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A priest with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead, bare upper body and rudraksha mala raises a white shell-shaped vessel in front of a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is framed by layered garlands of white, orange, yellow, green and pink flowers and a golden arched prabhavali, with a red fabric backdrop. Ornate silver-and-gold crown and jewellery adorn the image. A caption in the lower centre reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmorsavam - Day 9.

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November 18 20212021-11-18A photograph of a Shatmurthy Deeparadhana ritual before a gilded arch framed by red drapery and a large deity murti in gold and jewelled regalia with a tall crown. The murti is decorated with layered garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers and green leaves. In the foreground, a blurred figure in a red-brown garment raises a silver lamp, an aarti tray with a flame, toward the deity. Caption text at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18A priest in orange ritual clothing and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind with hair in a bun, waves a large golden fan or chamara over a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a jeweled crown, layered garlands in red, pink, white and green, and an ornate golden arch framing the shrine behind. Red draped cloth covers the back wall. The caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 9, indicating a deepa aradhana ceremony during the brahmotsavam festival.2021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, holding a lit lamp or camphor flame toward an ornately decorated deity murti at centre. The murti wears a jewelled crown, gold and multicoloured necklaces, and is surrounded by garlands of white, red, pink, green and yellow flowers in a golden arched shrine against red drapery. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9. The priest's cues are ordinary ritual attire, not a distinctive a person appearance, so no identification is made.2021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15A photograph of a temple deity shrine decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers arranged around a gold arched frame against a red backdrop. A gold-and-ornate-crowned deity murti with a tripundra mark and jewelled necklaces sits centrally, with a second smaller murti to the right. In the foreground, a priest in an orange-red head wrap and white vibhuti marks on his forehead raises a fan-like whisk of dried grass over the deities during a ritual. Caption text on the image reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17