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March 01 20152015-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a white face mask, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam set in a lotus-shaped black stone basin inside a temple shrine. Behind him stands a second attendant in gold jewellery. Behind the lingam, a gilded deity murti with a trident and a consort murti in a pink and purple sari sit before an ornate jewelled arch backdrop with a red curtain. Yellow and red flower garlands adorn the deities and a standing devotee-style murti in maroon dhoti with a yellow marigold garland. Brass oil lamps and small gold figurines sit at the base, consistent with abhishekam ritual.2021-01-23Temple worship scene before a golden throne-style backdrop holding three ornately decorated deity murtis with silver-and-gold crowns, jeweled breastplates and garlands of red roses and yellow flowers. The central figure is flanked by two consort murtis wearing green and gold silk saris. Red rose petals are scattered across the platform, with peacock feathers and tinsel at the base. On the left, a man in a blue surgical mask, bare-armed and with white sacred ash markings and a rudraksha mala, reaches toward the central murti in a ritual gesture. Painted pillars with floral and bird motifs frame the shrine. The scene reflects abhishekam or alankar seva. Hindu decorative setting.2021-01-29A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, offering a flame or lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Several gilded murti statues stand in a shrine with arched golden backdrop, red drapes and garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. A central deity image is adorned with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace above a kalasha and brass oil lamps. Two figures flank the altar, one wearing a black cap and orange garland. The scene is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple.2022-03-01KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/19/20202020-10-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/4/20212021-01-04November 10 20182018-11-10KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20212021-01-02Photograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arch and red curtains. Central deity murti draped in pink and magenta silk, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, gold necklaces and a silver-embroidered bodice, with a large decorated face mask at its top. Flanking statues include a figure in a tall crown on the left, a bearded figure in a maroon turban and rudraksha-style beads with a raised hand on the right, and a small pink-clad figure at the base. A bare-backed person in white dhoti with white sacred markings on the arm raises a lit oil lamp or aarti at the left edge. Statues only; no identifiable living person is shown in the shrine.2021-02-01KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and red curtains. In the foreground a priest in orange saffron robes and a white face mask stands at left, his bare back to the camera, applying a mark to a murti or performing an offering, with white markings on his arms. Behind him is a large deity murti group on a raised dais: a seated figure in a red-and-maroon turban and pink garment holding a staff, beside a figure with a tall gold crown, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban wearing a yellow-and-white garland. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the figures and a Shiva linga-shaped stone with a garland stands in front on a gold cloth. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the platform.2020-12-25