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Photograph 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.

A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred marks on his arms performs aarti with a lit flame before a decorated shrine. Behind the shrine stand several gilded murtis draped in flower garlands, including a central figure holding a trident and a figure in a pink sari, with a bearded figure on the right in a dark red robe. A linga-like form in the centre is adorned with flowers and jewelry, and a small silver-bordered lamp sits on the altar. Red curtains frame the scene.

A bare-chested temple priest with white ash markings on his shoulders and arms raises his right hand toward a richly decorated altar in a temple sanctum. The altar holds several gold-toned murti figures in front of an ornate golden arch and blue-and-gold patterned backdrop: a standing figure in yellow and pink with a headdress, a seated deity with a trident and crown, a seated goddess in a pink sari with a crown, and a bearded figure in a red turban. A central seated murti with a face covering and red and white flower garlands is adorned with a rudraksha-style necklace and decorated cloth. Brass lamps and offerings sit at the base, and maroon velvet curtains frame the scene. No living person other than the priest is visible.

Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a blue face mask stands at left, pouring or offering from a small vessel onto a central ornate deity murti. The central murti is seated, draped in pink and gold silk, adorned with gold jewellery, rudraksha-style beads, and garlands of yellow and white flowers. Behind it, golden metal murtis of a crowned deity and consort with a trident stand under a gold arch against red drapes. Brass offering bowls sit before the central figure, and a small decorated pedestal holds a pink-clad figure at right. The scene reflects abhishekam and alankar seva in a Hindu shrine.

A priest with long hair knotted on top, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, stands at the left holding a brass oil lamp toward an altar. Behind him, a large ornate altar displays a central seated deity murti in red and gold with a crown, trident and gold ornaments, flanked by standing attendant figures in colourful garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Thick red curtains form the backdrop. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the altar.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/3/2021

Inside a temple shrine with red drapes and an ornate gold arch, a priest with grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style brown shawl, raises a golden fan toward a seated deity murti draped in a green-and-pink head covering, white and yellow garlands, and gold jewellery. Behind it stand several decorated murtis in silver and gold tones, with a gilded kalasha-like figure and an attendant statue on the right. The priest appears to be performing aarti or a fanning ritual. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/28/2020

Inside a temple shrine with red curtains and gilded arch, a priest in saffron cloth stands barefoot with his back to the camera, facing a large altar of deity murtis. Central figures are a Shiva murti holding a trident wearing a crown and rudraksha-style necklaces beside a goddess murti in pink with garlands. Flanking statues, one in green and gold and one in a dark robe with a saffron turban, have raised hands and yellow marigold garlands. A Shiva lingam draped in green cloth and flower garlands sits in the foreground on a silver-edged pedestal, with a green-clad small murti beside it. The priest wears a face mask and white markings on his arm.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/5/2021

A photo of a temple shrine with a worshipper in the lower left, seen from behind, with long dark hair, white horizontal tilak strokes on the arms, and rudraksha beads on the wrist, holding a lit multi-flame oil lamp over a black Shiva lingam decorated with red and white flower garlands, a jewelled green and white vastram and a green silk cloth. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis: a figure with a golden crown and rudraksha necklace, a goddess in a pink sari with garlands, and a standing figure on the right in a rust-coloured turban and shawl with a bearded face and layered beaded necklaces. Red curtains and a gold arch frame the shrine, with a small green-robed murti at the right base. The worshipper performs an aarti offering.

A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth at his waist, stands with his back to the camera and raises his arm toward the shrine. Before him is a central murti with a mukut, gold necklaces, a painted face and a large garland of white and yellow flowers, seated on a maroon cloth with a ceremonial sash. Behind it, a large ornate golden and jewelled arch frames two standing deity murtis: one holding a trident with a crown, one in yellow and purple garments. Two attendant statues stand at the sides, one in orange with a turban and one in red with a black beard and tiger-skin wrap, both garlanded in yellow and white. Red drapes hang in the background, and a brass oil lamp is visible at left.