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A festival photograph of deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A large brass oil lamp with a flaming wick sits in front, and a brass Ganesha-style figure wears a red-and-white decorated headdress. A deity figure in a green sari with a pearl necklace stands in the centre, and another small figure in a blue headdress and beaded jewellery sits at lower right. Behind them hangs a magenta cloth, and a hand holding a cloth is visible at left. The lower caption reads that this is at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, for a Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam procession on Day 1 of the Brahmotsavam. No physical people are clearly visible.

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Photograph of metal murti figures of deities decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A large oil lamp with a lit flame stands at lower left, and a small elephant-headed Ganesha murti in the centre wears a red and gold crown. Behind it, a standing Shiva-form murti in a gold crown and a Devi murti in a green sari with a jeweled headdress are shown, with a small blue-costumed figure at lower right. A purple cloth backdrop and a caption naming the Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar and SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam Procession, Day 1 of the Brahmotsavam, are visible. No physical people are present.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12Close-up photograph of two deity murtis, a gilded Shiva-form figure with a tall golden crown and red tilak on the left, and a consort figure with a jewelled, gem-studded crown, green sari and red tilak on the right. Both are draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, and a small deer figure is held in the consort's raised hand. A magenta cloth backdrop fills the scene. No physical people are visible.2021-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine with metal murti statues, not living people. On the left, a seated Ganesha murti with a red cloth on its head and a white pearl-and-red garland drapes its neck. In the centre, a gold-crowned deity murti in yellow robes, with rudraksha beads and a jewelled necklace, stands on a pedestal. To the right, a female murti in an orange-red sari holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame and wears a pearl necklace. A small figure in red and white with a turban and jewelled collar sits at the lower right edge. Rose petals and yellow-and-gold drapery frame the scene. The caption reads abhishekam for Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar, SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 3.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12Golden metal murti images in a temple shrine receive abhishekam. A hand at upper left, wearing a pink beaded bracelet, pours or offers near a lit oil lamp with a tall flame. In the centre a standing golden deity murti with multiple arms, a crown and necklaces is sprinkled with pink petals and red marks. To the right a female murti in a green silk sari holds a red flower. A small seated golden figure stands below, and a seated golden murti with a raised hand is at left. Ornate golden carved panels form the backdrop. Caption reads Abhishekam for Vinayagar, Chandrashekarar, SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 3.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12 +1 copiesA priest performs aarti with a multi-wick brass lamp before a richly decorated shrine of Shiva and Parvati seated together, their golden murtis adorned with jewelled necklaces, crowns and flower garlands. A black Shivalinga stands on a dark stone peetha in front. The priest, bare-chested, wears a pink dhoti with a purple-and-green border and a purple turban. Smaller deity murtis and flower offerings are arranged at the base, with a flame burning at lower left. The surrounding arch is gold-toned and garlanded with marigolds and roses. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copiesNovember 25 20202020-11-25