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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.

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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.2021-11-12November 12 20212021-11-12A photograph of a richly decorated temple shrine at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Central deity murti sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat beneath a gilded arch, with a multi-armed form in a red crown and garlands; a consort figure in red-and-gold garments and a crown sits beside it. Flanking standing figures in gold ornaments and yellow-and-red floral garlands stand on either side, one with a crown and blue-and-gold dhoti, the other in red garments with a red turban. A large Shivalinga-like form draped in flower garlands and a red cloth sits at the foreground, and brass oil lamps stand at the sides. Caption text reads Subramanya Mulamantra Vishesha dravya Homa. No physical people are visible in the shrine, only deity murtis and statues.2021-11-04A gilded deity murti of Shiva and a consort seated on a golden throne with a large ornate cobra hood overhead. The male figure wears a crown, holds a trident and has a gold-embellished garment; the female figure wears a green and red sari with layered red and white necklaces. The arched backdrop is covered in gold embroidery with jewel-like flowers. In front, a decorated lingam-shaped form with pearl and gem garlands sits on a pink cloth, flanked by small figures and oil lamps. No living people are visible.2020-03-26A temple shrine photograph of gilded deity murtis under an ornate golden arch against red drapery. At centre, a seated multi-armed deity murti wears a red turban with a jewelled crown, holding a trident-like staff and other implements; beside it a female deity murti wears a gold crown and green saree with a garland. Two standing attendant murtis flank the shrine: the left wears a patterned crown, green skirt and garland, the right wears a red-orange dhoti, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-pink garlands. In front, a golden kalasha-shaped object and a lingam-like form are decorated with green leaves and garlands. No physical people are visible.2021-11-18A photograph of a temple sanctum at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi, showing a central shrine framed by gilded arches. The main image is a golden Shivalinga-style stone deity draped with green, white and pink flower garlands, set before a throne with a golden kirtimukha-style arch. Behind it stand two large gilded deity murtis: a crowned figure in a red and gold turban and a female figure in a blue and gold sari with a tall decorated crown. Flanking statues include a female figure in white and red with a yellow and white flower garland on the left, and a bearded male figure in a red shawl with rudraksha-style necklaces and a turban on the right, holding a kamandalu-like vessel. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.2021-11-04November 12 20212021-11-12A richly decorated temple sanctum photographed at night, centred on a golden arched shrine (simhasana-style throne) holding a Shiva lingam wrapped in a red cloth and ringed with garlands of yellow, pink and white flowers. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis: a male figure with a raised trident-like staff and a female figure in a blue and gold sari with a crown. On the left, a golden female figure wears a white sari, flower garlands and jewelled necklaces; on the right, a golden standing figure in an orange-red robe with a turban and ornate jewelled necklace holds a hand in greeting. Brass lamps flank the scene. The people shown are statues, not physical people. The image is a photograph of a temple display with the caption Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi.2021-11-04March 07 20212021-03-07A 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.2021-11-12Two golden deity murtis are seated in an ornate shrine decorated with jeweled gold arches and a red curtain backdrop. The figure on the left wears a red-and-gold turban with a jeweled brooch and carries a golden trident-like staff; the figure on the right wears a red and gold blouse, layered gold necklaces, and a tall jeweled crown, with both figures garlanded in yellow flowers. A golden lotus-shaped pedestal is in front. The bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Purnahuti Homa. No physical people are visible.2021-10-14A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with ornate gold-and-mirror-work arches behind three large statues. At the centre, a multi-armed deity murti sits in a gold-and-red setting, flanked by a standing figure on the right holding a sceptre and a standing figure on the left with a turban and long beard, all garlanded with white and marigold-yellow flower garlands. In front stands a golden ritual vessel or kalasha with a tilak mark on its face, draped in white and yellow-and-red garlands, with a jewelled cloth beneath it and oil lamps placed around. No living people are visible.2021-12-19 +1 copies