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Photo 99199372022-06-11KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/29/20222022-03-29A decorated Shiva lingam, a black stone linga, is adorned for worship. It wears a rudraksha mala wrapped around its base and top, a gold and red ornamented drape, a golden kavacha-style covering with pearl and jewel work, and garlands of yellow and white flowers. Behind it, a red silk cloth with gold zari borders hangs on a draped backdrop, and a yellow silk sari with gold border lies at the right. The scene suggests a shrine or puja setting with no people visible.2022-02-13Close-up photograph of a black Shiva lingam dressed for worship. A red and gold silk cloth is draped over its top, with a silver and jeweled ornament at the front and round silver-jeweled pieces on either side. A white tripundra with a red bindi-like mark is painted on the stone. A garland of rudraksha beads, yellow and red flowers, and white blossoms arches over it. Beneath are gold embroidered cloth, pearls, rudraksha beads and red flower petals. No people are visible.2022-01-16A decorated deity murti, dark stone with a gold-embellished crown and ornate gold necklaces, is dressed in a green-and-gold patterned garment and heavy rudraksha and marigold garlands. It sits before a gold yantra or sri-chakra base on an orange cloth. Around it are brass kalasha-style cups, a brass tray with vibhuti and kumkum, a silver bowl, and a small brass lamp. A white silk drape hangs behind. No people are visible. Deity murti in a temple shrine, prepared for puja.2022-01-13A black Shiva lingam in a temple shrine, decorated for worship. It is draped with a large garland of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers, and wrapped in a gold-coloured band. Gold eyes-like ornaments and tilak marks adorn its face, and a purple flower garland and a jewelled white-and-gold necklace hang on its base over a pink cloth. A gold jewelled crown sits on top. Behind it, a pink and blue silk cloth and golden decorative panels frame the shrine, and a small murti with flower garlands stands to the right. No people are visible.2021-03-11Photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Devi Meenakshi dressed for worship, shown only from the torso up. The murti wears a green blouse, a red and gold silk drape behind it, and layered gold necklaces and jewelled ornaments with rudraksha mala garlands and marigold and flower garlands across the chest and shoulders. A white-and-red tripundra mark with a red bindi is painted on the forehead area. In front are brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bronze puja container with pink flower offerings, and a carved bronze yantra-shaped base. No people are visible in the frame.2022-02-06KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/13/20222022-02-13A decorated deity murti at the KAILASA San Jose temple shrine, wearing a red and gold turban and layered gold necklaces with a large rudraksha mala. Marigold garlands drape the figure, and red silk cloth with gold border lies below. In front, brass oil lamps, a bell, a brass pot and a gold-coloured shri yantra plate sit on the altar. A smaller figure in a red and purple silk sari stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2022-07-12 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/15/20222022-07-15 +1 copiesPhoto 66785802022-06-12 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/11/20222022-02-11