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A young boy with a white sacred mark on his forehead, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth and beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp on a brass tray in an offering to three ornate deity murtis seated on a red and gold throne. The central murti is gold-toned, wearing a jewelled crown and ornaments; the figure to the left wears a red-orange turban and the figure to the right wears a green silk sari and a jewelled crown. All three are garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands against a red backdrop with gold decorations and hanging bells. This is a deepaaradhana lamp offering to the Meenakshi Leela alankaram murtis.

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A woman in an orange sari holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flower petals before a golden shrine with three seated deity murtis decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers. The central figure wears an ornate silver crown, jewelled necklaces and a red-and-gold garment. The figure on the left has a golden face, orange turban-style head covering and red-orange garment, and the figure on the right wears a silver crown and green garment. Bells hang from the golden arch above, and the backdrop is red. This is a deity worship scene with aarti.2022-01-06A devotee in orange robes with a bare back and long hair performs a puja, reaching forward with a small vessel toward three gold-coloured murtis seated on a red-draped throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. The central deity murti wears a jewelled crown, a red and gold sari and ornate necklaces, holding a ceremonial staff. A figure on the left wears an orange turban and jewelled collar, and a figure on the right wears a green sari and jewelled headdress. Gold ornamental panels frame the backdrop.2022-01-06ADIKAILASA on 1/6/20222022-01-06Golden murti images seated side by side on a red and gold throne backdrop garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands. The central deity is a golden four-armed figure wearing a jewelled conical crown with a white urdhva tilaka, red and white silk dress and ornate gold necklaces. To the left, a golden figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban with jewelled collar sits with hands in mudra, and to the right a golden goddess wears a jewelled crown, green silk sari and layered necklaces. The scene depicts a Devi Meenakshi Pattabhishekam, a ritual coronation of statues, with a red curtain behind and gold bells at the top corners. No living people are visible.2022-01-06ADIKAILASA on 1/6/20222022-01-06November 14 20212021-11-14ADIKAILASA on 1/6/20222022-01-06Photograph of a temple worship scene before a gilded deity shrine draped in red cloth. A young priest in an orange dhoti and saffron-toned shawl, with a brown turban and rudraksha-style beads, holds up a tiered silver oil lamp with lit wicks. Behind him, two gilded deity murtis wear blue and red garments and garlands, and a shiva-linga-like form in front is decorated with pink and white flower garlands and fruit. A gold-painted statue of a bearded figure with a turban and white flower garland stands at right, palms together. Readable text at lower centre reads the shrine name and event title.2022-01-05October 18 20152015-10-18November 14 20212021-11-14March 27 20162016-03-27A temple sanctum with a gilded arched niche framing a red curtain. Two deity murtis stand at centre: a figure with a trident and damaru-like adornments in blue and gold ornaments, beside a figure in red and gold with a crown and garlands. A flower-garlanded bronze figure of a bearded sage with folded hands stands to the right. In the foreground, a person in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long-stemmed brass lamp holds a multi-tiered oil lamp in deepa aarti, lit with flames. Below the deities, a pink and white flower garland, fruit, and a small decorated face of a deity sit on a offering tray. The sign reads Moolavar Nithyanandeshwara Deeparadhana.2022-01-05