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A temple shrine niche containing several dark stone murtis draped in white, pink and yellow-green garlands. A central seated deity murti wears a white dhoti and red-and-white cloth, flanked by consort figures in orange, gold and green garments. A silver umbrella stands above the central figure, and a gold-legged low stand holds a small arrangement of flowers and lamps on a green cloth. A large silver vessel sits in front.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Three black stone deity murtis stand in a shrine niche before a deep blue backdrop, framed by a gold arched prabhavali. The central murti wears a white vertical urdhva tilaka, a pink-tinted cloth, and a long purple and yellow marigold garland. The murti on the left wears an orange cloth and a purple and yellow garland, and the murti on the right wears a green and red-bordered cloth with a similar garland. Their forehead marks are red and white. A small framed plaque sits at the base, and a hanging brass lamp is visible on the right. The niche has white tiled walls studded with colourful knobs. No people are present.2010-02-08November 09 20092009-11-09Three black stone deity murtis stand on a dark granite pedestal inside a white tent-like enclosure. The central murti wears a white dhoti and shawl, a jewelled golden crown, a heavy gold necklace and multiple arms, with a snake coiled at its feet. Two female murtis flank it, wearing orange and gold-bordered saris, jewelled crowns and necklaces. Small fresh flowers, including orange marigolds and pink petals, lie at the base of the pedestal. No living people are visible.Photograph inside a temple-style tent at a shrine with two large deity murtis decorated with multicolour flower garlands. Centre-right, a black-faced murti with gold crown and red garment sits under a golden arch, with a kalasha-like lamp stand and brass oil lamps in front on a yellow-draped table. At left, a standing deity murti wears a gold-and-yellow garment and a tall crown. Two people stand in front of the shrine looking up at the deities: on the left a bald man in a pale cream-white dhoti and shawl, and beside him a person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe. Hanging textiles in red, yellow and blue decorate the background.2006-08-28November 15 To 19 2007 - At Kailasa In LosAngeles2007-11-15 +1 copiesInterior of a temple hall with white walls and gold-framed arched niches holding black stone deity murtis. A man in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp or kalasha-like vessel toward the shrines, apparently performing aarti. A woman in a red sari sits at the lower right near a black Nandi statue draped with a purple cloth. Shrines hold a blue-skinned multi-armed deity, a garlanded deity with orange cloth, and a garlanded deity in red and blue with a red curtain.2011-09-09A photograph inside a temple shrine with terracotta-red walls and a painted green-and-yellow arched pediment. Three black stone deity murtis stand in the niche, dressed in white cloth, gold garlands and orange-and-green drapes. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at left with her back to the camera, facing the deities. At centre-right a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala gestures toward the murtis with an open hand. Behind him several men in orange and white ritual clothes, one shaved-headed, stand near the doorway. Five people are visible in total.2015-05-30November 15 20072007-11-15March 01 20182018-03-01October 01 20062006-10-01