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KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/20/2020

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A photograph of a decorated altar room showing a dark-complexioned deity murti dressed in a green silk garment and gold-toned crown, adorned with red, white and yellow flower garlands and a long multicolour garland. The murti holds a staff and trident-like ceremonial objects, seated before a red drape and a marigold festoon. Flanking it are brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a blue-skinned figure cutout on the left, and a framed painting of a seated goddess on a lion-supported throne on the right, with a sri yantra diagram below. A small framed image sits at the base, decorated with flowers. No people are visible.2020-10-20A woman in a teal blouse, black face mask and glasses performs an aarti with a brass lamp before a decorated deity murti dressed in a green silk sari with a gold border. The murti wears a golden crown, a large green and gold mala, and is garlanded with orange marigolds, red and white flowers and green-and-white garlands. Around the altar are brass oil lamps, a small golden seated deity figure in red on the left, a framed picture and a golden kalasha-like object. A painted Hindu temple scene hangs on the right, and a blue figure of a deity is cut out on the left against a red cloth backdrop.2020-10-20KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20Photo 82889442022-07-30 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple puja in a home shrine room. A large deity murti of a goddess stands centrally, adorned with a silver crown, pink and green silk, multicolored flower garlands and a long pearl-like necklace, with a bright green and blue draped base. A bare-chested priest with a shaved-looking head, white dhoti and a face mask kneels at right, holding his hand over a brass oil lamp. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand before the murti, a small brass kalasha with marigold garlands sits on a pink cloth, and a painted temple scene with multiple figures hangs on the right wall. A gold brocade backdrop and red curtains frame the shrine, and a small brass figure rests on a green-draped table at left.2020-10-25A woman in a rust-brown and gold patterned sari and a black blouse stands at right, facing a decorated deity murti on a golden-draped altar. She holds a brass plate with a lit flame toward the idol, an aarti offering. The murti wears a crown and jewelled adornments, with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and a pink lotus at its base. Brass oil lamps and a green-draped stand sit at left, and a framed painting of a deity appears at right. Ornate gold and maroon fabrics hang in the background.2020-10-21Aarti being offered before a black stone deity murti of a goddess seated on a golden throne, adorned with a jewelled crown, gold necklaces, and white and pink flower garlands, wearing a magenta sari with gold border. A sugarcane stalk stands beside the throne. A man in white clothing at left holds a lit lamp toward the murti with bright flame light. Framed portraits flank the altar: a figure in a red headcloth at left, and an elderly saffron-robed figure with white hair at right. A small oil lamp glows at lower right. One physical person is visible.2022-01-28Photo 99182352022-05-08 +1 copiesKAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21A priest, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and a rudraksha-style necklace, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark murti of Shiva seated on a green-draped platform. The deity wears a crown, gold and ornate jewellery, a green and pink silk cloth, and holds a trident, surrounded by marigold and mixed garlands on a green and red backdrop. Brass lamps, a brass offering tray with cups, and green-wrapped stems sit in the foreground.2022-05-04 +1 copiesTest Pictures