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A large black stone murti of a deity, dressed in a red and orange silk garment with a green shawl, blue and white embroidered sashes, a gold chest ornament and a trident held upright, stands within a gold-framed shrine decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands. At left a shaven-headed man with tilak and ash marks on his body, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and bangles, stands with palms joined in namaskar before a brass bell hanging from a chain. Green foliage shows through the open doorway behind. The caption reads Dhvajarohanam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 1.

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Photo 82855422021-12-19Photo 82868322021-12-19 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/19/20212021-12-19 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a dark stone murti of a seated deity adorned for a festival. The figure wears an ornate gold and jewelled crown with peacock feathers and a red-and-blue striped turban cloth, a red silk garment with green drape, a large jewelled necklace with a green stone pendant, and blue embroidered sashes. It holds a golden trident, and garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers hang on both sides against a gold-carved arch and teal curtain. Overlay caption reads Dhwajarohanam, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 1. No physical people are visible.2021-12-19 +1 copiesA large statue of a deity murti stands in a temple shrine framed by red drapes and golden pillars, wearing a gold crown, a red and gold sari-style garment, layers of white and green flower garlands, and long rudraksha malas hanging from above. A shirtless priest in the lower left, with a sacred thread and an orange cloth, holds a fan of feathers or cloth toward the figure as part of a ceremonial alankaram. The scene is a Leela Alankaram of the a person Deeparadhana during Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 10. The murti is an image, so it does not count as a person.2021-12-28A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a yellow-and-black striped cloth stands at left, back partly turned, with his hands raised in prayer near a gilded doorway. Inside the golden arch stands a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold embroidered garment, with a tall crown, a white flower garland, red flowers and a small golden parrot perched by its shoulder. Behind it hangs a red curtain, and painted pillars with red, blue and yellow floral designs frame the scene. The image is a photograph of a temple ritual during a festival.2021-03-07November 17 20212021-11-17ADIKAILASA on 12/19/20212021-12-19 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 12/28/20212021-12-28 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07