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March 26 20202020-03-26A decorated shrine with statues rather than living people: a central Shiva lingam draped with red and orange garlands sits before an ornate golden arch, flanked by a seated deity pair in a rich golden and jewelled setting. Standing statues on either side wear orange-brown robes, jewellery and white and yellow flower garlands; the right-hand figure has a long beard and a saffron turban. Two smaller figures and a pink-draped image stand at the base, with brass bowls and flower petals on a marble platform. A red curtain forms the backdrop.2020-03-13Ornate temple-style stage with gold-finished thrones and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, set behind hanging brass bells. On the left, a bearded man in orange-red robes, a rudraksha-style garland of white flowers, and a gold necklace sits on a gold throne holding a ceremonial staff, with a trident-like rod on the side. Beside him stands a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a red turban and bead necklace, hands joined. Center: a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds. Right: a decorated altar with a couple of deity figures in silver-and-gold adornment. Floor has colourful striped cloth and brass offerings, including a kalasha-style vessel.2017-05-05April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple shrine interior with several golden and colourful deity murtis adorned with flower garlands and jewellery, including a dark-faced figure at left and a figure with a trident at right. In the foreground on an orange mat, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and arranges a silver plate of flowers and offerings, while a man in saffron sits near a microphone holding a book, and a woman in a red sari with a dupatta kneels behind them. Another person in red and a woman in red sari stand near the shrine. A brass lamp stands at right beside a silver vessel and a brass kalasha-like vessel on a low table. Puja or abhishekam setting.A temple shrine interior with gilded arches and deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands. In the centre, a black Nandi bull statue sits on a tiled platform before a shivalinga. A man in saffron robes stands at the right side of the shrine holding a lamp toward the deities, while a woman in a red and green sari kneels near the lamp. A seated man in white ritual dhoti sits on the right edge beside brass lamps, and a woman in a red sari stands at the left beside a blue-robed deity figure. Several visitors sit in the foreground at the lower left. A red kalasha and brass pots sit on the floor.January 09 20182018-01-09October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together beneath a gilded arch with a magenta curtain backdrop. The Shiva figure holds a trident and wears a crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and floral garlands; the goddess wears a green and orange sari with gold jewellery. Below, a linga is draped in white cloth and encircled with red and white flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on either side and a small figure in red dress in the foreground. No living people are visible.2008-05-18April 20 20112011-04-20April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA staged darshan set-up in a hall with maroon drapes and a ceiling light rig. Centre, a large ornate heart-shaped throne with gold lion figures sits before a deity backdrop of a goddess holding a lotus, with a gilded tree motif above. Seated on the throne is a figure in an orange-gold turban and gold necklaces, not clearly identifiable as an in-person candidate; he appears to be a statue or depiction with a beaded garland and an orange drink on a small table beside him. To the left, a large golden deity murti with a raised trident and a red garland stands by a banner. Right, a gold canopied palanquin with floral garlands and brass lamps on a patterned rug.2016-10-08