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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/14/2021

KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/2/2020

Three bare-chested men in white dhotis with saffron-orange borders perform a puja inside a temple shrine decorated with colourful striped bunting, palm fronds and a painted pillar. The man on the left, in a yellow turban and garland, rings a brass bell. The central man, in a white turban, bends over a large orange-yellow altar, placing a garland on a purple and red cloth-draped object. Bananas are piled on the altar. The man on the right, in a white turban and garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, deity murtis adorned with flowers and crowns are seen in the shrine, and brass pots sit on the floor.

A priest stands at left in a bare-chested white dhoti with a white sacred body mark on his shoulder, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame over a silver plate of mango-like fruit. Before him, dark-complexioned deity murtis stand in a gilded arched shrine decorated with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers. The central figure wears a blue dress and blue crown with gold necklaces, flanked by figures in pink and brown garlands. A green and purple silk cloth lies at the base. Another murti in purple at the upper left stands near the red curtain. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the shrine ledge, indicating a puja or aarti.

A temple shrine scene where two priests in traditional white dhoti attire perform ritual dressing of deity murtis. The shorter priest on the left wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and glasses, adjusting a crown on a bronze deity seated on a blue cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strings. The bare-chested priest on the right wears a white dhoti with a yellow sash over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, with his hands near the second seated bronze figure in red and gold garments. Behind them, a tall black stone deity wearing a silver crown, jewelled necklaces and a blue garment stands in an arched gold niche with yellow drapery, and a dark figure in a colourful garland sits at the upper left beneath ornate pillars. Ritual puja with garlands and flowers.

2022-10-02 +3 copies

2022-10-01 +3 copies

A 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.

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 8/13/2021

Photo of a ritual in a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest with bare chest, white dhoti and a reddish cloth wrap stands at left, extending his arm toward a tall brass lamp stand with flames while smoke rises. Centre-right, a seated statue in a red-and-white robe and a pink turban sits on a chair garlanded with orange and white flowers; it is a statue, not a living person. Behind, a large deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is decorated with red and white garlands under a gold arch. Yellow cloth covers the altar, with bowls of fruit, bananas, pineapple, flowers, brass vessels and a red-cloth-covered tray in front. Background shows another deity figure with an orange garment and a blue cloth. No readable text.

2022-10-01 +3 copies

Two 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.