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A photograph of a richly decorated deity murti of Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva standing before a gilded arch, adorned with dense garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and green flowers and a jewelled crown. On the left edge, a man in orange robes with bare upper body, rudraksha beads and gold bangles stands beside the murti with his hands raised in offering. Two brass bells hang at the top corners and a red cloth backdrop frames the shrine. The text on the image identifies the setting as Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6.

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A priest in orange robes with bare upper body, white ash marks on his chest and arms, and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a bronze bell and a small ritual vessel while performing puja. Before him is a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a black crown-like headdress with a jewelled peacock-style crest, wrapped in layers of red, yellow, white, pink and green flower garlands, with gold and gemstone necklaces. Bronze bells hang in the background against an orange draped backdrop. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A decorated deity murti is the centre of a puja. The murti wears an ornate gold crown with coloured stones, a black cloth headpiece, pearl and jewelled necklaces, and is heavily garlanded with red, orange, yellow, white and magenta flowers. On the left a priest in orange-saffron cloth with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and bangles pours or offers from a brass vessel, while a brass bell hangs behind. Caption text reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15November 14 20212021-11-14A priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a beaded armlet, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti at the centre of a golden shrine. The murti wears a gold crown, red garments, a multi-strand jewelled necklace and a yellow and white garland; it is framed by a dense arch of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Hanging brass bells and red draped fabric surround the shrine, with a gold ornamental finial at the right. A caption reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhana, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. This is a temple aarti at the shrine. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a specific person from the image alone.2021-11-14November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A video frame of a deity murti (Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam, Day 6) framed by a gold arch and dense garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers with green leaves. The small murti wears a jeweled crown with peacock-like fan, a gold and gemstone necklace, and stands before a flickering oil lamp on a red draped backdrop with hanging brass bells at the sides. No physical people are visible.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 18 20212021-11-18A photograph of a ritual at a shrine draped in red fabric. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with long light-coloured hair, wears an orange cloth and white paint on the arms, raising both arms in worship. Before them stands a Shiva-form deity murti decorated with a crown, jewelled necklaces and garlands of red, orange, white and yellow flowers. Brass bells hang at the top left and right, and a gold-coloured urn sits at the lower right. Pink petals are heaped on a red cloth at the base of the shrine, and the caption on the image reads Shatmurthy Deeparadhanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15