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A Shatmurthy procession during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder cloths carry gilded palanquins decorated with yellow marigold garlands, carrying murti figures of deities adorned with garlands and crowns. A bare-chested man in front has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, and another man in orange holds a pink cloth and a garland. Behind them, further palanquins with red and gold canopies and attendants in orange and white clothing walk under a open-sided pavilion with cables and a backdrop of trees.

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November 12 20212021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12January 08 20172017-01-08Photograph of a temple ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A bare-backed attendant in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala across the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera and faces a row of golden ornate palanquin-style thrones. Several deity murtis are seated on the thrones, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and some stand before silk cloths in pink, red and gold. Large flower offerings in purple and red lie on the wooden platform, and a golden carved lion-like figure rises at upper left. The caption reads Shatmurthy Procession, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 1.2021-11-12March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesA night procession under a covered pavilion with gold-painted pillars and draped green and teal cloth. At centre, a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and red flowers is carried on a silver palanquin. Men in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested with white tilak and sandalwood markings, lift the palanquin on poles and cloth. A man in white ritual dhoti stands at left, and a person in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands at right holding a cloth. A crowd of devotees in orange and white watches from behind, and string lights hang overhead. Dress colours include saffron, white and teal.2017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Night procession under a corrugated metal roof, with a golden gateway-style arch draped in teal and green cloth. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare torsos, some with white tilak marks, carry a decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti garlanded with bright flower strings. One bearded man in white clothes stands at the left holding the drape. Onlookers in saffron, pink and other colours watch from behind and at right. Coloured fairy lights hang overhead.2017-01-08A nighttime procession passes under a green silk canopy strung between gilded pillars at an open-sided hall. Carried at the centre is a silver palanquin decorated with bright marigold and red garlands, bearing a small gold deity murti beneath a golden crown-like finial. Several men in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their bodies walk around the palanquin, one holding a metal kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, a row of saffron-robed devotees follows, some with hands folded in namaskar. Carved golden dance figures decorate the pillars. Pilgrimage-style festival procession with a utsava murti in a palanquin.2017-01-08A night procession at a temple-like pavilion with gold-painted pillars and a corrugated roof. Shirtless men in orange dhotis carry a palanquin-style deity murti on raised poles, the image adorned with a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers and a golden crown-like finial. Green and teal cloth drapes hang from the pillars. Men in white dhotis walk beside the carriers, and a row of devotees in orange robes and saffron clothing stands at the right, watching the procession pass.2017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11