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ADIKAILASA on 3/8/20212021-03-08ADIKAILASA on 3/8/20212021-03-08ADIKAILASA on 3/8/20212021-03-08A bare-backed priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, with white sacred ash markings on his upper back and arms, holds a lit camphor or aarti lamp on a metal tray while performing aarti before two large deity murtis. The two figures are seated on ornate gold-framed thrones with pink backdrops, dressed in richly embroidered red, green and gold garments with jewelled necklaces and tall crowns. The left murti wears a green sari and the right one a green and red garment, holding ritual objects in gold hands. Brass oil lamps stand at the lower left and a rudraksha-style mala is visible on the priest's shoulder. The scene shows a temple-style puja with decorated deity idols.2021-03-08Photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes and turban, seen from behind with white ash marks on his arm, holding a silver tray with a lit lamp toward two richly adorned deity murtis. The left murti wears a green sari with gold border and red-and-gold skirt, a crown and red-and-white jewelled necklace, and holds a golden object; the right murti wears a green-and-gold dhoti, red sash, crown and blue-gem necklace. Both sit beneath ornate gold arches with pink backdrops. Brass lamps and a conch shell sit in the foreground.2021-03-08A man in orange-saffron robes and a matching orange shawl performs an aarti ritual, holding a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, with a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him stand two ornately adorned golden deity murti figures, one wearing an orange crown and the other a black and red decorated crown, both draped in white and yellow flower garlands and jeweled necklaces. A gold throne-style frame and red and yellow floral decorations fill the background, with a pink lotus held by one murti.2012-04-30Photograph of two gilded metal deity murtis under an ornate golden arched canopy studded with red, green and blue stones. The central figure wears a tall jewelled crown, a large jewelled necklace, a green stone pendant and a white flower garland, with a red tilak on the forehead. The figure beside it wears a tall decorated crown, layered pearl and gem necklaces and a white flower garland, with a red cloth below. At the lower left, a person with long matted hair and a rudraksha bracelet has both hands on the central murti, touching the canopy edge. No readable text is visible.2021-03-14A photograph of a ceremonial aarti before a golden palanquin-style shrine framed by an ornate gilded arch with red drapery. Three gilded deity murtis sit on the throne: the central figure wears a tall golden crown, a rudraksha-style forehead marking, green and red garlands, a pink and green sash and a large gold necklace, while flanking figures wear crowns, garlands and jewelled ornaments in red and pink. In the foreground a bare-backed priest with white vibhuti markings and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities. Golden brocade covers the base of the shrine.2021-03-08ADIKAILASA on 3/14/20212021-03-14November 17 20212021-11-17July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 3/9/20212021-03-09