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A photograph of a temple ritual at night in front of a golden shrine arch with red curtains. A bare-chested priest with a topknot, wearing an orange and yellow-striped cloth and an orange shawl, stands at left holding a brass plate with a lit lamp toward a seated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a tall ornate gold crown, a red and gold embroidered garment, a large white flower garland and red flower strands, and gold ornaments. Behind it, a carved golden lion figure and a tall pillar painted in red, yellow, green and blue with flower motifs frame the scene. The lamp flame suggests an aarti offering.

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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a yellow-and-black striped cloth stands at left, back partly turned, with his hands raised in prayer near a gilded doorway. Inside the golden arch stands a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold embroidered garment, with a tall crown, a white flower garland, red flowers and a small golden parrot perched by its shoulder. Behind it hangs a red curtain, and painted pillars with red, blue and yellow floral designs frame the scene. The image is a photograph of a temple ritual during a festival.2021-03-07A photograph of a priest in saffron and orange cloth with a tiger-striped waist wrap and a rudraksha mala, waving a lamp before a decorated deity murti in a gold-framed shrine. The murti wears a tall silver crown, white and red garlands, and a patterned red and gold cloth. Red drapes and a tall pillar with green, yellow and red panels with blue and red flower motifs frame the scene.2021-03-07A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a yellow-and-black striped cloth, long dark hair, full beard and rudraksha mala stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him, a decorated deity murti with a gold crown, white flower garland and red-and-gold embellished garments sits within a gilded arch with red drapery. Tall banners with red, blue and yellow floral patterns frame the scene.2021-03-07A photograph of a dhwajarohanam ritual at a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up, wearing an orange cloth and a yellow-and-black striped waist cloth, stands at left with rudraksha beads on his arm and reaches toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a tall jeweled crown, a garland of white flowers and red blossoms, and an ornate red and gold embroidered backdrop. Gold carved arches frame the shrine, and tall pillars on the right are wrapped in green, red, yellow and blue cloth printed with flower motifs.2021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07A photograph of a temple sanctum during the Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam dhwajarohanam. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up and a beard, wearing a striped waist cloth and an orange shawl over his shoulder, holds a lit lamp toward a Shiva lingam decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands and white flowers. Behind it stand gilded deity murtis, one wearing a golden crown and purple and red silk, framed by an ornate gold arch and a mosaic-patterned backdrop. A tall brass lamp stand is at right. A single standing priest is visible at the left edge beside another gold-crowned figure in red and white.2021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam ritual. A bare-chested man with long matted hair, a full beard and a red-orange dhoti holds a lamp and performs worship before a richly decorated Shiva linga, with a silver face and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers draped around it. Gold arch-shaped frame with lion-face motifs surrounds the linga. Behind him a standing attendant wears a gold crown, white and red garlands and a red-and-gold sari-style cloth. Gold lamp stands and ornate gold carvings fill the background. The caption reads dhwajarohanam, maha paramashivaratri brahmotsavam 2021.2021-03-07A photograph of a Shiva lingam draped in layered garlands of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves, set before an ornate golden arch with lion-face motifs and a gilded kirtimukha-style crest. Behind it stand gilded deity figures and a tall figure in a magenta cloth. On the left, a bare-chested priest in an orange and black-striped dhoti with an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala across his chest and an orange-and-gold armlet, holds a small offering while standing beside the decorated shrine. The scene shows a festival puja at a temple altar. A caption reads 'dhwajarohanam | maha paramashivaratri brahmotsavam 2021'.2021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07Photograph of a ritual at a golden palanquin-style shrine during the Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam dhwajarohanam. Three gilded metal deity murtis sit in the centre of an ornate golden arch hung with red cloth: a central seated figure in red dhoti and green and gold shawl, wearing a tall crown and a white flower garland with a rudraksha-style necklace, flanked by two consorts in crowns, garlands and red and gold garments. A man with bare, ash-smeared upper body and an orange and red cloth draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala on his wrist, raises a lit oil lamp toward the deities with his right hand. Gold ornaments and a golden sun-like crest decorate the foreground.2021-03-07