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A photograph of a temple aarti during a festival. In the foreground a priest in a red garment with white tilak on his forehead and a dark head wrap holds up a tiered golden deepam lamp with lit flames, performing shatmurthy deeparadhana. Behind him a deity murti is seated on a throne, adorned with a red and gold crown, layered gold necklaces and jewellery, wearing a blue and orange garment, holding a bowl. The murti is framed by a large arch of yellow and white flower garlands with red roses, flanked by red curtains, hanging brass bells and a golden shrine frame. A carved stone figure sits at the lower left, and a colourful painted banner hangs at the right. The caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 9.

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