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A temple shrine decorated with multicoloured tassel-festoons in red, green, navy, white and yellow, hung from gilded pillars. At centre stands a golden deity murti wearing an ornate crown and garlands, with a flaming lamp or aarti flame before it. A priest in a patterned headcloth and bare torso, with white markings on his arms, holds a metal bowl over the flame. Bamboo leaves and a green drapery hang behind, with warm lighting.

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December 24 20132013-12-24April 26 20202020-04-26A gilded golden canopy shrine decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands in red, green, blue, orange and white hangs between ornate gold pillars. Beneath it a man in an orange-brown robe and a patterned cone-shaped headdress lifts a metal kalasha or pot above a golden deity murti adorned with gold necklaces, floral garlands and a crown, while flames glow above. Printed borders with dove motifs frame the scene, and a flower-decorated altar sits below. Only the priest is a physical person, with partly visible figures behind him.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 02 20142014-12-02April 26 20202020-04-26December 02 20142014-12-02December 02 20142014-12-02May 05 20172017-05-05A deity murti of Sri Nithyanandeshwara stands in an ornate golden shrine during a nighttime rathotsav, framed by golden pillars and tall tiered garlands of red, orange, green, blue and white tassels. The murti wears a gold crown, a dense gold and jewelled necklace and garlands of flowers, and lamps glow around its base. Hanging tassels and marigold-style garlands decorate the palanquin canopy. No physical people are visible in the scene.2014-12-02July 06 20152015-07-06 +1 copiesJune 20 20212021-06-20