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KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 9/17/2021

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A young bare-chested boy in an orange dhoti and saffron cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti lines on his forehead and body, raises a lit oil lamp (deepa) high in his right hand while holding a brass bell in his left, performing aarti before a temple shrine. Behind him a tall white ornate lamp stand with many small flames is set on a yellow plinth. Gold-framed arches hold garlanded deity murtis, one on the left in red and gold with a crown, one on the right in green and gold with a crown and garland, and a central group of murtis in colourful garments. Striped red, blue and gold pillars frame the back wall, and a framed picture hangs above. Red velvet ropes on brass posts border the marble floor.2022-01-07KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A young boy sits cross-legged on a white marble floor performing puja. He wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his bare chest, with a rudraksha mala of brown beads and a pendant necklace. White sacred ash marks show on his arms and chest. His hands are joined in mudra in front of a red velvet mat with gold border, on which sit brass puja items: a conch shell, a brass plate, small brass cups, a bell, a brass lamp, a small brass vessel with spoon, and a brass plate holding a crystal lingam.2025-06-02March 22 20132013-03-22Photo 82839452022-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a young person in an orange saffron garment with a bare back, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded shrine. The shrine has a golden arched canopy with ornate carvings, red velvet backdrop, and several deity murtis including a seated figure in red and white garlands and figures in red robes with flower garlands on green cloth. A brass standing oil lamp stands at left and small brass lamps sit on the altar. The setting appears to be a puja room with gold-toned decor and a golden stool with a blue cloth at the bottom right.2024-06-11September 13 20142014-09-13A young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a lit oil lamp toward a black stone Nandi bull decorated with a maroon cloth and bell garlands. Behind is a golden-arched shrine with a dark deity murti in gold and purple garments and garlands. Plates of offerings and a brass lamp sit on a steel trolley at right, and he wears a blue face mask. Gold-toned walls and columns frame the temple interior.2022-01-14KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A photograph of a young male priest in orange saffron robes kneeling on a concrete floor in a yellow-painted shrine room. He wears a bare upper body with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and rudraksha malas, and he holds a brass bell in his right hand while holding a silver plate with a flame, incense sticks and offerings in his left. Before him stands a gold-covered low wooden altar holding a small brass deity figure, with a large brass vessel beside it and several copper pots on the floor. Behind is a yellow wooden cabinet with brass lamps and a framed picture, and a painted portrait labelled Nithyanandam on the left. A date stamp 29/03/2025 21:13 appears in the corner.2025-03-29May 02 20132013-05-02Photo 11734483