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A man with long dark hair stands at left, bare-chested and wearing an orange sash, rudraksha malas and a leopard-print lower garment, holding a flame and offering flowers toward two metal deity murtis. At right is a gilded murti with a crown, ornate jewelled necklaces and white dhoti-like drapery, placed before a golden arch with red fabric backdrop. A smaller brass murti in front wears a red cloth and garland, with red flower petals scattered at its base. The setting suggests a puja or arathi at a temple shrine.

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November 13 20182018-11-13September 27 20182018-09-27A photograph of a temple shrine with a large Shiva lingam draped in a green cloth, adorned with white and yellow marigold garlands, red flower strands, and a jeweled silver-and-gold ornament, placed on a raised pink-and-green cloth-covered platform. Behind it stand four gilded deity murtis in ornate clothing and jewelry, including a figure in a crown and a figure in a pink sari. A brass oil lamp burns at the right edge. In the lower-left foreground, a bare-backed priest with long matted hair and a rudraksha mala raises his hand in blessing toward the lingam, his arm marked with white ash lines. The setting features red curtains and gilded arches.2021-01-03November 12 20182018-11-12 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 3/14/20212021-03-14September 16 20182018-09-16December 31 20182018-12-31 +2 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07A photograph taken from behind of a bare-backed priest with a bun of light, matted hair and rudraksha malas around neck and wrists, holding a multi-tiered brass oil lamp (aarti) before a shrine. The shrine holds golden deity murtis with flower garlands, including a central figure with a trident and a figure in a maroon robe with a turban on the right. In front stands a green-draped linga with a rose garland and rudraksha beads, and brass vessels sit on the platform. The sacred scene reads as an aarti offering at a temple shrine. No physical person's face is visible and the priest's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described only by role.2021-01-21A devotee in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl bends forward with forehead pressed to a silver-and-gold pedestal in front of a large gilded deity murti adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands and a red-and-gold crown. Beside the figure, a small white statue in blue robes with a flower garland raises one hand in blessing. Silver oil lamps stand at left beside an orange cloth hanging, and green bead garlands drape the altar.2010-01-01December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/8/20212021-03-08