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A 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.

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A 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 photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a bronze deity murti seated on a lotus pedestal beneath an ornate arched prabhavali on a gold-covered platform with steps. The priest, seen from behind, is bare-chested with white sacred marks on his arms and shoulders, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over the murti's head. Pink flower petals lie on the pedestal and platform. Maroon drapery forms the background.2024-06-15A 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 shirtless male priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp with flame in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, while smiling. Rudraksha malas hang across his chest and wrist, and white sacred ash marks his shoulders and forehead. Before him on a glass-topped table stands a golden Nataraja murti dancing within a flaming arch, flanked by a golden standing male figure and a golden female figure, with a golden pedestal and scattered flower petals. Garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers drape the dark green velvet backdrop behind the golden ornate carved panels. Offerings in brass bowls, including rice and fruit, sit at the lower left. This is a temple puja scene with aarti being performed before the deity murti.2024-02-21A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and white tripundra marks on his arms and chest pours liquid from a brass pot over a large black Shivalinga resting on a black peetha. Behind him stands a golden deity murti with a trident, adorned with layered jewelled necklaces and red and white garlands, within an ornate golden arched prabhavali. To the left, a bronze statue of a standing figure wears a red turban, teal robe and garlands. Small brass cups, a clear crystal Shivalinga on a wooden tray, and red cloths sit on the gold-flecked floor, marking an abhishekam.2024-09-14A photograph of a temple shrine where a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas performs aarti with a lit camphor flame before a golden bronze statue of Nataraja, Shiva as the cosmic dancer, standing within a flame-ringed arch. Smaller golden statues of a standing male deity and a female deity flank the shrine, with a golden tiered yantra-like base, a brass bell, a bowl of flower petals and scattered rose petals on a glass-topped table. Green velvet backdrop and pink and orange flower garlands decorate the shrine, and the priest has white sacred ash marks on his face and shoulders.2024-02-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam at Kailasa Seattle, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam's Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. A young male priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, pours water from a brass pot over a small gilded murti of Kaalabhairavar with a trident, standing in a brass pedestal bowl on a red patterned cloth. Behind him a dark Shiva lingam is decorated with red and white flower garlands, rudraksha beads and a silver face ornament. A smaller orange-clad figure stands on a gold pedestal, and a pink silk cloth and tassel-trimmed drapes hang in the background. The caption reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-12-07A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a black stone Shivalingam on a black yoni-pitha base, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over the lingam. He wears dark-rimmed glasses and white sacred ash stripes on his arms and chest. Behind him stands a gold-finished deity murti with a trident, a gold crown with a turban-like cloth, layered gold and red-stone necklaces, and a gold arched prabhavali halo. Red and white garlands with orange marigolds hang on the sides. Brass and steel vessels, a glass shivalingam set with flowers, and red cloths sit on the gold-tiled floor. A white sign reads KAILASA SEATTLE on the left wall. This is an abhishekam being performed.2024-09-14A 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.2024-08-31A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a golden shrine, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and wearing a long rudraksha mala and bead armlet. A golden Nataraja murti dances within a flame arch, flanked by garlands of marigolds and pink flowers on green drapery. In front are a golden Shiva-linga-style peetha, a golden standing deity murti and a golden female deity murti, with rose petals and steel bowls of rice and offerings on the tray. The priest appears to be performing aarti or puja.2024-02-21A photograph of a gilded bronze seated deity murti under an ornate arched prabhavali backdrop, set on a gold-dusted altar with a maroon velvet curtain behind. A hand with a white-marked forearm reaches in to touch the murti's head, and another hand at lower right holds a small dish of red kumkum. Scattered pink flower petals lie around the base. The murti wears a tall jata-style crown and jewelled ornaments, with a rudraksha-like mala draped over the body. The scene is a puja or abhishekam setting.2024-06-15A gilded metal murti of a seated deity, shown in a meditative pose with one hand raised in a mudra and a tall crown-like headdress, stands before an ornate arched prabhavali backdrop against a deep maroon cloth. A hand holding a golden vessel pours liquid over the murti's head, consistent with abhishekam. Pink flower petals rest on the seat and garlands hang from the figure's shoulders. A forearm with white sacred ash markings is visible at the right edge. The image is watermarked with a KAILASA Seattle label, which is omitted from this description.2024-06-15