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Interior of a temple shrine with multiple deity murtis on a raised golden platform, decorated with garlands in red, orange and white and draped in colourful fabrics. A woman in a red blouse and white sari stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the central deities. Dark stone Shivalinga-style forms sit in front of the platform. A framed portrait with a red background hangs at top centre, showing a man with hands folded in prayer; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Tall striped decorative poles stand behind the shrine.

A woman in a beige top and white shawl performs an aarti with a multi-flame oil lamp before a golden temple altar. Behind her stand gilded deity murtis with crowns and garlands, including a central figure and figures flanking it. On the right stands a statue of a bearded sage in an orange turban with rudraksha malas and a garland. A large golden kalasha-like vessel sits in front, decorated with red and white flower garlands and a red cloth. Above, a framed portrait shows a man in orange clothes with hands folded in greeting, labelled "Tat Tvam Asi" with the translation "You are that." Colourful painted pillars and dark drapes frame the shrine.

A woman in a white sari with a red blouse stands at left with her back to the camera, waving a grey feathered fan or whisk toward an altar. The altar holds several gilded deity murtis with garlands, crowns and jewellery, set against red curtains and gold arches with painted pillars. A central seated murti wears a blue garment and blue headgear with garlands and sits before brass lamps and a small offering plate. Another standing murti stands at right in a red and yellow turban with rudraksha malas and a garland.

A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a white sacred-ash marking on his arms and chest stands at lower left, holding a lit multi-wick oil lamp aloft toward a shrine. Behind an altar of gold-trimmed, jewelled arches and red curtains stand multiple decorated deity murtis: a central figure in a red-and-gold crown with a bejewelled necklace and a female figure in a purple sari with garlands, flanked by a bearded sage-like figure in a maroon robe and rudraksha mala, and a green-turbaned figure on the left. A large Shiva lingam draped in a golden cloth and garlands sits in front, with brass lamps and a kalasha at the base. Garlands of white and orange flowers hang across the shrine. The event is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple, a bare-chested priest offering lamp light.

A temple shrine with a golden arched backdrop holds a central deity murti of a seated deity with four arms, holding a gold trident-like weapon, flanked by a consort figure in a purple and teal sari with garlands. Two standing statues flank the shrine: a figure in green and blue robes with a turban on the left, and a bearded sage-like figure in a maroon robe with rudraksha-style beads on the right. Above is a framed portrait labelled "Tat Tvam Asi" showing a smiling figure with hands folded in red robes. Fresh white and orange garlands drape the central murti, and brass kalasha-style pots and a tray with flowers sit before it. In the foreground, a shirtless priest with white markings on his body, wearing a white and gold dhoti and a face mask, pours liquid from a brass vessel over the offerings.

A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands barefoot on a dark stone platform, pouring or offering something over a tall black Shiva linga on a lotus-shaped black pedestal. Behind the linga sits a gilded deity murti pair, one wearing a yellow crown and the other in a dark blue sari, decorated with yellow and white garlands. Flanking the altar are painted and gilded statues of figures in turbans and rudraksha malas, with a framed portrait above reading Tat Tvam Asi. Small gold figurines and a golden shrine model sit in front of the linga, with scattered rose petals on the floor. The setting is a temple altar with patterned banners and red drapery.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/4/2022

April 19 2022

2022-05-08 +1 copies

Photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched backdrop framing a group of deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A standing figure in a pale and red turban and rudraksha-style beads, appearing to be a statue, sits at right beside the central figures. In the foreground a large brass oil lamp with many lit wicks stands beside a black stone murti wearing a striped cloth. Purple and gold drapes and a colourful banner decorate the hall.

Interior temple shrine with several deity murtis on a raised yellow platform, backed by dark red and black drapes and tall striped pillars. Centre: a seated deity murti in gold crown and red-and-gold garments with garlands, flanked by two standing figures with turbans and garlands. Left: a standing deity murti with green crown, green and gold garments and garlands. Right: a golden-crowned black deity murti in pink and gold dress with raised hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands at the centre-left making an offering over the platform. In the foreground a large black stone lingam with striped cloth and bells, plus brass oil lamps and a puja tray. A framed portrait hangs high above, labelled with Hindi-style script.

KAILASA LUXEMBOURG on 2/3/2022