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Indoor ritual scene at a temple-style shrine. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and sacred thread holds up a large saffron-orange flag with a white emblem. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border holds a red-and-gold kalasha pot with mango leaves and a coconut on a tray before a gilded deity murti decorated with a crown, garlands and a gold necklace. Marigold, yellow and red flowers fill the foreground, and a brass lamp and offering bowls rest on a gold cloth. Dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting puja, Guru Purnima.2020-07-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a dark waist sash stands at left, raising a lit multi-wick brass lamp toward a shrine. At right, a golden-framed deity murti in orange silk, adorned with silver jewellery, a crown and garlands, is set beside brass kalasha pots, a bowl of offerings and bouquets of orange and yellow flowers on an orange-draped altar. A red velvet curtain and a tall painted pillar with an orange cloth hang behind. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. The shrine is decorated with marigold festoons. Light falls warmly across the scene.2020-07-04A photograph of a temple ritual inside a decorated shrine. Two bare-chested male priests stand before a deity murti dressed in red and green, framed by garlands and a golden canopy with colourful festoons. The priest on the left wears a white head wrap and white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a palm-leaf fan and a brass plate of red chillies or offerings. The priest on the right wears a yellow turban, white dhoti with gold border, a bead necklace, and holds a pink flower-covered tray. A gold throne with a red cushion sits to the right, a red-and-orange draped cloth hangs behind, and brass vessels and a lamp rest on a table at left. A flower-decorated pink and cream cloth lies on the floor in front. There are no printed names or visible portraits of a person.Photo 99220022022-05-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple ritual in a hall with magenta curtains and a gold arched shrine framing a deity murti adorned with a crown, jewellery and garlands of white and red flowers. Two men stand before the altar performing an abhishekam-style offering. The man on the left, seen from behind, is bare-chested in a cream dhoti with a red border and holds a brass vessel and lamp over the deity. The man on the right, bare-chested in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow shawl, rudraksha malas and his hair in a topknot, holds a silver tray. A brass oil lamp and small brass vessels sit on a blue cloth in the foreground, with smoke rising in the air.2024-11-09Photo 99173472022-07-19 +1 copiesA temple puja in progress before a gilded shrine with an orange cloth backdrop. A deity murti dressed in orange silk and draped with red and pink flower garlands and layered gold ornaments sits at the centre, with a brass kalasha of fruit and a metal bowl of flowers before it. Two men in white dhotis sit on a red cloth. The man on the left faces away, bare-backed, with a white dhoti edged in gold, and holds a phone. The man in the centre wears a white dhoti and a sacred thread, has eyeglasses, and reads from a paper at a microphone stand. Trays of fruit, sweets, nuts, rose petals and offerings surround them, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right beside a dark wooden throne.2020-07-04A photograph of a Navaratri ritual inside a decorated temple-style mandap with a gold-trimmed throne and a deity murti at the back, adorned with flower garlands and framed by colourful festoons. Two men stand bare-chested in white dhotis: the figure on the left holds a green palm frond and performs a ritual gesture toward the fire, while the man on the right, wearing a yellow head cloth and a white flower garland, holds a brass plate. A flame rises from a homa fire pit in front of the deity, and a flower-garlanded object wrapped in red cloth sits on a yellow-covered altar. Brass lamps and oil lamps flank the scene. No a person candidate is visible; both men are priests performing the homa.KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/22/20192019-04-22 +3 copiesPhoto 66785832022-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of three shirtless male priests in white dhotis with gold borders standing in a decorated temple hall at night. The priest on the left holds a brass plate of red offerings, the middle priest carries a tray with a pink cloth-wrapped bundle, and the priest on the right holds a tray of red flowers with green leaves. Each wears white turbans and gold-and-bead necklaces, and the middle priest also wears a yellow turban. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands and red, green and orange cloth, framed by a gold arch, colourful bunting and tall palm fronds. In front, a small fire burns in a pit beside an orange cloth and a pink-and-gold skirt-like decoration, with brass vessels on the left.