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A priest in an orange-red turban and bare upper body, marked with white sacred ash stripes on his arms, reaches forward to adorn a black stone deity murti seated on a golden throne. The deity wears a tall gold crown with a red and gold band, a vertical tilak mark on the forehead, and an ornate jewelled necklace of red, green and blue stones. Yellow marigold garlands and red flowers surround the figure, while brass oil lamps stand on tall stands on both sides and a golden trident-like staff rises at right.

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Photograph of a golden deity murti of a goddess with a dark face, a white tilak, a tall jewelled crown and a dense garland of yellow and pink marigolds, set before a purple cloth backdrop beneath ornate gold lamp stands. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, shown from behind with bare upper back and white ash marks on the shoulder, raises one hand to touch the deity's chest during worship. A smaller gilded murti sits in a golden arch in the lower foreground. Gold lamps line the frame, and the setting resembles a temple shrine or abhishekam-type puja.2021-02-19February 19 20212021-02-19A temple photograph of a richly decorated deity murti of a dark-faced goddess with a tall gold crown, wearing a heavy jewelled necklace and red garments, flanked by yellow and pink marigold garlands. Behind it hangs a golden arch and a deep purple drape, with ornate gold-and-mesh backdrop panels and tall brass lamp stands with multiple oil lamps. A priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, bare-shouldered with sacred ash markings, stands at left holding a small lit lamp or offering plate toward the deity as part of an aarti. In the lower foreground a small child-sized figure in white with a woven headpiece sits within a gold frame. Gold text along the bottom reads 'rajarajeshwari brahmotsava day 3'.2021-02-19ADIKAILASA on 2/21/20212021-02-21February 19 20212021-02-19ADIKAILASA on 2/21/20212021-02-21February 17 20212021-02-17A photograph of a golden-decorated deity murti of Rajarajeshwari, a dark-faced goddess with a gold crown, a gold-and-jewelled necklace, orange marigold garlands, red and gold silk drapery, and raised gold arms holding a sceptre and staff. In the lower left, a man seen from behind wearing a dark wrapped turban and an orange-saffron shawl kneels or bows toward the image beside a gold-carved pillar. The scene is lit warmly for a Brahmotsavam dvajarohanam-related event.2021-02-17ADIKAILASA on 2/11/20222022-02-11February 17 20212021-02-17A black stone murti of the goddess Rajarajeshwari is adorned for the Dvajarohanam festival of the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam. She wears a gold crown, a red and pink silk sari with gold border, layered orange marigold garlands and heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, while holding gold attributes including a trident-like staff and a raised golden implement. A hand with a red thread bracelet at the left edge touches the deity's gold arm. Gold-embossed shrine decorations frame the murti against a dark purple backdrop.2021-02-17February 17 20212021-02-17