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A temple altar display at KAILASA Los Angeles Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. Central deity murti is dressed in a maroon and gold turban-like crown and wears layered garlands of red roses, yellow and white flowers, and a rudraksha mala, with an orange silk cloth draped over the seat. Flanking figures are statues dressed in maroon and gold clothing with turbans, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces; the statue on the left has hands in anjali mudra and the one on the right has hands raised in greeting. Brass oil lamps stand beside the figures, and small statues of a child and a woman in orange and gold sari sit in front. Two placards are mounted on the base of the altar.

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