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A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands at left, holding a silver vessel up near her face in a ritual gesture. Behind her on a red-draped platform sits a gold-toned deity murti with a trident, adorned with layered pearl and gold necklaces, red-and-green skirt cloth, and garlands of red and orange flowers around a gold arched backdrop. A gold bowl of pink flowers and a small decorated offering sit before the murti, with a brass oil lamp at right and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. Yellow roses, a copper pot, and green-leaf offerings with pulses and vegetables lie in the foreground.

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A photograph of a large gilded deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and a red-and-gold skirt, holding a trident-like weapon, with a gold arched backdrop. In front stands a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with her back to the camera, raising her hands near a brass oil lamp. Before the murti are a golden kalasha-style vessel garlanded with flowers, and brass plates of fruit, green vegetables and sweets on a green cloth. A small white sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. No a person candidate is visible.2024-07-07A photo inside a room at the KAILASA San Jose, USA centre showing a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, framed by a gold arch and garlanded with red and white flower strings. A woman in a cream sari with gold border stands at left holding a small vessel and gesturing over an arrangement of offerings on a green cloth: brass plates of fruit, vegetables, carrots, flowers and sweets. To the right, a line of women in white and cream saris and a blue top stand with hands folded in prayer. A placard on the cloth reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA, and a sign on the wall is partly visible.2024-07-07Seven women stand in namaste in front of a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne decorated with marigold garlands. The central figure wears a white kurta and dupatta with a beaded necklace and a brown shawl. Flanking women wear a green-and-red saree, cream sarees, a blue churidar and a grey-bordered white saree. Brass trays of fruit, flowers, sweets and vegetables sit on a green cloth in front, with a brass kalasha and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on the red dais.2024-07-07A group of seven people stands in front of a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne with a crown, garlands and a golden arch behind. A shaved-headed man on the far left, bare-chested in white dhoti with a sacred thread, presses palms together. Next to him a woman in a yellow and red sari, then a woman in a cream sari holding up a printed paper, a woman in white with a shawl, a woman in a blue top and yellow dhoti at the back, a woman in a grey-and-white sari with palms joined, and an older woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and palms joined. Before the deity are brass plates with fruits, flowers, betel leaves and lamps on a green cloth, a small brass vessel with yellow flowers, and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. No candidate for a person is visible in person, so the field stays none. This is an offering ritual setting.2024-07-07A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, lit oil lamps in his hands, performing aarti before a seated deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari. The murti wears a green turban, a gold and rose-coloured sari with green border, layered jewelled necklaces and a red cushion beneath her. She sits on an ornate gold peetha framed by an arched gold torana. Marigold and rose garlands hang around the throne, with a brass kalasha offering, flowers in a copper pot, and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE beside the shrine. No physical a person candidate is visible.2024-03-10A golden deity murti is seated on a throne within a gilded arch, draped in red and orange silk and adorned with garlands of orange marigolds and white and red flowers. The figure holds a trident-like staff and wears a jeweled necklace and a red-and-gold headdress. In front, a brass pot and offering trays with a green silk cloth, ceremonial items, and a brass lamp stand are arranged on an orange cloth. A framed placard on the right reads KAILASA SAN JOSE. No people are visible in the scene.2024-11-09A photograph of a shrine room at KAILASA San Jose. Centre: a seated deity murti with a painted face, crown-like red and gold headdress, rudraksha-style and gold necklaces, draped in a red and gold silk garment, seated on an ornate gold throne framed by marigold and white garlands. A sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, and a framed photograph labelled Isakki Swamigal stands beside the throne. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel and offering plates sit on a red cloth. Two men in white dhotis sit at left and right, one bare-chested, the other with orange cloth draped over his shoulder, with a tablet and a laptop nearby.2024-12-07A priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a seated deity murti. The murti wears a green turban, a gold and red-jewelled necklace, a magenta cloth and a yellow-gold skirt with green trim, and is framed by a gold arched throne with a garland of red and white flowers. In front are brass lamps, a flower-decorated vessel, a copper pot and a yellow floral arrangement on a gold cloth. A framed sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE beside the throne. The scene shows a puja.2024-03-10A shirtless priest in white dhoti with orange-gold border and sacred marks on his bare back and arms stands at left, reaching toward a seated golden-bronze deity murti of a goddess. The murti wears a green turban-style crown, a red and white jeweled necklace, a gold and green sari with pink cushion behind, and white and red garlands. In front stand a brass kalasha-style vessel with flower garlands, a red decorated pot and a copper pot with yellow flowers. A gold ornate arch frames the shrine, with a placard reading KAILASA SAN JOSE on a stand to the right. The scene depicts puja at a shrine.2024-03-10A photograph of a shrine with a seated golden-bronze deity murti in a red and gold silk dress, wearing a red turban, layered pearl and gold necklaces and jewelled earrings, and draped in white and orange flower garlands. Behind it is an ornate gold arch and gold drapery. A sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE stands to the left, and a framed photograph of a seated figure is at the right. In the foreground on a red cloth, a brass kalasha-style vessel with flowers, a brass lamp and a brass stand hold offerings. Two men sit at the sides in white ritual dress: the bare-chested man on the left holds a tray with orange cloth, and the man on the right wears white with an orange border. This appears to be ritual worship at the shrine.2024-12-07A group of women in traditional South Indian attire stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a golden deity murti of a standing figure with a crown, dressed in red and garlanded with flowers. A white sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. Six women are visible: one in an orange-and-green sari, one in a white sari with gold border holding a brass tray with a kalasha-like arrangement, one in a white churidar with a rudraksha-style necklace, one in a blue top, one in a white sari with paisley pattern, and one in a white and gold sari with glasses. Offerings on a green cloth in front include bananas, apples, kiwis, beans, a pot of rice, sweets, betel leaves and brass lamps, with a brass pot of flowers on a red-draped platform. Yellow flowers stand in a brass vase at left.2024-07-07Inside a shrine room, a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped platform is dressed in a red skirt and orange-green silk, with layered gold necklaces and a red headdress, garlanded with orange and white flowers. Two shirtless men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on a leopard-print mat before the deity: the man on the left, with glasses, reaches toward a gold bowl of flowers and petals, while the man on the right, with a rudraksha mala, holds a small object. Brass lamps, a tray, brass vessels and a laptop surround them, and a framed photograph hangs at upper right. A signboard reads KAILASA SAN JOSE. No swami is visible.2024-12-07