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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/29/20202020-12-29KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/5/20212021-01-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/5/20212021-01-05A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shirtless man in a white dhoti and blue cloth over his shoulder pouring water from a vessel over a black lingam on a black pedestal. Behind the lingam stand golden and painted deity murtis: a central Shiva and Parvati pair with crowns, trident, and garlands, flanked by two standing figures, one with long dark hair and jewelled ornaments and one bearded figure in a maroon turban and rudraksha-style beads. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang on the figures, and small brass vessels and a golden shrine sit at the base. Red drapery forms the backdrop. The scene shows abhishekam being performed on the Moolavar.2021-02-01Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a KAILASA temple shrine. In the foreground a priest with bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and face mask, stands with his back to the camera, hands on a Shiva lingam draped in green and pink cloth and heavy garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis with gilded crowns and pink saree, one holding a trident, framed by an ornate gold arch and red drapes. At right a golden murti in a rust-brown turban and garlands stands beside a small blue-clad figure. Brass oil lamps and a lit lamp sit at the base; a second person's head is visible at lower left.2021-01-17Inside 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.2021-02-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/24/20202020-12-24KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22A 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.2020-12-29KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/8/20212021-03-08A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti, seen from behind at left, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of deity murtis. Central seated murti wears a yellow headdress, white and maroon drapery, red and yellow marigold garlands and gold ornaments on a throne-like seat. Standing figures flank the shrine: at left a figure in white and gold with a crown and garlands, at right a bearded figure in a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and yellow garland. Behind them a red curtain and ornate silver-and-gold backdrop. Small white and gold figurines sit on pedestals at the front. Ritual shrine worship in a temple setting.2021-01-26