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A photograph of priests performing a ritual during a temple celebration. Four bare-chested men with rudraksha malas stand in a row facing left. The nearest man on the right wears a green dhoti and holds a brass handbell and a small brass vessel; the next man wears an orange dhoti and holds a bell, and others stand behind them in orange cloth. Red drapes, gold-coloured carved wooden pillars and a white ceremonial umbrella frame the scene. A printed caption reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja and Pancharati, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 10. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/28/20212021-12-28ADIKAILASA on 12/28/20212021-12-28Photograph of a ritual at a golden temple-style shrine with red drapes and a blue backdrop. Four male priests stand in a row performing a pratyaksha padapuja and pancharati. The two foreground priests wave large pale feathered fans (chamaras) and ring brass bells, one in orange and one in orange with a rudraksha mala. Their shaved or long-haired heads and orange-red dhotis mark them as ritual attendants. A silver deity murti stands at the left near a small silver kalasha. Bottom caption reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja and Pancharati, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 10.2021-12-28A photograph of a Pancha Aarati ritual in progress before a red draped curtain. Several young male priests in orange dhotis and orange shawls, with bare upper bodies, stand in a row holding brass bells and lit oil lamps. The foreground priest on the left turns toward the right, and the central priest wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet while ringing a bell over a flame. Their hair is tied in top knots and the figures have ash-marked skin. Lamp flames glow at lower right, and seated attendees appear faintly in the background.2016-12-22January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23October 12 20162016-10-12Four priests in saffron dhotis and orange cloths stand in a row before a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and lit by warm light. The priest at left holds an oil lamp, while the others raise small brass bells and a lamp, performing aarti. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and bangles adorn their wrists. A table draped in multicoloured striped cloth holds small brass offering bowls, and white draping and a red-and-gold banner frame the scene.2016-12-23December 22 20162016-12-22December 23 20162016-12-23