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Indoor temple shrine with yellow-painted walls and a pink patterned rug. Several life-sized painted statues stand on a raised platform: a figure in a red-orange robe with a gold crown and garland, a deity murti in teal sari with a gold crown, and a deity in dark red robes with a gold crown and red beaded necklace. A long-haired girl in a mustard-yellow kurta stands at left holding a gold plate with a lamp, while a seated person in gold clothing with bangles performs puja at a low silver tray with brass vessels and flowers. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang above the shrine, and peacock feathers decorate the altar.

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A photo inside a yellow-walled shrine room where a row of painted deity statues stands on a raised platform draped with cloth and garlands. A seated woman in a cream sari with gold border presses her palms together in front of an offering table with brass plates and flowers. Beside her, a young girl in a magenta blouse and yellow-green skirt holds a brass tray, while a child in lavender kneels nearby. Statues include a central figure in orange-red robes with a gold crown and a figure in teal sari with a crown, marigold garlands draping the shrine. Potted plants and a wooden stand sit at the left by a window.2024-10-01Photo 82855952022-04-09 +1 copiesA photo of a gold-walled shrine room where four white marble deity murtis stand on a raised golden platform, dressed in yellow and green silk with garlands of white and orange flowers. Seated on grey carpet below, a group of devotees including children and women in red and orange sits around a brass puja tray with bowls, a plate of red petals and a small lamp, while a man with long hair in white dhoti sits at the right holding a phone and another man in white sits in the foreground, with balloons in green and red nearby.2024-01-22January 22 20242024-01-22A temple puja in an indoor shrine room with deity murtis garlanded with flowers on a raised blue-draped altar behind. In the foreground a seated shaven-headed man with long matted hair, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and orange cloth, holds a brass plate out with his right hand. A woman in a yellow blouse and orange-bordered sari sits on a white cloth at the left, reaching toward the offerings. A standing woman in a yellow and red sari, with a red shawl over her shoulder, holds a brass lamp aloft beside the offering table. The low table holds brass plates of bananas, apples, oranges, a coconut-like fruit, flower petals, kumkum and brass bowls, with a small lit oil lamp. A small seated figure in the left corner, a second person's hand at right edge. A rug with red and white patterns lies beneath. Ritual scene consistent with a puja or aarti offering.2024-11-10A 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.2025-07-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25October 22 20082008-10-22A woman in a yellow sari with a blue blouse kneels on a red and patterned mat, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a silver and gold abhishekam stand before a metal deity murti in a yellow-walled shrine room. Behind her, a man in white dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar. Three decorated deity murtis stand on a red throne backdrop with garlands of green and gold beads and marigold strands, with an oil lamp hanging overhead. Brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings surround the scene, depicting a puja and abhishekam ritual.2021-01-17A temple shrine decorated for Krishna Janmashtami with marble deity murtis of Krishna playing a flute and Radha in yellow and red silk saris, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind them stands a murti of a goddess with a lion mount and raised weapons. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body and rudraksha mala sits on green cloth beside a woman in a teal floral kurta, both offering flowers and a garland. Bananas, a brass plate, flower petals, and a small Krishna figure on a swing with a wooden frame sit on the green altar cloth. Other people are partly visible at the left edge, including a bare-chested man with a mala.Photograph of a temple sanctum with a dark red curtain backdrop and gold-framed arch. In the foreground a priest in orange clothing with white body markings raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the deities. At center sits a blue-draped Shiva lingam decorated with white and orange-yellow garlands, a silver necklace and gold adornments, with a brass vessel before it. Behind stand golden deity murtis: a figure in yellow and pink with a crown and garlands, a deity with a trident and pink garment, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban and gold necklaces. A small blue-clad figure stands at right on a white-and-silver pedestal. A visible priest holds the aarti lamp in a ritual puja.2021-01-06KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 7/1/20212021-07-01