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A photograph of a Shatmurthy Deeparadhana at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Brahmotsavam, Day 9. A priest with a bare chest and orange cloth wrapped around his waist, a sash over one shoulder and an orange turban, holds a flat brass plate and makes a gesture toward a deity murti. The murti wears an orange garment, a blue and purple turban topped with a crown, layered pearl and jewelled necklaces and an ornate belt, and stands within an arch of red, yellow, pink and white flower garlands and green leaves. A gold arched frame and brass bells surround it against a red backdrop. Printed caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Brahmotsavam - Day 9.

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November 18 20212021-11-18A priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested with rudraksha and bead malas, applies a mark to the forehead of a decorated deity murti dressed in orange silk and pearl necklaces, crowned with a gold crown and a multicoloured blue-and-purple turban. The murti stands within an arch of red, yellow and white flower garlands and green leaves. Brass oil lamps and a small bell are at the base, and a second person's hand is visible at the lower left. A caption on the image reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 9.2021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18A priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a beaded armlet, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti at the centre of a golden shrine. The murti wears a gold crown, red garments, a multi-strand jewelled necklace and a yellow and white garland; it is framed by a dense arch of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Hanging brass bells and red draped fabric surround the shrine, with a gold ornamental finial at the right. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. This is a temple aarti at the shrine. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a specific person from the image alone.2021-11-14A temple ritual photograph of a bhikshatanamurthy deity murti, a small figure with a blue and purple turban, gold crown, pearl and red-jewel necklaces and a green silk dhoti, placed within a framed arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands, red roses and green leaves against an orange-red backdrop. A shirtless priest in an orange cloth and a white-marked body stands at left, holding a dark bowl up toward the deity during deeparadhana. A brass bell hangs at right, and a printed caption along the bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17November 18 20212021-11-18November 15 20212021-11-15Shatmurthy Deeparadhana at a temple shrine draped in red-orange cloth. A golden arch framed with yellow, red, pink and white flower garlands surrounds a standing deity murti wearing a multicoloured turban, ornate jewelled necklaces and an orange-saffron dhoti, with its right hand raised in blessing. Hanging brass bells flank the arch, and in the foreground an orange-clad figure's back and a lit oil lamp are visible. The subject is a deity murti, not a living person.2021-11-18