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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/25/2020

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A priest in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered with white sacred markings on his arm and back, performs aarti with a brass lamp before a shrine. Central deity murti sits on a pedestal wrapped in pink and magenta cloth, with white and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by standing devotional figures with gold crowns and garlands, one wearing a red turban. Red curtains and gilded arch frame the shrine. The priest wears a face mask and a black turban.2021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/30/20212021-01-30KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18A temple shrine with a golden arch and red curtains holds a group of golden-hued deity murtis draped in flower garlands. The central seated figure wears a red shawl and a tilaka, with a red and gold cloth and a pink garland around the base. Two standing figures flank it on the sides, one in yellow and pink clothing and one in brown robes with a red turban, both holding their hands raised in blessing. Behind them, a larger seated pair holds a trident and wears pink and red garments. In the foreground, a priest with long hair and rudraksha malas, dressed in orange cloth, extends his hands toward the central murti, performing a puja with oil lamps on silver stands beside him.2021-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/4/20212021-01-04Photograph of a temple sanctum with a dark red curtain backdrop and gold-framed arch. In the foreground a priest in orange clothing with white body markings raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the deities. At center sits a blue-draped Shiva lingam decorated with white and orange-yellow garlands, a silver necklace and gold adornments, with a brass vessel before it. Behind stand golden deity murtis: a figure in yellow and pink with a crown and garlands, a deity with a trident and pink garment, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban and gold necklaces. A small blue-clad figure stands at right on a white-and-silver pedestal. A visible priest holds the aarti lamp in a ritual puja.2021-01-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/9/20212021-01-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/30/20202020-12-30A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred marks on his arms performs aarti with a lit flame before a decorated shrine. Behind the shrine stand several gilded murtis draped in flower garlands, including a central figure holding a trident and a figure in a pink sari, with a bearded figure on the right in a dark red robe. A linga-like form in the centre is adorned with flowers and jewelry, and a small silver-bordered lamp sits on the altar. Red curtains frame the scene.2021-01-05