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Photograph of a golden deity murti group in an ornate shrine decorated with gold and jewelled arches. Two large gilded figures sit on a yellow-draped seat: the central one wears a red turban, ornate black and gold garments and holds a trident-like staff, and the other wears a gold crown and green and red sari-style dress with flower garlands. A smaller gilded figure in a crown and jewelled necklace stands at left, and another gilded attendant in a red turban stands at right. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange dhoti and white ritual markings, bends forward with his hand near a small seated golden murti. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang on the figures. Printed captions read the temple and event title.

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Photograph of golden murti statues of deities seated side by side in an ornate shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. The central figure wears a red turban and a gold and multicoloured embellished bodice, holds a staff and sits on a golden peetha with a garland. The seated consort wears a gold crown, a green and red sari with gold border, and a long garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them stand arched panels studded with red, blue and gold ornaments. A figure at left wears a gold crown and garlands. Printed caption reads Dwajarohanam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 1.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with a saffron headband and rudraksha beads holds a lit oil lamp in front of a gilded arch framing a shivalinga decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him stand golden deity murtis wearing crowns, jewellery and a green-and-red sari-style garment, with a gilded face mask at the arch top. The shrine is richly ornamented with mirror-work and jewelled panels. Caption text on the image identifies the Deeparadhana to Shatmurthy and Garbha Mandir during Day 1 of the Brahmotsavam.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12Photo 66787812021-12-19 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15A 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 photograph inside a richly decorated temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a saffron shawl and a headband stands at the centre, his hand resting on a golden arch over a lingam with a white tripundra marking. Behind him, gilded deity murtis with crowns and jewelled necklaces stand under ornate mirror-work arches. Flanking figures wear red turbans, pink and maroon garments and heavy jewelled necklaces. The figures are statues, not living people, and the priest is a devotee performing abhishekam or puja at the sanctum.2020-11-24November 12 20212021-11-12November 25 20202020-11-25Photograph inside a golden-gilded temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, during a deeparadhana ritual. A man in orange robes with an orange headband holds a lit oil lamp tray before a large Shivalinga draped in flower garlands and a decorated cloth. Behind him stands a bare-chested priest with white hair, hands folded in prayer. Flanked by garlanded gilded deity murtis, including a figure in green and gold with a crown, and a golden arched niche with mosaic-patterned walls.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12