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A photograph of a temple arati in progress before a deity murti of Nataraja, dressed in an orange-and-gold dhoti with an ornate jewelled necklace and a crown-like headpiece, framed by garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. A man with bare chest and orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with sacred ash markings, holds a silver tiered lamp (aarti) with flames toward the murti. Golden carved columns and latticed screens surround the shrine. Another smaller figure stands in a flower-decked niche at right. The caption at the bottom reads Nataraja Tandava Arathi and Nataraja Natanam, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 3.

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A temple aarti scene before a seated deity murti of Nataraja, dressed in gold and red garments with ornate jewellery and a crescent ornament, surrounded by bands of marigold and rose garlands. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and bare-chested, with white sacred markings on his arm, holds up a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames toward the deity. A golden lattice backdrop frames the shrine. A smaller deity figure stands at the right, also garlanded. A banner at the bottom reads Nataraja Tandava Arathi and Nataraja Natanam, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - DAY 3. The priest is not identifiable from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.2022-01-20ADIKAILASA on 1/20/20222022-01-20ADIKAILASA on 1/20/20222022-01-20ADIKAILASA on 1/20/20222022-01-20A festival procession at night in which four men in white or bare-chested, with white and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings and rudraksha malas, carry a large deity murti on a wooden palanquin draped with thick red, pink, yellow and white flower garlands. The murti wears a gold crown and heavy gold necklaces and is dressed in a red and gold cloth. Red-gold ornamental panels and a gold ornamental stand stand behind. A banner in the bottom-left corner shows an orange-robed man with a shaved head and a bright smile, but his features are not clear enough for a confident identification.2022-01-20A gilded metal murti of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, is framed by an arch of garlands in red roses, yellow marigolds and pink flowers over green leaves. The deity wears a jeweled crown, layered gold necklaces, a blue-stone pendant and a patterned orange-red dhoti with a gold belt. A small inset portrait in the top-left corner shows a man in a saffron turban, which is a printed picture, not a physical person. Bottom caption reads Nataraja Tandava Arathi and Nataraja Natanam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 3. No physical people are present in the scene.2022-01-20A gilded temple interior with a bronze Nataraja murti of Shiva dancing within a flaming arch, standing on a pedestal. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with white sacred markings on his chest and arms stands at left, pouring liquid over the figure with a small vessel, during an abhishekam. Garlands of red and white flowers hang on the pillars, and a smaller gilded deity figure stands at right. The golden latticed walls and carved ornamentation fill the background. A caption reads Arudra Nataraja Celebrations-Nataraja Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - DAY 2.2022-01-20October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesA priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha band on his upper arm, holds a lit oil lamp before a gold-framed altar. The central deity murti is a gold-faced Shiva form wearing a jeweled crown and ornate gold necklaces, surrounded by dense garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. Gold and jeweled ornaments decorate the murti and altar, with red drapery behind. Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 8 appear as captions along the bottom.2021-11-17A priest in a bare-chested state, wearing a rudraksha mala, a brown wrap and a white tripundra on his forehead, holds a silver aarti plate with a burning flame toward a utsava murti. The murti is decorated in a leela alankaram: an orange and gold outfit, a crown, and a large orange halo, seated among dense garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Ornate gold arches and hanging oil lamps frame the altar, and a small golden lamp stands in the foreground. Two or three figures appear in the scene, one of them the priest; the deity is a statue, not a person. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance in this scene.2021-12-21A priest performing aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti of Paramashiva in Arunachaleshwara alankaram, a figure adorned with a tall silver crown, gold jewellery and a red-and-gold garment. Garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds frame the murti, with green and purple festoon banners above. The priest, seen from behind with his bare upper body, sacred thread and white vibhuti markings, holds the lamp toward the murti. A smaller decorated murti of a second figure sits to the right, wearing red and green garments and a dark crown. Text on the lower band reads Rathotsavam of the SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam in Arunachaleshwara Alankaram, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7.2021-12-25November 18 20212021-11-18