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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold and orange drapes. A man in a red-orange shirt and red dhoti holds a lit oil lamp over a brass plate while standing beside a small white-clad man with a grey beard and a white shawl, who holds an open book and a printed card showing a temple. A woman in a light blue floral kurta with a pink-brown shawl stands beside them. A white sign reads KAILASA SALEM. Behind them stand a golden trident, a deity murti with garlands and a crown-like headdress on a gold throne-like pedestal, and a dark deity statue at left. Brass and steel bowls and plates sit on the shrine ledge.2024-01-18January 18 20242024-01-18A photograph inside a temple shrine with a gold-framed arch and a golden trident (trishul) on a pedestal. A man in a saffron-orange shirt and red-orange dhoti stands at left, extending his hands to pass a small printed card to an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who holds a folded booklet. A woman in a pale pink shawl and grey-green sari stands at right, reaching toward the exchange. A white sign reads KAILASA SALEM on a table covered with brass plates, a red bowl and offering items. Behind them stand a deity murti with flower garlands and a magenta-draped image of a deity. The image shows a small pooja-table exchange, not a festival.2024-01-18January 18 20242024-01-18SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 2/16/20222022-02-16Indoor temple shrine with a golden throne-style altar draped in maroon curtains. Two standing deity murtis in red and gold garments with garlands sit on the upper platform, and a seated black-stone murti in a green cloth and flower garland sits below them. A woman in an orange saree and orange head cloth holds a brass bell and stands at the center, while an older woman in a white saree with gold border stands at left near brass pots and offerings. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right with palms joined in prayer. Brass vessels, plates of flowers and lamps, a trident and a red flag sit around the shrine.A photograph of a puja being performed on a covered golden-pillared terrace at night. In the foreground, an elderly man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, reading from an open book while holding a ritual object. Beside him, a woman in a green sari sits and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti sits in meditative posture. A tall brass oil lamp with a flame stands on the floor, along with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings, a banana leaf, and brass vessels. To the left, a golden deity murti with flower garlands and red and white petals stands on a tiered golden pedestal.2022-01-21A temple shrine interior where a priest with a bare chest, white dhoti with green border, rudraksha mala and sacred ash on his arms and forehead performs ritual worship. He holds a small brass vessel across a brass plate as a woman in an orange saree leans in to receive or offer it. In front of them stands a brass table draped in green and gold brocade holding a bell, brass lamps, incense sticks, a covered brass container and a tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them is a black stone abhishekam basin and dark metal deity murtis, one flanked by two figures in orange cloth. A gilded arched frame surrounds the central altar, and a deity with blue garments and a crown stands at left. A partially visible person in green silk and rudraksha beads sits at lower right.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/17/20222022-01-17Photo 11731429 +1 copiesJan 21 2022 sripuram2022-01-21January 28 20242024-01-28