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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23A photograph of a temple puja for Sri Venkateshwara Swami, the deity murti shown dressed in gold and jewelled ornaments with a tall gold crown, red and gold silk draping and a green stone at the chest. A bare-chested priest seated at left, wearing a black face mask, white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a large tattoo on his upper arm, offers flowers at the murti's feet and jewelled garlands. Pink and white roses, carnations and baby's breath fill the foreground, and a brass lamp with lit wicks stands at right. The setting is a temple sanctum with red and gold hangings. One physical person is visible.2020-12-25A shirtless priest with long hair tied up sits cross-legged on a golden cloth before a shrine in a yellow-walled room, wearing a white dhoti and a face mask. A tattoo marks his upper back and arm. He holds a small ritual implement over a silver plate of bananas, nuts, and offerings, with brass cups and a bowl of red and yellow flower petals nearby. Behind him stand three black stone deity murtis garlanded with red and white flowers on a red-draped altar, with a white flower garland swagged across it. A cushioned seat with a decorated blue-draped throne and a brass lamp stand sits to the left, and a bouquet of red roses rests at right.2021-01-14A priest in white dhoti with a bare chest, a face mask, and a rudraksha-style cord kneels with palms joined before a deity murti of Devi, a dark-faced goddess seated on a large pink lotus. The murti wears a silver crown, gold and silver necklaces, a pink and gold sari, and a long garland of red and white flowers, with two white elephants flanking it. In front, a small red murti sits on a lotus-shaped base surrounded by red petals. Brass plates hold rose petals, covered offerings, a silver bowl and a lamp on a blue cloth with gold trim, marking an evening puja to the goddess at a temple shrine.2020-11-14KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 11/14/20202020-11-14KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/6/20222022-07-06 +3 copiesA priest seated cross-legged on a purple cloth performs a puja at a temple altar. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl over his bare upper body, glasses and a grey face mask, and rings a brass handbell with his left hand while holding a small spoon in his right. Before him sit silver and brass bowls of pink and yellow flower petals, yellow powder, fruit, sweets and rice dishes. A red cushion holds an ornate silver-and-stone mask-like ornament, beside a green and gold silk saree. Behind him an orange draped altar bears a garlanded deity murti, bamboo stalks and pink roses, indicating an Ashtotarra Namavali puja at a Hindu temple.2020-10-21KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25Photo 82880082022-07-04 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/23/20222022-02-23KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/6/20222022-07-06 +3 copiesPhoto 82922512022-10-02 +3 copies