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A priest in orange robes with bare upper body, white ash marks on his chest and arms, and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a bronze bell and a small ritual vessel while performing puja. Before him is a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a black crown-like headdress with a jewelled peacock-style crest, wrapped in layers of red, yellow, white, pink and green flower garlands, with gold and gemstone necklaces. Bronze bells hang in the background against an orange draped backdrop. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.

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A photograph of a richly decorated deity murti of Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva standing before a gilded arch, adorned with dense garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and green flowers and a jewelled crown. On the left edge, a man in orange robes with bare upper body, rudraksha beads and gold bangles stands beside the murti with his hands raised in offering. Two brass bells hang at the top corners and a red cloth backdrop frames the shrine. The text on the image identifies the setting as Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A decorated deity murti is the centre of a puja. The murti wears an ornate gold crown with coloured stones, a black cloth headpiece, pearl and jewelled necklaces, and is heavily garlanded with red, orange, yellow, white and magenta flowers. On the left a priest in orange-saffron cloth with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and bangles pours or offers from a brass vessel, while a brass bell hangs behind. Caption text reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 14 20212021-11-14November 15 20212021-11-15A priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a beaded armlet, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti at the centre of a golden shrine. The murti wears a gold crown, red garments, a multi-strand jewelled necklace and a yellow and white garland; it is framed by a dense arch of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Hanging brass bells and red draped fabric surround the shrine, with a gold ornamental finial at the right. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. This is a temple aarti at the shrine. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a specific person from the image alone.2021-11-14November 15 20212021-11-15A photograph of a temple deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, pink and white flowers and green leaves, with a gilded arched backdrop. A priest with hair in a braid, wearing an orange-brown garment, raises a lit oil lamp toward the murti. The deity wears a jewelled crown, gold and jewelled necklaces and a red and gold garment. Below is a caption reading Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15A video frame of a deity murti (Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6) framed by a gold arch and dense garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers with green leaves. The small murti wears a jeweled crown with peacock-like fan, a gold and gemstone necklace, and stands before a flickering oil lamp on a red draped backdrop with hanging brass bells at the sides. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15A man with his back partly turned, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands at left with hands joined in namaskar before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti, with a tall ornate silver crown and gold jewellery, is framed by thick garlands of red and yellow flowers and green leaves, with pink petal arrangements at its chest. A golden arch frames the altar against a red backdrop, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp at the base. Visible text at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6. The setting suggests a temple altar during a festival.2021-11-15A priest in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with a brown shawl over one shoulder and rudraksha beads on his arm, holds a lit lamp in front of a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a jeweled crown, gold necklaces and a large gold pendant, and is surrounded by dense garlands of red, yellow, white and pink flowers beneath an ornate gold arch against a red backdrop. A smaller companion murti stands to the right. The caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6, indicating a deeparadhana lamp offering during the festival.2021-11-15