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A photograph in a temple sanctum of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange sash bowing with joined palms toward a deity murti. Behind him, a younger attendant in orange robes and an orange turban pours or lifts a small brass vessel while holding a silver pot. A second attendant on the right wears a purple turban, bare chest, rudraksha malas and bangles. The altar is decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white and pink flowers and a gold-framed ornamental panel, with a brass oil lamp and fresh leaves. Purple stage lighting tints the scene.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13Photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi ritual at a temple decorated with dense garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers around a golden deity murti. A man with a purple turban and bare torso, marked with white patterns and a rudraksha-style mala, pours water from a silver kalasha onto the head of a kneeling, namaste-folded man in orange cloth. A younger attendant in orange turban and clothing holds a silver vessel and assists. The purple-pink lighting and abhishekam-style offering suggest a temple puja. The bottom caption reads Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-13Photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi ritual inside a temple with a golden deity murti and flower garlands behind. Three men stand in the foreground. The man on the left, with a bare torso and blue-violet turban-like hair, bends forward with hands joined near his face while a brass vessel is poured near him. The central figure wears an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth and pours water from a silver cup held in his hand. The man on the right, bare-chested with a blue-violet head wrap and orange dhoti, holds a steel tumbler and a rudraksha-style necklace. A decorated deity murti with a jeweled crown stands at the right edge. Visible people: three. Caption text reads Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-13Three men stand before a temple deity decorated with garlands of marigolds and roses. At left, a bare-chested man with long matted hair and a rudraksha mala bows with palms pressed together, while a young attendant in an orange turban and orange cloth pours liquid from a silver vessel. At right, a bare-chested man with a blue turban and a purple rudraksha mala holds the vessel. A dark-faced deity murti wearing a crown and jewelled necklace stands to the right, with gold ornaments behind. The scene appears to be a Vaikunta Ekadashi ritual.2022-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13Vaikunta Ekadashi ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a purple rudraksha mala and a purple turban pours liquid from a silver vessel into a small silver cup held by a second priest in orange with a yellow-orange turban and beaded necklaces. A third attendant in a striped orange-and-pink headwrap kneels at left, and a golden deity murti is decorated with flower garlands in red, pink and white behind them. The setting suggests abhishekam or puja offering.2022-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13Photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi ritual in a temple decorated with flower garlands in yellow, red and white, and ornate figures behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti, with rudraksha mala and red sacred thread, stands with hands cupped in front of him, head bowed. Beside him, two men in orange-saffron turbans and garments hold a silver pot and a silver vessel, one with a long orange shawl and a red turban. The setting is a deity shrine with floral decoration, and the scene reads as an abhishekam-style offering.2022-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13A photograph of a temple ritual during Vaikunta Ekadashi celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. A shaved-headed priest in a bare-chested pose, with a blue cloth at his waist, bends forward to pour liquid from a small vessel into the cupped hands of a young assistant in an orange cloth. A second attendant in orange, wearing a green-beaded rudraksha mala and a tattoo on his upper arm, holds a brass vessel and a bundle of leaves. Behind them stands a deity murti with an ornate gold-and-jewelled crown and garland, surrounded by flower garlands in red, white and yellow. The scene is lit with green and pink stage lighting. The priest is not in orange; the central saffron-clad figure is an assistant, and no candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2022-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13