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SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 2/16/20222022-02-16KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/27/20212021-12-27October 19 20182018-10-19KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/23/20202020-10-23A bald, bespectacled priest in white dhoti with gold border and ritual body markings stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him is a framed portrait of an elderly man with white hair and glasses. At right, a large cutout figure of a seated man wearing an orange turban, saffron-colored robes, a flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a pink-and-gold cushioned seat beneath a red and yellow canopy with tassels. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a brass bowl of yellow food and a banana leaf with offerings sit on the table in front.2022-02-16A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a yellow-tinted forehead mark sits with his back to the camera, wearing a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread, while reaching toward a lit multi-branch brass lamp burning with several flames. In front of him a wall-mounted flat screen shows a glowing golden figure seated on a throne flanked by two standing deities and two decorated lamp stands, with a line of text along the bottom. Along the yellow wall above hang framed black-and-white portraits and religious images. A small yellow-and-gold miniature temple model sits on the floor beside a laptop on a round wooden table, and a purple cloth covers a low platform in the background.2021-12-27A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on a rug before a flat-screen TV, hands pressed in namaskar. The screen shows a live broadcast of a figure seated on an ornate throne, wearing red and gold garments and a red crown-like headdress, flanked by illustrated deity figures on a blue background. In front of him are brass puja vessels, a lit oil lamp, bowls of red and white flowers, a silk-covered tray with white cloth, and a small brass lamp on a pink cloth. The setting is a home room with wooden flooring, a standing fan and drapes, with a pumpkin-like offering visible at the TV stand.2022-07-13A photograph of a ritual homa in progress at a temple room with yellow walls and framed black-and-white portraits along the top wall. A man with swept-back grey hair, bare-chested, wearing a yellow dhoti with a striped and green-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder, stands at right raising a lit lamp in his right hand. Before him is a green-draped table with a decorated deity murti crowned with a red and gold headdress, flanked by conical kalasha pots with fruit and leaves. In front lies a bed of flower petals, bananas, oranges and coconut, with a fire pit burning at the bottom of the frame, a brass oil lamp at left, and offerings in steel trays scattered across the floor.2021-11-14A photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed arches, red and gold drapes and deity murtis. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, stands at right holding a lit lamp aloft in aarti. Seated on a red-draped throne-like platform is a man in an orange-red turban and red robes, garlanded with white flower necklaces. A large flat screen at left shows a live video of a bearded man in orange robes and a black hat seated before silver lion sculptures. Brass oil lamps, a flower-filled bowl and a seated devotee with shaved head in the foreground complete the scene.2019-02-17A photo of a puja being performed on a striped woven mat in a yellow-walled room. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, wearing glasses, a red-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, hands folded. Before him are brass plates of bananas, coconut halves, a green apple, betel leaves, red flowers, a brass bowl and a small lamp. A large garland of white and red flowers and a yellow cloth lie on a raised altar table beside a pitcher and a ritual book. A pedestal fan stands behind him.2021-06-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit brass oil lamp toward a yellow-gold statue of a seated figure in a maroon and gold sari-style garment, a red turban, and layered ornate necklaces. Behind him, a stepladder stands against a cinder-block wall with gold curtains. In front, a white-draped table holds brass plates with bananas, apples, a lit lamp, flowers, and copper cups, beside brass kalasha vessels on the floor. The scene is an aarti or puja offering to the statue.2021-11-30