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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/5/20202020-06-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/5/20202020-06-05Ornate temple display of golden and painted murti statues on a raised tiled stage in front of red and gold drapery. Left, a standing figure in orange dhoti with red and yellow marigold garland and raised hand. Centre-left, a seated deity with golden crown and purple garment beside a female figure in green sari with necklaces. Centre, a large seated figure with gold crown, red flower garlands and rudraksha beads on a red cloth throne. Right, a standing bearded sage in saffron shawl with rudraksha mala, and a gold-clad seated figure in yellow and purple. Brass kalasha lamp and pink lotus flowers sit on a folded orange cloth at the front. These are statues, not physical people.2019-06-23KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/4/20202020-12-04Temple sanctum with a central seated deity murti dressed in a deep red garment, wearing a red turban with a white flower, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces, with a shiva lingam-like element on the head. Garlands of yellow and white marigolds and red flowers hang across the figures. Flanking the central figure are standing golden statues of a figure in yellow-and-pink dhoti with raised hand and a bearded figure in a brown and gold shawl with raised hand, plus a smaller red-saried female statue at right. Behind them stand additional golden figures and an ornate gold arch with jewelled mosaic panels against maroon drapery. Brass oil lamps and small decorated pedestals are placed at the base. No people are visible.2021-01-02Ornate temple altar display for Paramashivarathri at KAILASA Los Angeles. Central gilded murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden throne with a red and gold back-arch, decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers and rudraksha beads. In front, a large Shiva lingam is dressed with flower garlands and a white-and-gold cloth, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like offering below. Flanking the centre are standing gilded statues: a figure on the left in orange turban and ornate gold necklace, and a bearded sage figure on the right in saffron-brown dress with rudraksha malas, both wearing flower garlands. A small statue of a child-like figure sits at the lower right. No physical people are visible.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/13/20222022-01-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23Photograph of a temple shrine arranged for Paramashivarathri, with a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a raised throne beneath an ornate golden arch. Flower garlands in white, yellow and red drape the figures and a central shivalinga-style object, with a kalasha-like vessel and brass lamps before it. Flanking figures include a murti with a tall red headdress and a dark-complexioned murti in pink-and-gold silk with a crown and garlands. Draped red and maroon cloth and tall decorated pillars frame the shrine, and a small framed portrait of a smiling man in a dark jacket hangs above. No physical people are visible.2022-03-01A photograph of a temple altar setup with a central seated deity murti draped in orange and purple cloth, adorned with rudraksha malas, white and yellow marigold garlands, and a large jeweled ornamental necklace. Flanking it are standing statues: on the left a figure in gold and pink robes with a jeweled necklace and a raised hand, and on the right a figure in a maroon turban and brown robes with rudraksha beads and a raised hand. Behind them a golden arch with a red and pink figure and a further deity murti. Brass lamps and small decorated pedestals stand in front, with red curtains behind. No living people are visible.2020-12-25April 14 20242024-04-14A photograph of a temple shrine arranged as a stage-like altar with no visible living people. Central seated figure is a deity murti or statue draped in a red cloth, green and white garlands, and a rudraksha mala, with a red and gold headdress. Behind it, a tall figure in a crowned headdress and a second crowned figure stand within an ornate silver-and-gold arch. Flanking figures wear green and orange turbans and beaded necklaces, with marigold garlands draped over them. Brass kalasha pots and small offering items sit on a blue and gold cloth in front, along with a decorated pedestal. Red curtains frame the background, with painted pillars at the top corners.2022-01-14