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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/9/2020

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/20/2021

A priest with a shaved-back grey head and white ritual cloth tied at the waist, bare-chested with a thin sacred thread, performs worship before three dark stone murtis in a gilded shrine arch against blue drapery. The central deity murti wears a tall crown, a peacock-feather motif, gold necklaces and a red-and-yellow garland, holding a trident and a sword. Flanking murtis wear pink garlands and gold jewellery, the left in teal and the right in yellow silk. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and flower petals and a dark bird figure sit on the altar base. The priest extends his right arm toward the central figure, holding worship items.

A devotee in an orange cloth with long dreadlocked hair, a white face mask and rudraksha malas stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. Three black-faced deity murtis stand in an ornate gold arch against blue velvet drapery: the central figure holds a spear-like weapon and wears a green crown with gold ornaments, orange dhoti and a jewelled breastplate; the figures flanking him wear crowns, red-and-white garlands and sari-like garments in green and blue. A purple patterned cloth covers the altar base, with small brass figurines and a flower garland in front. Deity murti worship, prayer and darshan.

2020-12-23 +1 copies

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/2021

A bare-chested priest with a grey topknot, wearing a white dhoti and a beaded necklace, stands at the lower left performing puja before a shrine. Three dark stone deity murtis stand in a gilded arch against a turquoise backdrop. The central murti is adorned with a peacock-feather crown, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a yellow-and-white garland, and holds a pair of fans or chamaras. The murtis on either side wear pink garlands and green and yellow silk garments with jewelled crowns and haloes. Marigold and flower petals are scattered on the altar, and brass oil lamps stand at the base.

A temple abhishekam or archana scene at a KAILASA shrine. A devotee in an orange sannyasi-style wrap with a white mask and white sacred ash on the shoulders and arms reaches toward a central deity murti, touching its chest with a red dot of kumkum. The central black deity wears a gold crown, a gold-trimmed yellow dhoti and layered white and silver jewelled necklaces, and holds gold staffs with a flag. Flanking black deity figures wear pink, magenta and purple silk with silver ornaments. Marigold and orange flower garlands hang from the central figure, and a red velvet backdrop with gold arch framing surrounds them. Smaller murtis sit on the altar base, decorated with a red floral garland and white petals.

A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing a gilded arched shrine with a blue backdrop. Three black stone deity murti stand within the shrine, each garlanded: the central figure wears a crown with a peacock feather, holds a conch and lotus, and is adorned with gold jewellery and rudraksha beads; the figures on either side wear pink garlands, one in teal silk and the other in yellow silk. The priest holds a small object in his right hand during puja. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the altar in front, with a green cloth and marigold garlands at the base.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a gold ornate arch framing dark stone deity murti on a teal backdrop. A central standing deity wears a tall crown with a peacock feather, a trident in hand, gold jewellery and a pale green dhoti, with yellow and pink garlands. To the right, a female deity murti wears a yellow sari, pink garlands and gold ornaments. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left, his arm raised as he anoints the central murti. Brass vessels, a copper cup, a brass oil lamp and scattered flower petals sit on the altar ledge.

2022-10-16 +1 copies

A temple priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare chest stands at left, wearing a rainbow face mask, and touches the forehead of a dark stone deity murti in a golden arched niche. Beside it stands a second dark stone murti draped in a teal and orange sari-like cloth with a striped border, and a third murti in green cloth is partly visible at left. Small golden figurines sit on the black pedestal, with white flowers and marigold petals scattered on the base. A rudraksha mala hangs at the priest's neck. The walls are tan block and the niche is ornate brass with a peacock motif.

A photograph inside a shrine where a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti, with his hair tied in a knot, stands at left performing a puja. He holds a brass plate of offerings and reaches toward three black stone deity murtis on a dark pedestal. The central deity wears a peacock-feather crown, a gold necklace and a green-and-gold dhoti, and holds a trident and a mace-like staff, with a flower garland of yellow and orange marigolds. The deity to the left wears a teal-green dress with pink flower garland, and the deity to the right wears a yellow sari with pink garland. Ornate gold arch frames the shrine, with a blue backdrop, scattered pink petals, brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering on the ledge.