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A golden Ganesha murti is decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers, red roses and green leaves arranged in a heart-shaped frame. The murti wears a golden crown, a jewelled necklace and an ornate chest adornment, and stands before a red-walled shrine with a golden arch. In the foreground a priest with a bare upper body and a topknot raises his hands in a blessing gesture before the deity. Brass bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the altar in front of the murti. Brass bells hang at the upper left. The lower caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5.

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A blurred, smiling woman in an orange-red robe stands in front of a golden deity murti. She wears a white headband with a red bindi and holds a small white flag in her raised hand. Brass oil lamps sit at the base of the murti, and a brass bell hangs on the left. The caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18A golden Ganesha murti stands in a shrine decorated with a dense arch of yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaves, with a red cloth backdrop and hanging brass bells. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head and white ritual clothing holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, performing aarti before the deity. The lower caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9. A flower garland and marigolds surround the murti, and a kalasha-like brass vessel sits at the base.2021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18A priest in ritual attire performs deeparadhana, holding a brass lamp with a long handle toward a richly decorated golden deity murti. The murti, a seated Ganesha-like form with a jewelled ornamental mantle and crown-like headdress, is framed by garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white flowers and green leaves, with pink petals scattered on the base. The priest is bare-chested with a sacred thread, a white vibhuti mark on the forehead and a red-and-white cloth tied at the head, wearing bangles and a chain on the wrist. The red-walled shrine setting shows a temple devalayam interior.2021-11-12A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, bare-backed, with white sacred markings on his arms and forehead, stands before a golden Ganesha murti decorated with a jewelled crown and gold ornaments. Garlands of yellow and red flowers, green leaves and pink blossoms surround the deity against a red backdrop, while a brass bell hangs at upper right. The caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17November 14 20212021-11-14November 18 20212021-11-18A golden Ganesha murti stands at the centre of a rounded frame of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red and white, with green leaves and pink flowers. The deity wears a gold crown with red and green accents, a pearl necklace and a flower draped at the chest. In the foreground a blurred figure in dark clothing holds a lit oil lamp near the deity during a Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, a lamp offering to the murti. Printed caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9. The background is a warm red-orange drape.2021-11-18A photograph of a Ganesha murti decorated with a dense garland arch of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves, with a gold crown and gold pendant at the top. A figure in white and red clothing with a white head covering holds a flame lamp before the deity, and a second person in a patterned garment stands behind, their hands raised around the flame. Brass bells hang at the upper corners against a red-orange wall. The scene shows a deity puja with aarti at a temple.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17Photo 99191282021-12-18 +1 copies