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A photograph of a golden murti, a deity murti decorated with a large floral backdrop of red roses, yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, with green leaves behind. The murti wears a golden crown-like headdress, jewelled and pearl necklaces, and an orange cloth. A hand, with bangles on the wrist, holds a flat brass lamp with a lit flame toward the murti, as a deepa aarti offering. The caption reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Deeparadhana, part of the Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam 2021 Day 0. No physical people are shown beyond the partial hand.

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Photo 82870742021-12-18A golden deity murti of Vinayagar (Ganesha), standing and ornately decorated with a gold crown, pearl and jewelled garlands, and red and green jewelled ornaments on the chest and waist. The murti is framed by dense arrangements of red roses, yellow marigolds, white flowers and purple blossoms, with an orange cloth draped behind it. A hand from the lower left, wearing bangles, holds a brass aarti tray with a lit oil lamp, performing deepa aradhana. The scene is a temple ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam celebration.2021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copiesA golden deity murti of Vinayagar (Ganesha) stands with hands joined in anjali at the centre, wearing a gold crown, a red-and-gold garment and layered gold and jewelled necklaces. The murti is densely garlanded with red roses, yellow and white flowers and green leaves, and a tall ornate gold headpiece rises above it. Flaming oil lamps stand at the left edge, a partially visible hand holding a brass item appears at lower left, and an ornate gold backdrop surrounds the murti. A caption reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam, 2021 - Day 0.2021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 99197092021-12-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a golden deity murti of Vinayagar (Ganesha) with palms pressed together in namaskar, framed by a dense arch of red, yellow and white marigold garlands and green leaves. A man on the left with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames and performs deeparadhana. A tall golden oil lamp stands on the right. The gold-carved backdrop has perforated lattice panels. Caption text identifies the rite as Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Deeparadhana during the Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam.2021-12-18 +1 copiesA priest in a white-streaked ritual dress, with bare chest and a draped saffron-and-brown shawl, performs a multi-wick oil lamp aarti before a gold deity murti of Vinayagar (Ganesha) and a standing Chandikeshwara figure, both garlanded with red, yellow and white flower garlands and green leaves. Golden ornate arches and a brass oil lamp surround the shrine. The lamps flicker in the foreground. The caption identifies the scene as the Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Deeparadhana during the Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam, 2021, Day 0.2021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 82912482021-12-18 +1 copiesA golden Ganesha murti stands in a gold-decorated shrine, densely garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands and green leaves, with a pink garland on the left and a small painted parrot figure at upper right. A priest at left, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and forehead and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, holds a tiered silver deepa lamp with lit oil lamps toward the deity. Caption text at bottom reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam, 2021 - Day 0.2021-12-18 +1 copies