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A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration at Adi KAILASA, showing a deity murti of Krishna dressed and garlanded with red, white and pink flower garlands and a red-and-gold cloth draped below. Tasseled hanging decorations in red, green, purple and white frame the altar, and clay pots with yellow flowers sit at its base. Lit oil lamps stand at the sides. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange cloth and a red-headed headwrap raises an offering, while another man in a red turban and cloth stands at right, and a figure in orange and a head-tied cloth is at left. Ornate gold walls frame the shrine.

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AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30A photograph of a decorated Krishna murti at Adi KAILASA during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. The deity is heavily garlanded with red, white and pink flower strands and wears a jewelled crown and ornaments, set against gold-toned shrine walls with hanging tassel decorations and small clay pots. A priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, with a sacred mark on his forehead and a bead necklace, holds a lit oil lamp in aarti before the murti, while another attendant in white stands at the left edge. Flower petals are scattered at the base.2021-08-30A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration at Adi KAILAS, centred on a decorated deity murti of Krishna dressed in a red and pink silk garment and draped with layered garlands of red, white and pink flowers. Hanging decorations of terracotta pots, tassels in yellow, purple, red and green surround the altar, and a small golden standing figure of a child form with garlands sits in front. Brass oil lamps and small pots with yellow flowers stand on the altar. On the left, a man in orange cloth and a white head wrap stands near the altar, and at right a priest in orange garments raises a lit oil lamp. Several orange-robed attendants in the foreground frame the scene. Golden walls and straw bedding complete the setting.2021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30Krishna Janmashtami celebration at a temple shrine: a deity murti of Krishna, adorned with red, white and pink flower garlands and a pink-and-yellow cloth, stands under a blue canopy hung with red, yellow, green and purple tassels. Brass kalashas filled with yellow flowers sit in front, along with a small golden figure garlanded in pink flowers. A person in an orange-saffron garment stands at right, partially visible, performing the padapuja to the deity. Brass lamps flank the shrine.2021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30Photograph of an illuminated Krishna deity murti decorated with red, white and pink flower garlands and a floral canopy with hanging tassels, set before an ornate gold-toned shrine. Two priests stand before it: the foreground priest on the left wears a saffron dhoti with a gold necklace and bare chest, holding his hands in anjali, while the priest on the right wears a saffron cloth and offers a lamp toward the deity. Brass pots of offerings and a tiered brass lamp stand in front, and a smaller gold figure is adorned with garlands. The scene shows an abhishekam offering of churanabhishekam during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations.2021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30AUGUST 30 20212021-08-30