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A photograph of a deity murti's face and head set into a large rectangular tray of pale grain-based offering, dotted with dark raisins or nuts, bordered by silver foil. The golden face wears an ornate gold crown and headpiece with an orange-red cloth draped behind it, flanked by red and white flower garlands. The tray rests on an orange and gold brocade cloth beside a purple cloth and a brass lamp stand at the edge of the frame. The arrangement reads as a food offering prepared around a murti during worship, with no people visible.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA On 21/9/20242024-10-11A close overhead photo of a golden deity murti's head set into a rectangular cavity in a thick mound of pale grainy offering, dotted with dark dried fruit or raisins. The murti wears an ornate gold crown with jeweled details and a central medallion, framed by orange-red pleated cloth and red and yellow ruffled decorations. The cavity walls are coated in glossy golden-yellow ghee or oil. No people are visible.2024-10-11Overhead photo of a golden deity murti, its face and crown visible, set within a large rectangular frame of grain-based sweet offering packed onto a silver foil tray. The deity wears a gold crown with jewelled ornaments and a gold necklace, framed by red and white felt flower garlands. Behind it hangs a red silk cloth with gold zari border, and a purple cloth lies beneath the tray. No people are visible.2024-10-11Photo 11730105KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/24/20212021-04-24A decorated deity murti in a golden shrine niche, adorned with a jeweled crown set with red and white stones and heaped with red and white flower garlands. Around the base are rows of fried golden vadas or fritters and a bed of yellow lemons and green limes, offerings typical of a Kalabhairava puja. The shrine has gilded pillars and a tiled backdrop. No people are visible.2020-12-08Photograph of a conical shivalinga-style sculpture heaped with a thick paste offering, studded with nuts, raisins, cashews and pieces of fruit, placed on a wooden stand in front of a gold cloth backdrop. A dark stone pedestal with a green-draped object sits at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to a deity murti during Navaratri celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-12KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 1/14/20212021-01-14August 28 20142014-08-28A ceremonial shrine arrangement photographed close-up. A tiered golden pedestal supports a gold and jewelled crown-shaped headpiece with a stepped spire on top, set on a gold-and-maroon brocade cloth. Red rose petals and a green leaf are scattered across the cloth. In the foreground sits a silver bowl filled with a yellow offering. Gold ornaments with red and green stones and a pearl-strung garland decorate the base. Behind is an ornate gold repousse backdrop with carved figures. No people are visible.2022-07-13 +1 copiesClose view of a bronze deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. The figure's ornate headdress and carved shoulder ornaments are visible above a tiered peetha base. A thick creamy white liquid. Scattered dried red fruits, possibly dates or raisins, and yellow flower petals float in the liquid, with a few flowers visible at the lower left. Wooden ritual trays and a brass pillar sit in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-11-12A large deity murti, seated and richly decorated, is the main subject of this photograph. It has a gold face with a red tilak, a tall jeweled crown, and a blue bodice with heavy gold and red-stone necklaces. Pink and gold sleeves cover its arms, and its golden hands hold a silver bowl of white flowers. Surrounding it are garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red roses, forming a floral arch. No physical people are visible in the frame.2021-05-17