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March 31 20202020-03-31April 01 20202020-04-01April 01 20202020-04-01April 01 20202020-04-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward gilded altar figures. Behind him stands a central gold-framed seated deity murti flanked by golden lion-form supports, dressed in orange and red garments with garlands, and decorated with pearl and gold necklaces. Two other gold-framed deity figures stand on either side, garlanded with white flowers. Brass vessels and a brass plate with offerings sit on the stone platform in front. The scene reads as aarti at a shrine.2017-01-04A priest in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass aarti plate with a flaming lamp toward a golden deity murti of Subramanya standing on a pedestal in a gilded shrine. Two smaller golden figures, one in a yellow-and-maroon sari, stand beside the deity, which is framed by ornate gold carvings and lattice panels. The scene shows an abhishekam-style aarti at a temple shrine. Text on the image reads Subramanya Abhishekam || Thaipoosam, 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramachiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-18March 31 20202020-03-31 +1 copiesA temple puja scene under an arched golden niche. A priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and a beaded necklace, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the shrine, smoke rising. Inside the niche, two large deity murtis sit side by side, adorned with red and gold garments, gold crowns, necklaces and garlands of marigolds and purple flowers. In front, a white-clad altar cloth and brass lamps surround a white sculpted figure with an orange head-cloth and a garland, shown as a statue, not a living person. Brass vessels, kalasha-style pots and offering plates sit on the stone platform. A red wall and foliage appear outside.2010-11-11A shaved-headed priest bare-shouldered and wearing a gold-beaded necklace performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a shrine. Two deity murtis with gold crowns and layered gold garlands stand on a gold silk-draped altar. Behind them a large portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a long beaded mala, seated amid a tree backdrop lit by a string of lights. Flowers and a small brass kalasha sit on the altar.2014-11-08January 13 20172017-01-13A photograph of a ritual at a riverside shrine. In the left foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded deity murti. The central gilded four-armed deity stands beneath an ornate golden arch topped with a kirtimukha motif, flanked by two smaller gilded-and-red-clad figures on pedestals holding offerings. In the soft background, a man in a white shirt and striped red-and-white vest stands near pale turquoise buildings. The deity murti is shown in a gilded finish with red draped cloth on the side figures.2006-05-27A photograph of a shrine with two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth, stands at right holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame and a silver bell in his other hand, performing aarti. The shrine has gold-coloured pillars and a decorated canopy.2006-09-23