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December 09 20122012-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 10 20122012-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 09 20122012-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 09 20122012-12-09KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04December 11 20122012-12-11 +1 copiesJune 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copiesA temple shrine interior with a deep magenta curtain backdrop and patterned pillars. Two priests stand at a golden arched shrine holding deity murtis garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The priest on the left, bare-backed and wearing a cream dhoti and sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp toward the central deity, a metal figure with a crown. The priest on the right, bare-chested with a yellow-orange cloth over his shoulder and white dhoti, holds a silver bowl and stands beside a standing deity murti in red and gold. Behind them, a dark deity murti wearing a crown sits on a throne with pink drapery, and a teal-clad deity murti with a beaded necklace stands at the right edge. A blue cloth covers the shrine base. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2024-11-09Two shirtless priests perform worship at a temple shrine before deity murtis. The priest on the left, bent forward with bare torso and cream dhoti, lifts a silver vessel toward a bronze murti of a goddess in a red sari and crown, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The priest on the right, bare-chested with a long topknot, a yellow-and-white cloth over his shoulder, and rudraksha beads, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a dark-faced deity in a tall crown and a silver-gilt arch stands in a gold-and-blue shrine, and a dark blue-skinned murti in turquoise-and-pink silk with pearl necklaces stands at the right. Red curtains and painted blue-and-yellow pillars frame the scene. The image is a photograph of a temple puja.2024-11-09Photo 99231702022-09-27 +1 copiesPhoto 103278482022-09-29 +1 copiesA temple shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands shows three figures on a raised purple-draped platform: a central deity murti with a crown and silver-ornate robes, a seated figure in saffron-orange draped cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a deity murti in purple and gold with a crown. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sari holding a flower garland and pink petals stands at left, beside a man in orange-saffron robes holding a lit oil lamp aarti. Flower offerings, brass plates and a camera operator in orange clothing appear in the scene.2014-06-28 +1 copies