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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20A priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left, facing a golden arched shrine framed by carved gold elephants and a maroon curtain. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand, with smoke rising from it. Inside the shrine, a golden-faced deity murti in an orange and red garment, adorned with silver necklaces and red garlands, stands above two smaller deity figures in green and orange clothing with garlands, all set on a gold-cloth-covered altar with flowers and brass vessels. The scene depicts an evening puja for Devi Parashakti during Navaratri at the Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-10-17A photograph of a shrine niche with a black stone deity murti wearing garlands of red and gold flowers, a pink-and-gold cloth and a tilak, flanked by a smaller bronze figure also garlanded. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the deity. A basket of pink flowers sits at his side, and a steel kalasha, cups and incense are placed before the shrine. The niche is framed by ornate gold arches and has yellow walls with red and white borders and kolam designs on the floor.Photo 11682564 +1 copiesA priest stands at left in a bare-chested white dhoti with a white sacred body mark on his shoulder, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame over a silver plate of mango-like fruit. Before him, dark-complexioned deity murtis stand in a gilded arched shrine decorated with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers. The central figure wears a blue dress and blue crown with gold necklaces, flanked by figures in pink and brown garlands. A green and purple silk cloth lies at the base. Another murti in purple at the upper left stands near the red curtain. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the shrine ledge, indicating a puja or aarti.2024-02-11A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp before a shrine. Behind him, a gold-framed arch frames three deity murtis draped in garlands of white and red flowers, the central figure in a crown with a white and gold dress. Brass lamps stand on a yellow cloth-covered altar, with a small lit oil lamp and a framed picture of a man in the lower centre. Brass puja plates with flowers and offerings sit on a wooden tray in the foreground. This is an aarti puja at a shrine.2025-09-05KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21Photo 82834552022-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a gold ornate arch framing dark stone deity murti on a teal backdrop. A central standing deity wears a tall crown with a peacock feather, a trident in hand, gold jewellery and a pale green dhoti, with yellow and pink garlands. To the right, a female deity murti wears a yellow sari, pink garlands and gold ornaments. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left, his arm raised as he anoints the central murti. Brass vessels, a copper cup, a brass oil lamp and scattered flower petals sit on the altar ledge.2024-02-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/8/20212021-03-08KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11