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Photograph inside an ornate pink and orange arched gateway lit by pink and blue lights, decorated with carved motifs. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands with his back to the camera, holding a tall staff topped with a decorative finial. Beside him a younger person in orange cloth with short hair and glasses holds a round purple-and-gold ceremonial item. Behind them an orange-clad figure and a deity murti or statue draped in white and garlanded with flower garlands are visible under a blue canopy. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.

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November 04 20212021-11-04Illuminated temple archway glowing purple and gold at night, with a figure in a golden-yellow turban and orange garments seated centrally, draped in yellow-orange flower garlands and gold necklaces, holding a ceremonial ritual object. Flanking him, a bare-chested attendant with painted forehead and a ritual fan-like object, a second attendant holding a tall staff with a trident-topped finial, and a young boy in orange robes on the right. Gold trident and ornate golden finials frame the mandapa. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi. Four people are visible in the scene.2021-11-04Night photograph of a temple arch decorated with pink, gold and blue ornamental panels under colourful lighting. In the centre, a seated figure wearing an orange turban and orange-gold robes with white garlands is honoured. A bare-chested man in front offers a garland or cloth, and a boy in orange holds a tall gold staff. Several other devotees stand behind.2021-11-04A photograph of a decorated temple archway glowing with lights, with a large framed portrait of a bearded man wearing a saffron turban, rudraksha malas and a garland of yellow and red flowers, standing on a stand at the centre. Several men in orange and saffron dhotis stand around it: one in the foreground holds a brass kalasha with green leaves, another beside him has long hair and holds a ceremonial object, and a young attendant on the right in an orange cloth raises a long white item. A trident-topped finial and brass lamps frame the scene. Printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.2021-11-04Photograph of a pink-and-gold illuminated arch at an evening ceremony. Centre, a seated figure wears a tall pink-and-gold crown topped by a trident, a dense rudraksha mala and a large white flower garland with a cross of white flowers across the chest, and is adorned with a jewelled necklace. Behind him stand two attendants in saffron-orange cloth, one with a white tilak on the forehead and a rudraksha mala; a third attendant in an orange garment with an ornate headpiece holds a gilded staff at right. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee in a saffron cloth and a small child are seen from behind. Green sparkling lights and ornate pink arches frame the scene. Caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.2021-11-04Ceremonial puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi. Several men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand under a gold and red decorated arch with a trident and a golden kalasha. A central man in an orange-saffron robe wears a trident-marked saffron turban and a long garland of yellow and red flowers. Beside him, a man with shaved bare upper body and rudraksha mala holds a large ornate silver-and-gold kalasha with a green leafy top. On the right, a boy in orange holds a yellow whisk or fan. Behind them a framed portrait of a turbaned man with a long garland is displayed. Photo credit text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04Night procession with a palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with a red and white flower garland, under an ornate umbrella and lit by strings of lights. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes, glasses and a beaded mala stands with hands folded, beside a second man in orange with a gold-and-beaded necklace and a gold-bordered orange shawl. Behind them men in white dhotis carry the palanquin on poles. At right a young man in an orange-and-gold garment and a tall patterned headdress, with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands near the procession. A banner with partly visible text is at the top left.2010-11-21September 15 20152015-09-15December 02 20172017-12-02A night procession scene lit by warm orange light. A seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on a decorated float under a red-and-gold canopy with fringe and tassels, with a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Orange banners with black circular emblems and Dhyanapeetham-style lettering hang from the float, which is wrapped in marigold garlands. Standing beside it, a young man in saffron robes and a garland holds the float's gold pole, and another man in orange robes stands at the front, with a figure in saffron at the left edge. Lamps glow in the background among tall poles and flags.A night procession photographed in warm lamplight. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits under a decorated canopy on a float, with garlands of white flowers and a gold-coloured pillar. The canopy and hanging banners show the Dhyanapeetham name and a bird emblem. Beside him stands a younger man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, and in the foreground another man in saffron robes with garlands faces the float. A man in red-and-white garments with a red mark on his forehead stands at right. Flowers and lit torches fill the background.