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Inside a temple shrine, a masked person in a dark head wrap and white sacred ash on the arms raises a lit oil lamp in a brass aarti holder toward a central deity murti. The murti is a seated figure in a red and gold head covering, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, a silver breastplate, a blue and teal silk cloth, and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind it stand larger figures with a gold arched backdrop, a deity with a trident and crown, and a bearded sage in orange and red wearing a garland. Red drapes hang behind the shrine and white tiled steps lead up to the altar.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a white face mask and a white sacred marking on his arm waves a brass aarti lamp with a flame over a central deity murti. The murti is a dark figure draped in a red and gold cloth, adorned with a red crown-like headdress, marigold garlands and a jewelled necklace, seated on a golden cushion before a tiled platform. Behind it stand larger painted statues in gold and purple garments with garlands and ornate crowns, and to the right a standing statue with a beard and red turban wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A small green-clad figurine sits on the right edge. Red curtains and a gilded arch frame the shrine.2020-12-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/17/20202020-12-17Photograph of a temple sanctum with a dark red curtain backdrop and gold-framed arch. In the foreground a priest in orange clothing with white body markings raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the deities. At center sits a blue-draped Shiva lingam decorated with white and orange-yellow garlands, a silver necklace and gold adornments, with a brass vessel before it. Behind stand golden deity murtis: a figure in yellow and pink with a crown and garlands, a deity with a trident and pink garment, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban and gold necklaces. A small blue-clad figure stands at right on a white-and-silver pedestal. A visible priest holds the aarti lamp in a ritual puja.2021-01-06A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest with long dreadlocks wears an orange dhoti and shawl, white sacred markings on his arms and body, and a rudraksha mala, raising a lit aarti lamp with one hand toward the altar. On the altar stands a central dark murti draped in a red and purple cloth with a crown, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, flanked by golden-robed and crowned deity figures and a bearded figure in red headwear with rudraksha necklaces. A red curtain and gold arch frame the scene. The priest is a physical person; the altar figures are statues.2020-12-04A temple aarti scene. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha malas raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward the shrine. Behind the Moolavar Shivalinga draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, several deity murti stand on the altar, adorned with gold jewellery, rudraksha malas and garlands. A brass plate with offerings and a small oil lamp sit on the altar ledge, and red velvet curtains and gold arches frame the shrine.2020-12-11A priest in white dhoti and black face mask, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his shoulders, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of deity murtis in a temple setting. Behind him stand gilded murtis of Shiva and Parvati adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments, a standing figure in blue and gold, and a dark-robed standing figure with a turban, all draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. In front, a silver-and-gold peetha holds a decorated linga-form murti under a garland, with brass lamps and vessels on the floor and a maroon curtain behind.2021-03-08A priest in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered with white sacred markings on his arm and back, performs aarti with a brass lamp before a shrine. Central deity murti sits on a pedestal wrapped in pink and magenta cloth, with white and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by standing devotional figures with gold crowns and garlands, one wearing a red turban. Red curtains and gilded arch frame the shrine. The priest wears a face mask and a black turban.2021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/9/20212021-03-09 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/13/20202020-12-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26