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A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching turban, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his body, stands at left adorning a small deity murti. The murti wears a golden crown with red and blue fabric headdress, a green silk dress, pearl and jewelled necklaces, and is framed by a horseshoe-shaped arch of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Brass bells hang at the top corners and gilded ornaments flank the shrine, against a red backdrop. A small head of a devotee is visible at the bottom edge. The scene depicts a temple seva of the Brahmotsavam festival.

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November 17 20212021-11-17A temple ritual photograph of a bhikshatanamurthy deity murti, a small figure with a blue and purple turban, gold crown, pearl and red-jewel necklaces and a green silk dhoti, placed within a framed arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands, red roses and green leaves against an orange-red backdrop. A shirtless priest in an orange cloth and a white-marked body stands at left, holding a dark bowl up toward the deity during deeparadhana. A brass bell hangs at right, and a printed caption along the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17A priest in orange robes and an orange turban stands at left, bare-chested with white ash marks on his arms, holding a lit oil lamp on a tray toward a deity murti. The murti is a small figure in a blue and purple turban with a jewelled crown and a pearl-and-bead necklace, dressed in green, with its hand raised in blessing. It sits within an arched frame of red and yellow marigolds and green leaves, under a gold canopy, against red draped cloth. A brass bell hangs at right. Text on the image reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17A priest in orange robes, bare-chested with white sacred ash on his arms and torso, stands at left holding a bronze cup of offering toward a deity murti. The murti is decorated with a gold crown, blue turban, layered pearl and jewelled necklaces and a green garland, set within a large horseshoe-shaped arch of red and yellow marigolds and green leaves. A brass bell hangs behind the priest. The scene suggests a ritual offering during an event whose banner reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17Temple ritual in a red-draped shrine. Center: a small deity murti of a figure in a blue and gold turban and crown, wearing a green and white garment with ornate jewelled necklaces, raising one hand in blessing, framed by yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaves, with a gold arch above. In the foreground a priest in an orange-red turban and white forehead markings holds a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti) with lit flames. Brass bells hang at the sides and a gold throne-like seat appears at right. Lower caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8. Puja/aarti scene with no visible crowd.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow and red flowers and green leaves arranged in an arch. At the centre sits a small deity murti in a blue and gold turban with a golden crown, wearing a green dhoti, a jewelled chest ornament and a multi-coloured necklace, with one hand raised in blessing. Golden hanging bells and a red drape frame the shrine. In the lower left, a blurred person in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a golden kalasha to the head, performing abhishekam. Golden lamps and a brass vessel appear at the right edge. Overlaid captions read Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17A priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at left, holding a bell in his raised right hand and a lit oil lamp in his left, with a rudraksha-style mala and a beaded necklace around his neck. Beside him is a decorated deity murti seated on a throne, adorned with a gold crown, pearl and jewel necklaces, and a blue-and-orange turban, its palm raised in blessing. The throne is framed by a gold arch, red and yellow marigold garlands, and green leaves against a red-orange draped backdrop. Printed white text across the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17A priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested with rudraksha and bead malas, applies a mark to the forehead of a decorated deity murti dressed in orange silk and pearl necklaces, crowned with a gold crown and a multicoloured blue-and-purple turban. The murti stands within an arch of red, yellow and white flower garlands and green leaves. Brass oil lamps and a small bell are at the base, and a second person's hand is visible at the lower left. A caption on the image reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18