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ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07March 07 20212021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07March 07 20212021-03-07Golden murti of deities enshrined in a temple sanctum, decorated with garlands of white flowers with red and yellow tassels. The central golden deity figure holds ritual objects in multiple arms and wears a tall crown, flanked by a female figure in red garments with a red beaded necklace. Two golden standing guardian figures stand on either side; the left one wears a jeweled crown and blue garment, the right one a red turban and red garment with a jeweled chest ornament. A black stone lingam-like form sits in front, adorned with a white flower garland, and a golden arch framing the central shrine. Ornate blue and gold mosaic panels decorate the walls. No physical people are visible.2021-06-20A photograph of a temple sanctum during the Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam dhwajarohanam. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up and a beard, wearing a striped waist cloth and an orange shawl over his shoulder, holds a lit lamp toward a Shiva lingam decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands and white flowers. Behind it stand gilded deity murtis, one wearing a golden crown and purple and red silk, framed by an ornate gold arch and a mosaic-patterned backdrop. A tall brass lamp stand is at right. A single standing priest is visible at the left edge beside another gold-crowned figure in red and white.2021-03-07ADIKAILASA on 3/7/20212021-03-07Photo 11728713 +1 copiesDecember 27 20162016-12-27A temple scene of deity murti decorated with gold and gem-studded arches. Two golden deity figures sit on a throne-like altar with a lion-faced base, one holding a trident and the other wearing a tall crown and red and green garment, both adorned with flower garlands in yellow, red and orange. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested devotee with a shaved head and orange-saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a second figure in orange and red headwear stands behind him. Orange-saffron and red garments and marigold garlands dominate the frame, with a golden tiered altar of flowers at the base. Ornate ceremonial setting typical of a brahmotsavam festival day.2020-11-25December 27 20162016-12-27A 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