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A priest with a bearded face, white vibhuti forehead mark and bare upper body holds a brass lamp or aarti flame before a richly adorned deity murti seated on a flower-decorated throne. The murti wears a red and green silk sari, heavy gold necklaces, earrings and a crown, with a red and yellow marigold garland arch behind it. Brass bells hang on red curtains at left and right, and a carved wooden lion-faced mask sits at the lower left. The scene shows a deity puja with lamp offerings during a temple homa, rather than a person depiction.

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A temple shrine scene with a decorated deity murti seated on a red throne, draped in green and gold silk, with a gold crown, layered gold and jewelled necklaces and earrings. Its arch is framed with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves. A priest in a brown head wrap and orange-and-white dress stands at lower centre, holding up a lit multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) toward the deity. Red curtains hang behind, with brass bells on either side. Printed caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17A photograph of a temple deity murti decorated for worship, seated in front of a backdrop of red and yellow flower garlands with green leaves. The murti wears a green and gold silk sari, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, large earrings and a black crown with silver ornaments; its face is painted and it holds a small ritual vessel. In the foreground, a priest with a bare back and shaved head wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a thread across the chest, applying a tilak or offering to the deity's face. Brass bells hang at the left and right, and the background is red draped cloth.2021-11-17A priest in orange-red ritual cloth and a dark head wrap stands at left, bare-chested with sacred white markings on his body, holding a small offering near a richly dressed deity murti seated on a red throne. The murti wears a green and gold silk sari, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a jeweled crown, and ornate armbands, and is framed by red and yellow flower garlands and green leaves against red drapes. A brass bell hangs at right. Caption text at bottom reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17A photograph of a devotee in orange-saffron cloth with bare upper body and white sacred markings on the forehead and arms, standing with hands pressed in anjali mudra before a seated deity murti. The murti is dressed in a green and gold brocade garment, with a red and gold border, layered beaded and jewelled necklaces, a tall decorated headdress and earrings, and holds a staff. It sits within a large arch of red, yellow and white flower garlands with green leaves, in front of red curtains and a hanging brass bell, consistent with a Brahmotsavam puja.2021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17November 17 20212021-11-17A gold-coloured deity murti seated on a throne draped in a gold-and-green brocade cloth, adorned with layered gold necklaces, jewelled ornaments, a jewelled crown and earrings, and holding a golden staff. The murti is framed by garlands of yellow and white flowers with red roses. A multi-tiered brass deepam stand with many lit oil lamps stands in front, and a brass bell hangs at the right edge. Overlaid captions read Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8. No physical people are clearly visible apart from partial figures at the bottom edge.2021-11-17A photograph of a deity murti adorned for worship, seated in a gilded arched niche against red draped fabric. The murti wears a jeweled crown, a gold and multicolored embroidered garment, heavy ornaments and a vertical tilak on the forehead, and is surrounded by thick garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers with green leaves. A priest in the lower left, seen from behind with a shaved head and orange cloth, holds a multi-tiered silver lamp with lit wicks in aarti. Printed caption across the lower centre of the photo reads the event title and day. No visible a person candidate is present.2021-11-17