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A decorated utsava vigraha, a festival murti of a seated figure in Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram, shown in a bejewelled costume. The figure wears a tall ornate crown with a crescent and a red tilak, a red and green silk garment, layered gold and blue-white jewelled necklaces, and armlets. Its right hand is raised in a gold abhaya-like gesture. Behind it is a dense arch of yellow and white marigolds, red roses and white flowers with blue accents. The setting is a temple alankaram display for Nithyanandotsavam Day 9, with no visible people.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A utsava vigraha (festival image) seated on a golden throne decorated with carved relief figures, framed by a large arch of red roses, yellow marigold strands and white flower garlands with blue accents. The figure wears a red and gold embellished garment, a heavy layered necklace of silver-white and red beads, a tall ornate crown, and holds a golden hand gesture; an orange sash runs across the lap. A decorative jewelled pendant hangs from the throne. Caption on the image reads Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 9. This is a deity murti, not a person, and no physical people are visible.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A photograph of a festival utsava vigraha, a decorated deity murti dressed in red and gold silk with a large ornate golden crown and jewelled necklaces, seated before a backdrop of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers with blue accents. A person in the foreground on the left, with long hair and a light brown garment, reaches toward the murti. Printed caption reads Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9. The murti is a deity form, not a physical person, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person, so a person is unsure.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/24/20222022-01-24ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated deity murti in an Arunachaleshwara alankaram, framed by bands of red roses, white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands. The murti wears a pink silk garment, a tall jewelled crown, gold and blue-stone necklaces, pearl drops, large earrings and a red tilak on the forehead. Its gold hands rest on either side. Caption reads Laghu Puja of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam in Arunachaleshwara Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 7. No physical people are visible.2021-12-25A photograph of a gilded utsava vigraha, a festival image of a deity, decorated for the Nirvikalpa Samadhi Leela Alankaram during Nithyanandotsavam. The golden murti wears a red and gold crown, heavy ornate jewellery, a red-jewelled necklace, a pink dhoti-style lower garment and a gold waist belt, with its raised hands holding ritual implements. It is framed by a dense arch of red roses, white jasmine garlands and yellow and pink flower strands. No people are visible in the frame.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A golden-faced deity murti seated against a dense semicircular backdrop of marigolds and garlands in yellow, orange, red, purple and white. The figure wears a red-brown and orange ornate robe, a layered gold and jewelled necklace set with red and green stones, and a patterned red and orange turban with a jewelled ornament. A red bindi marks the forehead. The silver-coloured hands are raised in abhaya mudra on the left and rest on the right, with a small orange and gold armlet on the upper arm. This is a decorated statue, not a living person, arranged for a festival or utsava display.2013-12-18A photograph of a deity murti (utsava vigraha) dressed for Leela Alankaram, decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses and green leaves framing it. The figure wears an orange garment, an elaborate jewelled necklace with blue and white stones, pearl strands, jewelled armlets, a tall ornate crown with a round medallion, and holds golden hand objects. Small statue-like figures appear in the upper left corner. A caption reads Shivasuryan Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 15. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue.2022-01-02