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A photograph of a shrine in a plain concrete-block room. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at the left, facing the shrine and raising his hand toward the figures, with a brass puja tray and vessels on a side table. The shrine has three metal murtis on a blue velvet-draped platform before a red cloth backdrop and an ornate gold arch: a central deity murti with a tall crown and garlands, a figure at left in a red turban with a jewelled necklace, and a female figure at right in a green and pink sari with a crown. Marigold and mixed flower garlands hang across the top. A white sign on a stand reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES. The priest is a person, not a depiction of a person, so no identification is made.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, his back partly to the camera, lifting his right arm toward a shrine. Before him stand decorated deity murtis on a blue draped platform beneath an ornate gold arch, with red velvet backdrop and garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. The central standing murti wears a tall gold crown and a jewelled necklace. Brass vessels and a tray sit on a gold pedestal at left. A white sign on a stand reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES. The scene suggests an alankaram or puja at a shrine.A photograph of a temple shrine with three gilded deity murtis dressed in garlands of yellow, orange, white and red flowers before a red velvet backdrop, set on a blue velvet draped platform. The central figure is a standing deity murti wearing a tall crown with a white tripundra mark and holding a trident-like staff. Flanking figures include one with a brown turban and another in a green and pink dress with ornate jewellery. 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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit lamp aloft in his right hand, with a brass bell and plate on a carved gold pedestal beside him. Behind him is a gold-framed altar with red velvet backdrop, blue velvet cloth, and marigold and mixed flower garlands. Three deity murti stand in the centre: a figure in white dhoti and rudraksha-style necklaces with a crown, flanked by two standing figures in ornate jewelled clothing. A white sign on a stand reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES. Other painted murti appear at the far left and right edges.A priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, with white tilak markings and rudraksha mala, stands with palms joined in namaskar before a decorated shrine. Three deity murtis stand on a blue draped platform beneath a gold ornate arch with red velvet backdrop, adorned with marigold and jasmine garlands, flower strands and gold ornaments. A brass puja tray with oil lamps and vessels sits on a gold pedestal at left. A white sign reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES in front of the shrine.A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest performing worship before deity murtis. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, his back to the camera, touching a small brass vessel to the forehead of a central standing murti. The murti wears a gold crown, layered white and gold garments, a red-and-white garland and jewelry, and stands on a pink pedestal before a red velvet backdrop. To the right, a second murti in a green and pink sari with a garland and jewelry stands beside a sign reading KAILASA LOS ANGELES. Brass vessels and a tray sit on a gold-patterned stand at left, and a blue velvet cloth covers the platform. 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The central deity murti wears a crown, rudraksha and flower garlands and holds a trident-like staff, flanked by two standing murtis draped in marigold and white flower garlands, one in green and pink dress. A placard reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES. Blue velvet covers the platform, and a brass tray with bowls rests on a carved gold stand at left. Ornate gold-painted pillars frame the shrine against a gold-tinted block wall.2024-12-09A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands at left, lifting a lamp toward three deity murtis on a gold-framed shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower strands. The central murti wears a tall crown, a layered necklace and a white dhoti; flanking figures are adorned with garlands and jewelry. A blue velvet altar with floral garlands sits in front. A printed sign on the right reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES. 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