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A photograph of a temple shrine with several white marble deity murtis dressed in colourful silk garments and marigold garlands, each adorned with gold crowns and jewellery. Standing figures hold weapons and make blessing gestures. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and white markings on his body, seen from behind, faces the shrine in the foreground and appears to be performing worship. A small framed portrait with flowers sits at the right edge beside a lamp. Plain tan cinder-block wall behind the shrine.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left, applying white paste or sprinkling with his right hand toward a row of white marble deity murtis. The central figures are a standing male deity holding a bow and a female deity in a pink sari with green border and gold crown, both adorned with yellow marigold garlands, gold jewellery and crowns. Beside them stand a figure in a purple and blue robe and a deity wearing a red and gold garment with a kneeling child figure in pink. A framed black-and-white photograph of a man with a shaved head rests at right, its frame edged with flowers. Shelves at left hold seated figures in orange and black. Plain beige cinderblock walls form the background.2025-05-09A photograph of a temple shrine with several white marble deity murtis dressed in colourful silks, garlands and gold ornaments against a yellow cement-block wall. From left, a figure in pink and green with a floral garland, a seated figure in purple and gold with a crown, a figure in red and gold holding a bow-like staff, a figure in yellow and gold with a crown and garland, and a figure in pink with a crown. Small black stone figures in orange cloth sit at the upper left. In the foreground at left, a bare-shouldered priest with a white sacred-ash marking holds a brass lamp toward the deities during aarti. Small brass bowls with kumkum sit at the base of the altar and a peacock-feather fan stands behind.2025-12-09A photograph inside a temple hall with a yellow-beige cinder-block wall. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a green-and-gold head wrap holds a brass plate with a lamp toward a row of painted murti statues. From left to right stand a deity with a crown and garland, a blue-and-purple clad figure with a veil, a figure in a red turban and pink dhoti, a crowned figure in yellow dhoti holding a staff, and a tall figure in pink saree with garlands and a crown. Behind them sit dark-faced statues in orange robes and crowns. Brass plates, flower garlands and small oil lamps rest on the floor. The priest is a physical person; the statues are not counted.2025-12-09KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/27/20222022-02-27A bare-chested priest in the foreground holds a brass aarti lamp toward a pair of white marble deity murtis dressed in gold, purple and orange silk, garlanded with yellow and red flowers. The taller figure wears a golden crown and has a yellow shawl; the figure on the right wears a crown with a red flower, a multi-strand gold and pearl necklace and a colourful striped sari, holding a pink flower. Behind them, seated dark-stone figures wear orange cloth and flower garlands against a concrete block wall. The scene reads as a puja at a temple shrine.2025-07-11A photograph of five white marble deity murtis standing in a row before blue velvet drapes against a cinderblock wall. From left: a figure in a green turban and yellow-and-green garments holding a flute, a figure in magenta and pink silk with a green veil and a crown, a figure in gold crown and blue-and-gold robes holding a bow, a figure in an orange-and-gold crown and saffron garments holding a staff, and a figure in a purple veil and red-and-gold sari with garlands. Marigold and white flower garlands adorn several murtis, a peacock feather fan stands at left, and a small Shiva lingam with offerings sits at the front. No physical people are visible.2024-10-29Devotees make offerings before a row of white marble deity murtis dressed in colourful silk and heavy garlands. The central figure, with a gold crown and a pink-and-gold sari-like dress, is adorned with red and white flower garlands and a gold necklace. To the left, a standing murti wears yellow and orange garlands and a golden crown, and a man in a maroon sweater with a blue checked collar bends forward toward a pedestal scattered with flower petals. On the right, a woman in a peach and gold sari with dark blue border arranges offerings on the ledge. Other murtis with garlands and crowns stand along the wall.2025-07-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14April 17 20222022-04-17January 22 20242024-01-22January 22 20242024-01-22A photograph of a shrine display with five white marble murtis standing on a dark tiled platform against a blue draped backdrop and a plain concrete block wall. From left, a figure in green and red garments with a green turban and yellow garland holds a pink flower; next, a female murti in a magenta sari with a green shawl and a red crown holds a flower; the central two male murtis wear gold crowns, purple and gold garments, and marigold garlands, one holding a bow-like staff; the fifth wears a red and gold sari-style garment with a gold crown. Peacock feathers stand in a pot at left, and a small silver offering vessel with flowers sits at the centre base. At far right, a seated devotee in a maroon robe with a leopard-print hat and rudraksha mala sits beside the platform, raising one hand.2024-10-29