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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/1/20212021-01-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/3/20212021-01-03A photograph of a temple puja for Sri Venkateshwara Swami, the deity murti shown dressed in gold and jewelled ornaments with a tall gold crown, red and gold silk draping and a green stone at the chest. A bare-chested priest seated at left, wearing a black face mask, white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a large tattoo on his upper arm, offers flowers at the murti's feet and jewelled garlands. Pink and white roses, carnations and baby's breath fill the foreground, and a brass lamp with lit wicks stands at right. The setting is a temple sanctum with red and gold hangings. One physical person is visible.2020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard leans forward at a temple altar, pouring liquid over a small gold deity figure standing on a gold tiered base during an abhishekam. He wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala hangs from his neck. White ash marks his arms. Behind him stands a large copper-toned statue, and beside the altar a smaller gold figure of a deity holds a staff. Red drapes, gold cloth and a dark stone basin frame the scene, with yellow liquid spilling across the platform.2019-07-15A shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair tied up, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a face mask, extends his arm to offer incense or a lit stick before a golden statue. The standing murti wears a purple garment, a purple and gold turban, and long garlands of red roses and white jasmine. In the foreground, another seated murti in a yellow and gold embroidered garment and brown rudraksha-style beaded necklaces is draped in red and purple flowers. A gold arched frame with ornate carving and a green velvet backdrop surround the altar, with a red curtain behind.2020-07-04A devotee in a black face mask and dark-rimmed glasses stands bare-chested at right, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before a gilded shrine. White sacred ash marks streak his forehead and upper arm. Inside the golden arched niche, a bronze deity murti with a crescent moon and crest in its hair, wearing a yellow and green tiger-striped garment, red-and-white jasmine garlands, a bead necklace and a kalasha-style hand raised, stands on a green cloth draped over a red base. Gold-embroidered curtains frame the shrine.2020-12-22A 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.2021-02-03KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/22/20202020-10-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/25/20212021-06-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/21/20212021-01-21KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25