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A deity murti is seated on a red and gold palanquin framed by an arch of white, yellow, red and green flower garlands. The figure wears a tall striped headdress, a white beaded necklace and a blue-and-pink garment. Four bare-chested men with white ash on their foreheads and arms, wearing rudraksha malas and saffron cloth, hold up the palanquin and smile at the camera. Golden kalasha pots and temple architecture frame the scene, with screens showing the event at the top corners. A caption at the bottom identifies this as the Dhwajarohanam ritual of the Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 1 celebration.

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Photo 82867652021-12-19A photograph of a festival procession with a deity murti seated on a red-draped palanquin under a large arch of white, yellow and red flower garlands. The murti wears an ornate crown, layered white and silver jewellery and a blue garment. Four men carry the palanquin from below, bare-chested with white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and white dhotis, two of them holding small brass vessels. Gold-coloured lamp stands and urns flank the foreground, with screens and a gilded temple structure behind.2021-12-19 +1 copiesA festival procession at night in which four men in white or bare-chested, with white and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings and rudraksha malas, carry a large deity murti on a wooden palanquin draped with thick red, pink, yellow and white flower garlands. The murti wears a gold crown and heavy gold necklaces and is dressed in a red and gold cloth. Red-gold ornamental panels and a gold ornamental stand stand behind. A banner in the bottom-left corner shows an orange-robed man with a shaved head and a bright smile, but his features are not clear enough for a confident identification.2022-01-20Outdoor procession under a bright sky with string lights overhead. Several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, lift and carry a large deity murti decorated with a dense garland of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. A man at the left holds a white cloth over his head, and others at the centre and right hold the palanquin poles. A red-and-pink ceremonial umbrella and a dark embroidered umbrella stand in the foreground, with a few more devotees behind.2017-01-11Outdoor procession photograph in bright daylight. A large deity murti is carried on a ratha-style frame decorated with a dense arch of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a gilded face ornament at its centre. Several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis carry the frame on their shoulders; one foremost man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and holds a white cloth, another on the left wears an orange cloth wrap and dark beaded necklaces. A bald man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at right beside a dark umbrella. Behind them, a few people in white and yellow clothes watch, and a person at upper right holds a phone. Strings of lights hang overhead. About ten people are visible.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A night procession carries a decorated palanquin topped by a gilded deity murti adorned with red and green jewels and layered garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. Four bare-chested men in orange cloths and rudraksha malas carry the poles on their shoulders, their upper bodies marked with white ash stripes. Two men in front wear long dreadlocks and smile, and behind them ornate golden panels and garlands frame the temple hall.2022-01-20A photograph of a Vaikunta Ekadashi procession at a temple at night. A bejeweled deity murti of Vishnu, adorned with a crown, stands on a red and gold palanquin decorated with layers of white, yellow and red flower garlands. Lit by pink and purple neon lights against a golden wall. In the foreground, three men carry the palanquin on their shoulders: they wear dark turbans and white and red body markings, and one wears an orange turban. Caption reads Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-13April 25 20182018-04-25A puja scene at a decorated altar with a golden figure of a goddess standing in the centre-right and a temple tower backdrop lit in red and green. A man seated on a leopard-skin-covered throne behind a garlanded arch, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain and smiling, appears toward the upper left. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred threads sit at a brass-rimmed table, one at left in orange with a black hair knot performing an offering while a companion beside him in orange holds a small vessel. A woman in an orange sari with a dark head covering sits at the right edge. Brass lamps, a silver umbrella, pink flower garlands and a metal pot are on the altar, with a deity murti on a flower-garlanded throne at the right. The scene reflects Meenakshi Pattabhishekam puja during Chittirai Brahmotsavam.2018-04-25 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11A photograph inside a temple sanctum decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A large deity murti in gold ornaments, white and red-bordered drapery and a golden crown is the central focus, flanked by additional decorated figures and an ornate mirror-like backdrop. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a green silk waistcloth stands on the left, while two seated young men wear green and orange turbans, white flower garlands, and gold-trimmed cloth; one holds a sacred thread and both sit before the shrine. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the right edge beside a brass staff. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam ceremony.2016-03-27