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A richly decorated temple shrine with gold arches inlaid with mirror-work and jewels. Central figures are deity murti: a golden Shiva-form with trident and a goddess-form beside him, both adorned with heavy jewellery, crowns and garlands of yellow and red flowers. A golden lingam with a serpent hood sits in the foreground draped in marigold and rose garlands. Flanking statues wear orange and pink turbans and jewelled garments with garlands. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam Day 6.

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Photograph of a temple sanctum with a gilded deity murti seated on a throne, four-armed, holding objects in its hands, with a female consort figure beside it wearing red garments and a crown. Flanking figures include a statue on the left in white dhoti with a patterned crown and garlands, and a silver statue on the right with a maroon headwrap and rudraksha-style necklace. The central figures are draped in marigold garlands with red, yellow and white flowers, and a pink flower-decorated kalasha sits at the base of the throne. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides and the walls are inlaid with blue and silver mosaic arches.2021-06-20Photograph of a richly decorated temple shrine with a central deity murti seated on a golden throne before a golden arched backdrop. The central figure wears a tall crown with a crescent emblem and holds a sceptre-like staff, with a consort figure beside it in a tall headdress. Flanking statues stand on each side in maroon and saffron garments, wearing layered necklaces, and holding staffs. The arch and pillars are covered in long garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, with a golden kalasha-style vessel and offerings of flowers below. No living people are visible.2021-07-23March 16 20202020-03-16 +1 copiesJuly 23 20212021-07-23March 13 20202020-03-13March 07 20212021-03-07November 24 20202020-11-24A temple shrine photograph of gilded deity murtis under an ornate golden arch against red drapery. At centre, a seated multi-armed deity murti wears a red turban with a jewelled crown, holding a trident-like staff and other implements; beside it a female deity murti wears a gold crown and green saree with a garland. Two standing attendant murtis flank the shrine: the left wears a patterned crown, green skirt and garland, the right wears a red-orange dhoti, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-pink garlands. In front, a golden kalasha-shaped object and a lingam-like form are decorated with green leaves and garlands. No physical people are visible.2021-11-18A photograph of a temple sanctum at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi, showing a central shrine framed by gilded arches. The main image is a golden Shivalinga-style stone deity draped with green, white and pink flower garlands, set before a throne with a golden kirtimukha-style arch. Behind it stand two large gilded deity murtis: a crowned figure in a red and gold turban and a female figure in a blue and gold sari with a tall decorated crown. Flanking statues include a female figure in white and red with a yellow and white flower garland on the left, and a bearded male figure in a red shawl with rudraksha-style necklaces and a turban on the right, holding a kamandalu-like vessel. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.2021-11-04July 21 20182018-07-21A temple scene of deity murti decorated with gold and gem-studded arches. Two golden deity figures sit on a throne-like altar with a lion-faced base, one holding a trident and the other wearing a tall crown and red and green garment, both adorned with flower garlands in yellow, red and orange. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested devotee with a shaved head and orange-saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a second figure in orange and red headwear stands behind him. Orange-saffron and red garments and marigold garlands dominate the frame, with a golden tiered altar of flowers at the base. Ornate ceremonial setting typical of a brahmotsavam festival day.2020-11-25A richly decorated temple shrine holds golden deity murtis under an ornate arch of mirror-work and jewelled panels. The central figure is a deity murti with a crown, raised hand and trident-like weapon, seated beside a consort in a yellow sari with gold jewellery. Flanking attendants on either side wear turbans, layered gold necklaces and yellow and pink or red garments, while a lamp stands at each side. A small cobra hood appears over a lingam-like form in the foreground, draped in a blue and gold garment. The figures are statues, not living people.2020-03-15 +2 copies