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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.2021-02-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/29/20202020-12-29A 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.2021-01-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/24/20202020-12-24KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/10/20212021-01-10KAILASA 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.2021-02-01A 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.2020-12-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/3/20212021-01-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/29/20202020-12-29KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/21/20212021-01-21