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January 18 20182018-01-18KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/18/20182018-01-18January 09 20152015-01-09A priest stands at left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holding a gold tray or plate toward two deity murtis under a canopy. The murtis are heavily garlanded with yellow, white, red and green flower strands and draped in orange cloth. The murti at center wears a dark decorated garment and a crown; the one at right is adorned in pink and purple. Flower petals lie at the base of the shrine, and a bamboo-framed canopy and an ornate gold arch frame the scene.2022-02-17A bare-chested priest in a yellow and green silk dhoti stands at the front of a temple shrine, leaning over to adjust garments on a gold-clad deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a red garment and an ornate purple and gold cloth covering. Behind it, a second smaller murti stands on the right, both framed by a dense arch of red, yellow, orange and white marigold garlands. Gold ornamental carvings crown the arch, and hands of devotees reach in from the bottom edge. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread across his back. The image appears to show a puja or alankaram at a temple shrine.2012-04-05A bare-chested priest in a green and yellow dhoti performs worship before a pair of bronze deity murtis adorned with a dense arrangement of red, orange, yellow and white flower garlands. The central murti wears a tall crown, jewelled necklaces and a red cloth, while a smaller murti with a crown stands to the right. The priest wears wire-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala, and gold bangles, and holds his hands over the figures in a gesture of offering. A gilded ornamental arch frames the shrine above, and a watermarked archive photograph shows the scene inside a temple.2012-04-05November 26 20142014-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05December 25 20132013-12-25 +1 copiesTwo metal deity murti heads with gold-toned faces and red kumkum bindis are heavily adorned with garlands of yellow and white marigolds, red and pink roses, and purple flowers. Brown and beaded ornaments rest on their chests, and orange and maroon silk cloth drapes behind them. No physical people are visible; the image shows utsava murti festival decoration.2018-01-16April 20 20132013-04-20December 02 20142014-12-02