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Open golden double doors of a temple gateway, decorated with circular rosette panels and floral borders, framed by ornate gold-coloured pillars with carved figures on the right. Behind the opening, a glimpse of garlands of marigold-style flowers hangs in a dark inner space. Pink and blue lighting lines the frame. A small inset logo appears at the upper left, and a caption reads Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. No people are visible.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13A photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in ADIKAILASA. A deity murti is decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers, and a gold ornate headdress and necklace. In the foreground, a devotee holding a lit lamp or aarti flame and several turbaned men in orange and yellow head cloths are visible at the bottom edge of the frame. The background is a golden embossed panel with a pink-orange cloth backdrop.2022-01-13Photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 ritual inside a temple at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. A priest in a dark turban and white sacred markings stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. The deity is richly adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and a jewelled crown and ornaments, set before a gold-and-pink decorated backdrop with flower garlands. Two attendants in orange and saffron turbans and cloth stand beside the murti, one holding a small brass vessel. Warm pink and purple lighting fills the shrine.2022-01-13July 01 20172017-07-01ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13June 01 20172017-06-01July 01 20172017-07-01July 01 20172017-07-01June 21 20172017-06-21ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20222022-01-13A temple ritual scene at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash, for Vaikunta Ekadashi. A man in a dark turban and white tilak holds up a red and yellow flower while behind him an attendant in an orange cloth lifts a lit oil lamp. A bare-chested man in an orange head cloth and rudraksha mala stands at right holding a brass vessel. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and white garlands and a silver-embellished ornament, set against gold-patterned hangings.2022-01-13