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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, working at an ornate silver lamp stand with several tiers of cups and a tall, carved silver central column set on a large engraved base inside a red velvet rope. Behind him a second figure is partly visible near a gilded throne-like seat. To the right, several deity murtis in colourful garments, one in green and one in pink, stand on purple-draped platforms beside a sheaf of dried grass. A wooden stepladder and a white cloth bundle tied with yellow thread sit at the right edge. A small brass vessel rests on a beige-draped table, and a gold chair stands at left against yellow brick walls.

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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border bends over a large ornate silver pedestal, pressing his hands onto the carved silver column of a temple vessel or stand. Red velvet rope barriers surround the silver base. Behind him, a second priest in white dhoti stands on a step ladder, and several deity murtis in colourful garlands and green and gold robes are visible, along with metal racks and a golden canopy overhead. The setting appears to be a temple hall during Brahmotsavam rituals.A photograph inside a temple hall with a white marble floor and a dark stone-edged sunken pool holding a marigold garland on a brass tray. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold borders and a red-and-gold headband, bends over a stone altar. He tends brass lamps, a lit oil lamp, brass vessels and a tray of bananas, apples and other fruit. Behind him, a row of black stone deity murtis with orange-red cloth stands on tiered platforms, and a gold-framed figure in a white sari stands in an arch. A golden tray with an orange cloth sits on a side table in the foreground.2024-03-07September 14 20172017-09-14A photograph inside a temple shrine dominated by a tall ornate brass lamp stand with a multi-tiered tray of lit oil lamps in the foreground, behind a red velvet rope barrier. Behind it, a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands near a small table, with a dark-skinned deity murti and garlanded figures on a gold-trimmed altar. Gold and purple garlands, purple drapes and a decorated arch frame the scene. Only one physical person is visible, partially, and no identifiable a person depiction is shown.2022-01-29KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 5/29/20222022-05-29 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare-armed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and white ash markings on his upper arms. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. In front of him is a silver-toned tray and bowls set on a golden cloth, with a red fruit and offerings visible. The priest is the only person in clear focus; other people are partly visible at the edges. The priest's face is not shown.2010-10-28 +2 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02A shirtless male priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a striped green-and-red headband with a white feather plume stands at a marble altar, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame over offerings. Brass bells, a brass lamp stand, fruit including mangoes, bananas and apples, a bowl of rice and a steel bowl sit on the altar. A black stone Nandi and a Shiva lingam are at the right, and rows of dark deity murtis line the wall behind. A woman-form deity murti stands in a gold arched niche at left. A brass tray with a folded saffron cloth is in the foreground. Rudraksha mala beads hang from his hand. This appears to be puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2024-03-07October 09 20122012-10-09October 09 20122012-10-09November 12 20132013-11-12August 22 20142014-08-22