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February 18 2024

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/29/20222022-01-29Interior of a gold-toned temple hall at night. In the foreground, a tall red and black ornamented oil lamp stand with a lit flame stands on a dark wooden plinth beside a carved golden lion-form pillar. Behind it, a shrine with a small seated deity murti dressed in white and red is visible, flanked by a dark stone animal figure and a hanging bell. No people are visible in the frame.2022-01-21A photograph inside a temple shrine dominated by a tall ornate brass lamp stand with a multi-tiered tray of lit oil lamps in the foreground, behind a red velvet rope barrier. Behind it, a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands near a small table, with a dark-skinned deity murti and garlanded figures on a gold-trimmed altar. Gold and purple garlands, purple drapes and a decorated arch frame the scene. Only one physical person is visible, partially, and no identifiable a person depiction is shown.2022-01-29A photograph of an ornate gilded temple column or dhvajasthambha-style pillar standing in a temple corridor. The golden pillar has a tiered base with lotus-petal mouldings and a raised shrine-like niche carved with a seated deity figure. Banana leaves hang across the left side of the frame. Behind it, a yellow banner with red Tamil and English lettering reads Sri Annamalaiyar temple. Stone pillars and dim interior passages recede into the background, and a few distant figures are visible at the bottom edge.2006-09-24A photograph inside a temple hall showing a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand in the foreground, its tiers lit with many flickering oil lamps. Behind it, several deity murtis are dressed with garlands and colourful silk cloth in gilded arched shrines: a standing figure on the left with a yellow-and-purple garland and red crown, a central group of figures in pink, green and gold garments, and a figure on the right in green and pink silk with a golden crown. Colourful striped pennants hang on the dark backdrop. A visible figure in white dhoti with a shaved head stands near the lamp, and a person in green sits at the far right edge. Red velvet rope barriers surround the lamp. No a person candidate is visible.2022-01-29A homa fire burns in a fire pit in front of an ornate golden shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands. Behind the flames stands a tiered golden structure with a deity murti topped by a kalasha-like finial, flanked by two seated sage figures with folded hands and lion sculptures at the base. A tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand with many lit oil lamps rises before the shrine, a silver bowl of offerings sits to the left, and a partially visible person in a white garment sits at the left edge near the fire. Golden repousse panels and drapery frame the scene.2015-07-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/29/20222022-01-29Photo 11728764 +2 copiesClose view of a gilded deity murti under a golden multi-hooded serpent canopy set with blue and green stones. A polished golden cylindrical form. At right, an orange silk garment with gold-bordered hem drapes a figure partly out of frame, and a bejewelled blue and silver ornament appears at the top. Ornate gold relief carving frames the left edge. The scene reads as temple decoration for darshan.2010-07-09Photo 11728683 +2 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/29/20222022-01-29Photograph inside a gold-toned temple hall showing a large golden tiered pedestal or peetha with a stepped base carved with animal reliefs and a rounded upper dome. The tiers are decorated with scattered red and white flower petals, and garlands of white, yellow and red flowers hang over the upper section. Gold oil lamps stand on either side, and a gold kalasha-like finial rises at the top. In the lower right foreground a brass plate holds bananas, flowers, a small brass vessel and cups as puja offerings, and a person's head and arm in orange clothing are partly visible at the edge of the frame. Golden walls, ceiling fans and carved gold pillars surround the space.2022-01-21