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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala across his shoulder sits in profile at a puja, hands pressed together in anjali with a microphone stand before him. His hair is tied up in a topknot and he has white markings on his forehead and arms. In front of him is a large polished brass vessel, and to the right a brass oil lamp and orange marigold flowers sit near a small shrine. Behind him are colourful painted deity figures on a yellow and green draped backdrop, and a garlanded murti of a deity stands in a decorated shrine. The scene is a Navaratri Mahashtami Durga Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.

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October 14 20212021-10-14A priest with long hair knotted on his head, white tilak markings and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange cloth sits at the left, facing a shrine. Behind him a seated figure in a red and white garland, with a turban and a pink shawl, sits on a red-draped platform flanked by two golden lions, in front of a framed portrait. Golden lion figures, a brass kalasha with orange flowers, silver oil lamps and a silver bowl are arranged on a colourful striped cloth. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang throughout, and a golden deity murti is visible to the right. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Mahashtami Durga Puja.2021-10-14A priest seated on the floor in an orange and gold garment, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bead bracelets on his wrist, performs a puja. His bare back shows white ash horizontal stripes. Before him are brass and silver lamps, a golden kalasha-style pot decorated with a green coconut and mango leaves, a plate of pink flower petals, small bowls of kumkum and turmeric, and a golden lion-shaped ornament behind. The page shows Navaratri Day 8 Mahashtami Durga Sandhi Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-14A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in orange saffron cloth, seated cross-legged before a golden shrine. He wears a rudraksha-style cord across his bare back and a white ash mark on his shoulder. Before him on a golden tray and brass plates are pink flower petals, kumkum and vibhuti, with a small silver lamp and a ritual vessel. Behind him, two gilded lion figures flank a deity murti decorated with a red and yellow garland, an orange floral garland and a sparkling embellished backdrop, over a striped textile. A silver bowl holds flower petals in the foreground. This is a puja offering scene.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 08 20212021-10-08October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 12 20212021-10-12October 14 20212021-10-14October 07 20212021-10-07October 12 20212021-10-12