmine garlands and red rose garlands. The goddess wears a silver crown, a layered silver necklace and a red sari with a dark gold border, and holds a long silver trident. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested priest with red trident markings on his chest holds a bell in one hand and offers a flaming oil lamp with the other. The setting is a temple with gold drapery behind the murti.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of a deity murti in a temple shrine, framed by a large gilded cobra hood with five raised hoods behind it. The murti wears a silver crown, red garments, a heavy silver necklace and many garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. It holds a long silver trident-like staff in one hand and a small silver vessel is offered by a hand entering from the lower left. Green-and-red decorative figures flank the shrine, and soft smoke or incense haze fills the air. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a partial hand.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A golden deity murti of Durga, multi-armed and draped in red cloth, is dressed with white and yellow flower garlands, a crown and a blue-and-gold necklace. A bare-chested priest with a striped saffron-and-gold head cloth and a sacred thread stands at the right, lifting a small vessel toward the figure's raised hand. Ornate gold arches frame the shrine, with pink lights and marigold garlands on the sides. Text at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Durga Deeparadhana.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of a gilded deity murti of Durga, multi-armed, in a red and gold garment with a crown, garlands of white and yellow flowers, and a golden trident-like staff set before it inside a temple shrine lit by pink neon strips. On the right edge, a partially visible priest in an orange-and-striped cloth and bare shoulders raises his hands in prayer toward the murti, a Navaratri Day 8 Durga deepaaradhana in progress. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Durga Deeparadhana.2021-10-14A decorated deity murti of Goddess Durga, shown as a golden face with a tall crown of silver-white and red jeweled work topped by a crescent moon, set against a dense backdrop of yellow and white marigold garlands and red rose garlands. The image wears a blue and red garment with a heavy gold and jewel necklace and multiple gold and red bead garlands, while a long gold staff rises diagonally across the frame and golden weapon forms surround the figure. Warm lamp light glows at the edges. No people are visible.2021-10-14