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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 4/25/20202020-04-25A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a face mask offers a plate of food to a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Several deity murtis stand on a raised platform: a figure in blue and gold, a seated deity with a crescent-moon crown and ornate jewellery, and a bearded figure in red and gold with a red turban and heavy necklace. A brass oil lamp (aarti) and a Shiva lingam with flower garlands are in front, under a gilded arched backdrop. The scene shows naivedyam offering in a temple setting.2021-03-10 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/5/20212021-01-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A priest with long hair knotted on top, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, stands at the left holding a brass oil lamp toward an altar. Behind him, a large ornate altar displays a central seated deity murti in red and gold with a crown, trident and gold ornaments, flanked by standing attendant figures in colourful garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Thick red curtains form the backdrop. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the altar.2020-07-04A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, offering a flame or lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Several gilded murti statues stand in a shrine with arched golden backdrop, red drapes and garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. A central deity image is adorned with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace above a kalasha and brass oil lamps. Two figures flank the altar, one wearing a black cap and orange garland. The scene is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/4/20222022-02-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/2/20212021-02-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22A photograph inside a temple shrine with deity murtis dressed in garlands. At centre, a priest in white dhoti and bare chest raises a lamp toward the altar. A young man with long hair and bare chest, in white dhoti, stands at left near a brass lamp. Behind them, deity murtis with ornate crowns and gold jewellery are decorated with flower garlands, and a dark-skinned murti in blue silk stands at right. Rows of brass plates with offerings and flower petals sit on tables draped in red and green cloths in the foreground.2019-12-20KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27