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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/2/2020

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A golden deity murti of Devi Meenakshi, adorned with a green and orange turban, white and red garlands, gold jewellery and a pink silk skirt with blue border, is centred on a gilded arched backdrop with magenta cloth. Two priests stand on either side with palms pressed together in prayer. The left priest is bare-chested with a sacred thread and orange-red waist cloth; the right priest wears a white dhoti with gold border. White and orange roses sit in front, with a small brass figure at the base.2020-05-02January 09 20152015-01-09KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/2/20202020-05-02January 09 20152015-01-09A 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.2024-11-09Abhishekam ritual at a temple altar: two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders pour liquid from gold vessels over a white-smeared standing murti of a deity, its body painted white with a wet sheen. The priest at left, bald and bare-chested with a sacred thread, lifts a gold pot high. The priest at right, with long matted hair in a bun and a sacred thread, pours from another gold vessel. Behind them stands a large gold-faced deity murti wearing a jewelled necklace and crown, draped in yellow cloth, with a red curtain behind. A brass oil lamp sits in front. Only the two priests are physically present.2019-07-15KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/1/20222022-01-01KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/25/20202020-10-25September 01 20132013-09-01January 09 20152015-01-09Two 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.2024-11-09