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A photograph of a temple ritual before a golden deity murti adorned with a silver crown, ornate jewellery and a green embroidered garment, surrounded by layers of white, yellow, red and pink flower garlands. A priest in orange-red dhoti and wrap, with a saffron headband and sacred ash marks, stands at left holding a small brass vessel near the deity. At the lower right a hand holds a large silver plate of offerings. The gold arch frame is decorated with parrot figures. Caption text in the lower frame reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.

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November 17 20212021-11-17A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha band on his upper arm, holds a lit oil lamp before a gold-framed altar. The central deity murti is a gold-faced Shiva form wearing a jeweled crown and ornate gold necklaces, surrounded by dense garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. Gold and jeweled ornaments decorate the murti and altar, with red drapery behind. Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 8 appear as captions along the bottom.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17A shirtless priest in an orange-red dhoti and orange shoulder cloth stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a deity murti at the centre. The murti is gold-toned, wearing an ornate crown, a jewelled green and gold chest ornament and layered necklaces, and is framed by thick garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. A gold arched backdrop and red drapery surround the altar. The shrine is a temple ritual setting, consistent with a Brahmotsavam day of temple seva.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 15 20212021-11-15A priest in an orange turban and an orange-brown garment holds a lit oil lamp on a brass tray in front of a richly adorned deity murti. The murti is decorated with a jewelled crown, gold necklaces, and a horizontal tilak, and is framed by layered garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers within a golden arch. The priest is in the foreground and slightly blurred, with rudraksha malas and a red-and-white garland visible. The image shows a deepradhana offering during the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, day 8, with the flame and tray presented to the deity.2021-11-17November 15 20212021-11-15November 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.2021-11-18