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A photograph of a Rathotsavam (chariot festival) at a temple. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white ash stripes on his chest and forehead and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a tall silver staff with a leaf-shaped finial. Beside him a second man with long matted hair, orange cloth, a beaded necklace and white body markings stands in profile. Behind them is a richly decorated red and gold canopy with blue, green and yellow hangings and a golden trident motif. Beneath it, a green and pink clad deity murti of Murugan with a tall golden crown and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers is displayed, with a smaller figure in pink beside it.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18A photograph of a Hindu temple ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash, during Rathotsavam Thaipoosam 2022. In the foreground a shirtless priest with a bound topknot, white ash markings on his bare chest and arms, a rudraksha-style necklace and a bangle, holds a flat ceremonial object toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is dressed in pink, green and white silk with a gold crown and ornaments, and is framed by a garlanded shrine of red, yellow and white flowers and green leaves. Hanging colourful fabric panels with painted birds and elephants decorate the canopy and pillars, and gold ornamentation is visible on the right.2022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18A priest seen from behind, bare-backed with a sacred ash marking on his shoulder and a beaded necklace, holds a polished silver plate while facing a deity murti in a green and pink silk dress with a golden crown and garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, set on green foliage. Colourful green, orange and red banners frame the shrine, and a golden ornament rises above. The scene shows a Thaipoosam Rathotsavam ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. The priest appears to be performing an offering or aarti.2022-01-18ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25A photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor-roofed shrine, with two large red and green parasols with lotus-shaped tops overhead. At the centre, a deity murti is decorated with heaped garlands of red, white and orange flowers and sits on a golden peetha. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands before it, while a man in a white shirt and green-trimmed white dhoti bends to press his forehead to him. Another man in saffron and red clothing stands behind the murti, and a younger attendant in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right. Two men in cream shirts stand at left, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the foreground.2022-11-30ADIKAILASA on 1/18/20222022-01-18