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Photograph of a Durga murti in a golden, jewelled shrine arch, decorated with yellow and white garlands and red flower strands. Two men stand with their backs to the camera, both in orange cloth wraps. The nearer man wears a rudraksha mala and touches the murti's face or forehead with his hand. The man at right wears an orange shawl over a leopard-print lower garment and carries a metal tray with small bowls and offerings. A caption reads 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA' and 'Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha'.

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A photograph of a Durga murti being adorned during a Navaratri puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The deity figure wears a red and gold crown, gold jewellery and a yellow flower garland, and sits before an ornate gold-and-red backdrop. A priest with long dreadlocks, a bare back, an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala touches the deity's forehead while another attendant in orange stands at right holding a brass tray of offerings and small oil lamps. Printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha.2021-10-13A man seen from behind, bare-chested with an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, reaches toward the face of a large Durga deity murti. The murti wears an ornate crown of gold and jewelled pink, purple and green embellishments, with a red hand raised holding an object. A yellow marigold garland hangs at its side, and a wooden stick with white stripes stands nearby beside a brass tray with pink flowers and oil lamps. Behind the murti stands a gold and jewelled arch with bright red backdrop. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha.2021-10-13A photo of a Durga puja at a richly decorated shrine with red drapes and gold ornamental arches. Centrally, a large Durga murti with multiple arms holding weapons stands in a gold-framed niche. In front, a bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl faces the deity and performs worship. To the left, a second attendant in orange cloth holds a brass plate of offerings, beside a pink Ganesha murti garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. To the right, a Saraswati-like murti in a red crown holds a veena, garlanded in yellow and red. A small golden seated figure with red garland sits at the base. Text at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha.2021-10-13A bare-backed priest with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands from behind while touching the face of a large painted Durga murti. The goddess wears a jewelled golden crown, yellow marigold garlands and a red and gold sari-style dress. Behind her are golden filigree arches and a pink-faced Ganesha figure with a garland. The setting is a Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA during Navaratri.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13A photograph of a Durga murti at Nithyananda Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021, Day 7. The deity has a multi-armed form with a red-and-gold crown, a red tilak, and a long black hair plait, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and ornate gold jewellery, set against a richly embroidered gold-and-red backdrop with a sword and other weapons. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long matted hair wears an orange cloth, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holding a silver plate or tray with offerings toward the murti in an upachara puja. Caption reads Nithyananda Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13A priest seen from behind, bare-shouldered in an orange-brown wrap with a rudraksha mala, paints the eye of a large Durga murti with a brush. The deity has a golden crown, yellow skin, multiple arms holding weapons, garlands of yellow flowers and red roses, and an ornately embroidered gold and green backdrop with a painted scene behind. The setting is a temple shrine during a Durga pratima prana pratishtha ritual.2021-10-13A photograph of a Durga murti in a richly decorated shrine with a gold and red embroidered arch, multiple arms holding weapons and a crown, and yellow and red flower garlands draped on the figure. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange cloth with a rudraksha-style neck cord faces the deity, performing worship at the Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha during Navaratri at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Red curtains and gold tassels frame the scene.2021-10-13A photograph of a priest in an orange ochre dhoti and shawl, shirtless above the waist with a bare upper body, leaning forward at an ornate golden shrine to reach toward a large yellow fruit placed on a brass stand. The shrine holds a deity murti in front of a dark embroidered backdrop, garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, flanked by golden lion figures. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, flower petals, a bowl of rice and a silver plate with offerings surround the altar. The priest wears a dark head covering and a rudraksha-style cord around the neck. Bottom text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha, consistent with a Durga puja ritual.2021-10-13A photograph of a priest performing a puja before a large, ornately decorated deity murti of Durga at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. The bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a rudraksha mala on his arm, and holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the goddess. The Durga murti has a golden crown, a red-and-gold embroidered sari, a red-and-yellow marigold garland, and multiple raised arms holding weapons. Ornate gold and colourful framing surrounds the deity against a red backdrop. A caption at the bottom reads Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha.2021-10-13