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A shirtless young man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at a gold-walled shrine, holding a silver handbell in his right hand while looking toward the small deity murti. The murti is draped in red and white flower garlands, with a brass plate and a small silver vessel on a tray beside it. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Red and green garland strands and a decorative valance frame the doorway behind him, and a wall plaque is mounted beside the shrine.

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A young man with short dark hair and glasses stands bare-chested with a white dhoti and a rust-coloured rudraksha mala, pouring water from a brass vessel over a polished bronze seated deity murti with an arched prabhavali backdrop. White sacred ash marks his arms and shoulders. Behind him are yellow and orange marigold garlands and a deep maroon draped cloth. This appears to be a priest performing abhishekam, with no visible a person candidate in the scene.2024-06-15A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white turban and bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, performing ritual worship at a golden shrine. He pours liquid from a golden vessel over a gilded kalasha-shaped object on a tray scattered with pink petals. Beside him stands a silver-and-jewelled deity murti wrapped in white and red garlands on a brass plate, and a brass ritual rod lies on a red velvet cloth. Behind him is a gold-carved pillar and a sign reading KAILASA LOS ANGELES.2024-11-09A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged before a shrine, extending his right hand over a clear crystal shivalinga on a wooden tray decorated with carved floral motifs. He wears a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a sacred ash marking on his chest. Around him are brass bowls, a bowl of white offering, a lit oil lamp, flower petals and a silver spoon on a plate. Behind, a large deity murti adorned with flower garlands, gold ornaments and a crown is seen, along with a smaller figure in orange garments and garlanded standing deities. The scene suggests puja or abhishekam at a temple altar.2024-03-07A bare-chested young male priest with white ash markings on his shoulders and arms, wearing rudraksha mala beads, glasses, a watch and a gold-bordered white dhoti, performs puja before a seated brass deity murti under an ornate arched golden halo. He holds a lamp and a small bell, and pink rose petals are scattered on the gold-covered altar base and on the deity. A deep maroon curtain forms the background, with a hanging rudraksha garland at the right edge.2024-06-15A young male priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare torso, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and shoulders, wears a rudraksha mala and glasses. He holds a silver handbell in his left hand and touches a gilded bronze deity murti seated on a pedestal within an ornate golden arched prabhavali. The murti wears a tall crown and jewelry and is surrounded by scattered pink flower petals. Behind him hangs a deep maroon velvet drape, and in the foreground are gold-covered steps leading up to the shrine platform.2024-06-15A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred ash markings on his shoulders and back, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white turban, performs a ritual before a golden-brown deity murti. The murti wears a tall golden crown, a dark cap-like headdress, a gold and jewelled necklace, red and white flower garlands, and a red garment. It stands before a red velvet backdrop flanked by ornate golden pillars and a white sign reading KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES. The priest wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and touches the murti with his hand.2024-10-11A shirtless young man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold border stands at a gold-ornamented altar, holding a brass bowl of pink flower petals with his right hand while performing a ritual. He wears rudraksha and white beaded malas, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. In front of him, a gilded kalasha-like metal form adorned with white and red garlands sits on a brass tray, and a second jewelled silver-and-gold deity murti in a crown-like headdress sits on a brass plate covered by a red cloth. A white sign reading 'KAILASA LOS ANGELES' is behind him beside gold filigree pillars and a red curtain.2024-11-09A young shirtless man in white dhoti with a thin sacred thread sits cross-legged at lower left, ringing a silver handbell with his left hand while holding a lit oil lamp in his right over a shrine. Behind the altar stands an ornate gold-toned throne-like structure with a gold arch, jewelled necklaces and a crown-like ornament, draped with green-and-white polka-dot cloths on a gold pedestal. Brass and silver puja vessels, a small deity murti, and a tiger-striped cloth sit on a red-and-gold covered table. Deep maroon velvet curtains hang behind.2022-08-21 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands bent forward, pouring liquid from a golden pot over a black Shiva linga inside a shrine niche. The linga sits on a dark yoni-peetha base with a golden lamp-like stand below, and an orange-gold arched backdrop frames it. White tripundra marks adorn his arms and forehead. Pale stone walls and a glass-fronted shrine enclose the scene, indicating abhishekam ritual offering.2022-01-10May 23 20052005-05-23 +1 copiesKAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20A photograph of a priest performing a puja before a golden-framed shrine with a red velvet backdrop. A shaved-headed priest with white turban and white dhoti, bare-backed and wearing a rudraksha mala, applies white marks to the arm of a standing metal deity murti with a gold crown and dark face, adorned with a red and gold dress, a jewelled necklace and a garland of red and white flowers. A white sign reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES beside the shrine against a gold tiled wall.2024-10-11