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A photo inside a temple hall with a gold-trimmed shrine and white marble floor. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and blue head cloth, wearing a yellow upper cloth with green border and white dhoti, stands with his back to the camera holding a long ceremonial rod toward two metal deity murtis seated on a gold ornate throne, decorated with white and orange garlands. In front of the throne sit a red-draped table with a brass plate and offering bowls, and a yellow-draped table holding bananas, oranges, mangoes and apples. To the right, a black deity murti in a gold arched niche wears a red-purple sari and garlands. An exit sign hangs on the wall, and ceiling beams are visible above.

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A shirtless priest with a shaved head, a blue silk headband and a saffron-yellow dhoti stands with his back to the camera, waving a lit lamp arathi toward deity murtis on a decorated altar. The murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands and orange marigold necklaces; one central figure wears a tall crown and white dhoti while a companion figure sits beside it. In front, a red-draped table holds brass plates with bananas, oranges, pears, flower petals and brass bowls, and a long rod hangs across the frame. Behind the altar stands a maroon curtain, a gold figure of a cobra hood, and a red EXIT sign on the wall, indicating a temple setting for puja.2024-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall with a gold-trimmed shrine and draped gold curtains. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and cream dhoti bordered in green and gold stands with his back to the camera, holding a brass plate over an offering table draped in red velvet. On the table sit a Ganesha murti under an orange flower arch, with fruits and a brass lamp. Behind them a seated deity figure in red robes and a red turban is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a kalasha-like vessel and flower strands around the altar. A standing dark deity murti in pink and white is at right, and a red-lined alcove holds further figures. A brass oil lamp and a small garlanded object sit on the side ledge at left, and a red exit sign is on the wall. Ritual puja is in progress.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp toward a richly decorated shrine. The central deity group is adorned with garlands and green and red silk, flanked by a standing figure in green and blue with a turban and a bearded figure in a red turban with rudraksha beads. Painted pillars with geometric patterns stand behind, and a framed portrait hangs above labelled 'Tat Tvam Asi'. To the right, a dark stone deity murti in a pink sari sits on a gilded throne, and a black stone Nandi sits in the foreground. The scene shows a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2022-02-09A shirtless man in a teal and gold turban and a yellow dhoti stands in a temple room holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with three lit flames before him. Strings of rudraksha beads hang on his chest, and white markings are on his forehead and arm. Behind him is a gold-framed shrine with a seated deity murti under red curtains and marigold garlands, and a black stone Shivalinga with a yellow cloth and flower garland sits to the left. Beside the shrine stand a dark standing deity figure in a gold arch and a red-clothed figure. A red-draped table holds brass plates of flower petals, and a yellow-covered table holds bananas, oranges, mangoes and other fruit. The scene is an aarti offering at a Hindu temple with a visible exit sign.2024-11-09A temple shrine interior with a gold-framed canopy, gold curtains and gold guardian figures on black marble. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a patterned headband stands at left, raising a brass lamp toward a central seated deity murti in red garments, gold jewellery and a red crown, flanked by garlands of yellow and red flowers. In front sits a black stone Shiva linga draped in yellow and red garlands, with fruit, flower offerings and brass vessels on the floor. A mobile phone lies on the floor near the priest.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA On 3/10/20242024-03-10 +1 copiesA bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold and red borders stands at the left of a temple shrine, facing a gilded arch. Inside the arch stands a dark-skinned deity murti in a green sari with gold jewellery and a crown, its arm raised. 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Rudraksha beads hang around the priest's neck. An exit sign is visible on the wall.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red and gold border stands at left, raising one arm toward a tall black deity murti in a green sari-like garment inside an ornate gold arch. To the right, on a black stone platform before a teal backdrop, three black murtis are dressed in orange, pink and teal garments with gold crowns and jewelry. A purple patterned cloth-covered table holds foil trays of packaged offerings and small brass vessels. A red-draped table with a brass bowl stands at far right. The walls are golden and the ceiling is exposed metal.2024-08-20KAILASA LUXEMBOURG on 2/3/20222022-02-03A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-coloured walls and carved gold figures. A bare-chested priest in a colourful pleated headdress and a yellow dhoti holds a brass plate with an oil lamp and offerings, facing a large Ganesha murti seated on a red-draped altar. 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