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September 09 20112011-09-09A priest in white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl draped over his shoulder performs aarti, lifting a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many burning oil lamp flames toward a pair of dark deity murtis dressed in orange and red silks, gold necklaces and crowns. A smaller orange-clad figure stands at the right edge, and a draped cloth-covered object with a gold-bordered pendant sits on a white-cloth platform in front. The walls are pale and a black-tiled altar platform holds the murtis. The scene is a temple shrine room with a rear white door.2011-09-09KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01Kailasa Puduvai 10 sep 2021September 28 20112011-09-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left, facing a golden arched shrine framed by carved gold elephants and a maroon curtain. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand, with smoke rising from it. Inside the shrine, a golden-faced deity murti in an orange and red garment, adorned with silver necklaces and red garlands, stands above two smaller deity figures in green and orange clothing with garlands, all set on a gold-cloth-covered altar with flowers and brass vessels. The scene depicts an evening puja for Devi Parashakti during Navaratri at the Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-10-17KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 6/13/20212021-06-13KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/27/20222022-03-27Photo 82845652022-05-08 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11 +1 copiesA puja at a shrine decorated with painted pillars in red, blue and yellow. A large black stone deity murti of a seated couple, adorned with marigold garlands, a gold-toned necklace and a yellow and red cloth, stands behind a black Shiva lingam wrapped in a golden-yellow and maroon cloth with rudraksha beads, and a pink draped cloth lies in front. A hand holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) towards the lingam. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and a small framed photograph hang above. No people are visible apart from the hand.2021-03-11