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A devotee in an orange-brown garment and white bangles stands from behind, extending an arm to touch the face of a large deity murti adorned for Leela Alankaram. The murti has long black hair, a golden crown, a gold face with red tilak, blue garments, and layered gold and red necklaces. It is framed by a garland arch of yellow, red, white and pink flowers and green leaves, with hanging brass bells on either side. A caption reads Avaratana Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 13.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/31/20212021-12-31ADIKAILASA on 12/31/20212021-12-31 +1 copiesA devotee in an orange garment with white body markings stands with back to camera, reaching toward a deity murti of a goddess with long dark hair, blue garment, gold crown, red bindi and layered gold and jewelled necklaces. The murti is framed by an arch of red, yellow, white and pink flower garlands with green leaves. Two brass bells hang at the top corners and a gold border frames the scene. Caption reads Avaratana Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 13.2021-12-31ADIKAILASA on 12/31/20212021-12-31A young priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead, raises a large round brass plate with both arms in front of a deity murti. The murti is a blue-skinned female form with a red tilak, tall crown, long black hair, multiple gold and red-gemmed necklaces and jewelled armlets, holding a sword upright. The murti is framed by a dense arch of red, white, pink and yellow flower garlands, with gold bells hanging at the top corners. Caption text along the bottom reads Avaratana Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 13, indicating a deepa aradhana ritual of the Leela alankaram decoration.2021-12-31A golden deity murti in a ornate gold crown with a central peak is decorated with a blue silk garment, jeweled necklaces of red, green and blue stones, and multiple arms holding a trident and other ritual objects. It is framed by an arch of red, white, yellow and green flower garlands and hanging golden bells. On the left, a man in an orange turban and yellow garment with white sacred markings on his forehead holds a long rod near the murti, performing ritual service. The caption reads Avaratana Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 13.2021-12-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a deity murti seated in a flower-decorated shrine, adorned with a royal blue garment, layered gold and red jewelled necklaces, a gold crown and ear ornaments, and bright red roses and white and yellow flower garlands framing the alcove. A priest, shown from the back with bare upper body, sacred white markings on his skin and a rudraksha bracelet, holds a silver plate with a lamp above the murti's head during aarti. Lower in the frame are orange cloth, a brass vessel and a plate of round sweets as offerings. Gold text along the bottom reads Avaratana Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana. The scene depicts the Nithyanandotsavam celebration at Adikailasa.2021-12-31ADIKAILASA on 12/31/20212021-12-31A utsava vigraha of a seated deity, its face painted, is decorated with a blue velvet garment embroidered in gold and red, a jewelled crown and a heavy gold-and-gem necklace. It sits in a bower of red, yellow and white flower garlands studded with gold beads, set against gold-leaf temple carving. In the foreground at left, a priest in red and white ritual cloth extends a silver plate holding a small silver lamp toward the image in deepradhana. Caption text along the bottom reads Avaratana Leela Alankaram Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 13.2021-12-31 +1 copiesNovember 04 20212021-11-04A photograph of a gilded deity murti of Kalabhairava, shown in a golden arched shrine framed by bands of yellow, red and green flower garlands. The murti wears a tall golden crown, a blue garment with gold ornaments, a trident and a rudraksha-style necklace. In the lower left, a bare-chested priest in white ritual dress with sacred markings reaches toward the murti's chin. Oil lamps stand at the upper right. The scene is a Kalabhairava Leela Alankaram deeparadhana during Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 12.2021-12-30A photograph of a priest applying kumkum or vibhuti to the forehead of a deity murti during a Rajalankaram Deeparadhan. The murti has a black face, a gold crown with a tall ornament, and a blue and gold embroidered garment with red and green detailing. It sits in a dense arrangement of concentric garlands in yellow, pink, red, white and green with blue-dotted floral panels. Gold lamps and a gold arch frame the scene. The priest, seen from behind, wears a light garment and a bracelet, with a brown-tied hairstyle. Overlaid text reads Rajalankaram Deeparadhan, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 21.2022-01-08