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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a shawl, holding a brass lamp tray and performing a deepaaradhana before an ornate golden shrine. Behind him, large golden deity murtis in jewelled crowns and garlands stand within gilded arches, with a flame burning beside them. Below, a Shiva lingam is decorated with flower garlands in red and white, and a golden face-covering sits at its top. Two more gilded attendant figures in red turbans and garlands flank the scene. Caption text reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5.

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November 15 20212021-11-15November 14 20212021-11-14A devotee in an orange wrap with bare upper body and long hair tied up stands at the left, raising an arm to pour from a small vessel over a golden Shatmurthy deity grouping inside a gilded arch with red curtains. The central figure wears a red and gold turban and crown-like ornaments, flanked by golden murtis in green and gold saris and in a red turban with a white beard, garlanded with white and red-green flower garlands. A shivalinga with flower garlands sits in the foreground, with a golden lion-motif throne in front. The caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15A photograph of a richly decorated temple sanctum showing a central Shiva lingam draped in white and red-yellow flower garlands, set beneath a golden arched torana. Behind it stand larger deity murtis: a figure in a red-and-gold crown and golden garments, and a figure in green and gold with a crown, with ornamental jewelled arches framing them. Flanking figures include a green-clad standing deity holding a staff and an older bearded figure in a red turban and red garment, both garlanded. Gold and jewelled ornaments fill the scene. The caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. No physical people are visible; all figures are deity murtis.2021-11-14November 12 20212021-11-12Photograph inside a golden-gilded temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, during a deeparadhana ritual. A man in orange robes with an orange headband holds a lit oil lamp tray before a large Shivalinga draped in flower garlands and a decorated cloth. Behind him stands a bare-chested priest with white hair, hands folded in prayer. Flanked by garlanded gilded deity murtis, including a figure in green and gold with a crown, and a golden arched niche with mosaic-patterned walls.2021-11-12A temple photograph of a Shatmurthy Deeparadhana during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 9. A priest in orange ritual cloth with bare upper body, rudraksha mala on the arm and a long braided hairstyle stands at the centre, performing a lamp or incense offering before a golden altar and a shivalinga-like form draped with flower garlands. Behind him, gilded deity murtis are seated under a red curtain, one with a crown and garlands, the other in green and gold clothing with a trident-like staff. Two flanking standing murtis wear yellow and pink garlands, one in green and gold, the other in red and white. Caption text is shown at the bottom.2021-11-18November 14 20212021-11-14A priest in orange cloth with bare chest and white sacred markings on his arms performs aarti with a flaming lamp before a decorated deity murti pair in a golden arched shrine. The central murti wears a jeweled crown with a Shiva lingam marking, gold and jeweled necklaces, and raised hands; the consort figure beside it wears a tall jeweled crown and red garments. The shrine is surrounded by white jasmine garlands, red rose garlands, green leaf festoons and yellow flowers, with pink flowers on the altar. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. Priest visible as a single person; deities are statues.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14November 18 20212021-11-18November 14 20212021-11-14