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KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/23/2020

September 22 2009

2009-09-22 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple hall at the San Jose Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple during a Paramashivaratri celebration. Several devotees stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a book and wears a gold-bordered shawl. Beside him a woman in a white kurta and blue leggings, a woman in an orange and blue sari, a young woman in a cream and red lehenga, and a woman in a black sari stand with hands folded. On the right, a bare-chested man with rudraksha mala and white dhoti holds a large brass kalasha, and an older woman in a dark green sari stands beside him. Behind them, decorated deity murtis with green and gold garments and peacock-style halos stand on a platform, and devotees sit on black mats. Shoes lie near the feet of the standing group and rose petals are scattered on the floor.

2019-03-06 +1 copies

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/17/2022

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/25/2022

2022-06-25 +1 copies

Inside a temple shrine, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, offers fruit on a brass plate to a woman in a pink and green sari and a face mask who sits on a striped mat. Three ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a green-draped altar behind them, adorned with green skirts, gold jewellery and flower garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver puja plate, bowls of food, apples, oranges and a bowl of white offering sit on the mat in front of the altar, with a red and green striped cloth beneath. The yellow walls are hung with garlands.

A group of devotees stands in a bright ceremonial hall during a Hindu ritual. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold silk saree with folded hands and a gold bangle stands beside a young boy in a dark shirt. Several men in white dhoti and shawl and women in colourful sarees stand with palms pressed together. On the floor, a seated priest in a green garment tends a ritual arrangement of brass kalasha pots topped with coconuts and mango leaves, surrounded by banana leaves, sliced fruit, flower petals and offering bowls. A tripod and small equipment stand behind the group, and a red and white banner is visible on the wall.

A temple puja in progress inside a yellow-walled shrine room decorated with green leaf and marigold garlands strung across the top. Three ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a raised platform behind an altar. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border bends over a decorated red and gold stand holding a silver-toned object, while another woman in white stands beside her. A seated woman in a patterned pink-and-white top kneels at the right edge. Brass plates with fruits, bananas, flowers and sweets sit on a red cloth on the floor, with small oil lamps hanging near the top, indicating a puja offering.

Photograph inside a Hindu temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a golden deity murti in an ornate niche. In the foreground a woman in a cream shawl and grey jacket with a vermilion bindi stands with hands pressed together. Beside her a woman in a light blue headscarf and maroon top holds her hands in namaskar. On the right, a man in white dhoti garments and a woman in white sari with red-brown hair hold a silver kalasha pouring water, while a man in white clothes holds a steel vessel. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands at left with hands folded near the shrine.

April 20 2011

A temple puja in progress: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala kneels on a red-and-orange striped cloth, offering a silver plate of flowers, fruit and sweets toward a woman in a green salwar kameez with a face mask. Brass lamps, kumkum and flower bowls surround them. Behind, gold-clad deity murti stand before a yellow wall with garlands. No visible person matches the a person candidate criteria, so the priest is described by role only.