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A photo of a temple ritual in which a shaved-headed devotee in an orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white face mask, white horizontal tripundra marks on his chest and arms, and rudraksha malas, holds a brass plate of red and orange flower petals over a small deity murti. The murti wears a crown and silver ornaments and sits within a heap of rose petals and white and yellow garlands against a golden wall. The offering is a flower-petal worship.2021-01-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/5/20212021-01-05Photo 11738530Close-up photograph of a heap of fresh rose petals in red, pink, magenta, peach and white, covering a stone surface with dark carved wave-pattern relief behind it. Near the top centre sits a small figurine of a seated deity dressed in red and gold with a red turban-style crown and gold necklaces, with a few small gold deity figures or ornaments partly visible among the petals. No people are visible.2022-05-02 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and brown rudraksha-style mala, wearing a black face mask, stands with his back to the camera and holds a red flower while facing a small white-and-silver deity murti. The murti stands on a dark wooden platform with a red flower at its base and red-and-white garlands draped on either side. The shrine is framed by ornate white carved arches and gold drapery, with orange and red floral garlands hanging above and a gold-painted brick wall behind. White ash marks are visible on the priest's shoulders and arms as he performs worship at the altar.2021-01-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/3/20212021-01-03January 04 20152015-01-04June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron robe, a multi-strand ornate gold necklace and rudraksha beads, sits on a throne heaped with white jasmine petals, yellow marigolds and red roses, with large garlands behind him. A man in a white shirt bows low with his head pressed to the flowers before the throne, while the seated figure smiles and raises one hand in blessing. Probable Swamiji, the seated figure, is distinguished by the long hair, saffron robe and gold ornaments, and is being honoured by a devotee at a flower-decked dais.2012-07-03January 06 20132013-01-06December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copies