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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a devotee in orange sannyasi-style cloth draped over the shoulder, wearing a white face mask, lifting a small lamp toward golden deity statues. Behind him a seated golden deity murti with a crown and sacred thread sits on a lotus base beside a standing golden figure in orange cloth, with a black lingam on a dark stone pedestal in front. Red curtains hang behind, and a golden arched frame surrounds the shrine. Small golden figures and a golden pyramid-shaped object sit on the base. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at the shrine.2020-12-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/31/20212021-10-31A temple sanctum photograph showing a priest in orange ritual cloth with a white face mask, standing with his back to the camera and pouring or offering from a brass vessel over a black lingam set in a black stone yoni pedestal. Behind the lingam sit gold-coloured murtis of a seated deity and a standing consort, both crowned, with an arched gold frame and red curtains behind. A gold standing figure with a beard and raised hand stands at right. Small gold figures and a gold shrine model sit on the pedestal base. The scene is a ritual abhishekam or puja in progress.2020-12-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/11/00202020-12-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/28/20212021-01-28Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested with white sacred markings on their bodies and face masks, pour water from golden pots over a dark black Shiva lingam set in a stone yoni-pitha basin. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with a crown, with a seated couple of deity murtis in gold and purple garments, and a standing golden statue to the right wearing a red turban, layered beaded necklaces and a yellow garland. Red curtains and gilded arches form the backdrop. Small brass figures and a golden kalasha sit at the base. The scene shows abhishekam at a temple shrine. All figures in the image are statues or priests; the statues are not counted as physical people.2020-12-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/10/20202020-12-10June 15 20092009-06-15October 31 20182018-10-31Night-time ritual photograph in front of a temple, with golden lights and floral decorations. Two saffron-robed men pour liquid from a silver vessel over a golden metal deity murti standing on a golden base, which is adorned with a yellow and red floral garland. A third man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold-toned upper garment stands beside the murti, and a bald man in white with a gold border kneels at the lower right near mango leaves and fruit. A shirtless-appearing figure is not present; the saffron-clad man at left has long, dark, swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, and the upper arm of a man in white shows a gold necklace. A deity murti with a trident is visible in the background. Abhishekam is being performed.2011-12-20Abhishekam ritual at a temple altar: two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders pour liquid from gold vessels over a white-smeared standing murti of a deity, its body painted white with a wet sheen. The priest at left, bald and bare-chested with a sacred thread, lifts a gold pot high. The priest at right, with long matted hair in a bun and a sacred thread, pours from another gold vessel. Behind them stands a large gold-faced deity murti wearing a jewelled necklace and crown, draped in yellow cloth, with a red curtain behind. A brass oil lamp sits in front. Only the two priests are physically present.2019-07-15