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Interior of a temple shrine with several deity murti dressed in silk and jewellery. Centre, a large black stone deity wrapped in a pink and green silk shawl with a silver necklace and a pink turban-style cloth on the head. To its right, a smaller gold-coloured figure wears an orange silk dhoti and layered silver necklaces, one hand raised. A purple and gold silk garment with jewelled necklaces hangs on a stand in front. To the left, a black Ganesha murti wears a gold crown and yellow silk, and a standing deity with a garland of pink and green flowers stands further back. A brass bowl holds offerings of red flowers and white items on a table. Gold-framed arches decorate the back wall. No people are visible.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large dark murti seated at the centre, wearing a pink turban, a green and purple silk garment with gold beaded necklaces, and a forehead marking. Flanking the central figure are two gold-finished standing statues in ornate jewellery and draped robes. Behind them are darker sculptures of deities with crowns, and a gold-framed arch. In the foreground are brass plates holding flowers, a white cloth and a small offering bowl, and a red exit sign is visible at upper right. No physical people are visible.2021-01-21A shrine in a temple setting with a black Shiva lingam draped in a gold and cream cloth, covered with a purple and orange silk garment with silver embroidery and a large silver necklace, and a silver tripundra marking on its face. Pink flowers and a garland decorate the base. Two gilded standing figures flank the shrine, one on the left holding a rudraksha-style bead mala and the other on the right in an orange sari with a crown. A white conch shell and small brass dishes sit on the glass ledge in front, and gold-framed panels and maroon drapes frame the back wall.2020-12-24Photograph of a temple shrine with a black Shiva lingam wearing a pink, orange and green draped silk cloth, a multicoloured turban-style headwrap, a silver tripundra and a red bindi-like mark. In front stands a smaller white-draped form adorned with gold necklaces and garlands. Flanking the shrine are two gold-toned metal statues: on the left a figure in maroon dhoti holding a rudraksha mala, on the right a female figure in a teal sari with floral garlands. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground, and a fresh flower garland hangs at the top left. No physical people are visible; the statues and the lingam are depictions.2020-12-03Interior of a temple shrine with dark stone deity murtis dressed in orange and gold silks and garlands. A large black shivalinga-style form is draped with a yellow and green cloth, with a small brass figure standing in front and a brass figure on the right wearing an orange sari. A blue-robed dark deity murti stands at the back right beside a gold arched frame. Brass lamps and a conch shell sit on a black ledge, and a red EXIT sign is visible on the wall. No physical people are visible.2020-12-24KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/31/20212021-01-31A photograph of a temple altar setup with a central seated deity murti draped in orange and purple cloth, adorned with rudraksha malas, white and yellow marigold garlands, and a large jeweled ornamental necklace. Flanking it are standing statues: on the left a figure in gold and pink robes with a jeweled necklace and a raised hand, and on the right a figure in a maroon turban and brown robes with rudraksha beads and a raised hand. Behind them a golden arch with a red and pink figure and a further deity murti. Brass lamps and small decorated pedestals stand in front, with red curtains behind. No living people are visible.2020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/20/20202020-12-20Interior temple shrine with a large dark stone murti of a seated deity pair above a central lingam decorated with a green and gold silk cloth, a silver tripundra-style face marking, and a pink flower. The lingam wears a green turban and a green-and-gold garment with gold trim. Two gold-coloured standing metal figures flank the central altar, and a purple silk and jewelled dress sits in front. Gold ornate panels and red curtains frame the shrine, with a small brass pot and a diya-style lamp at the sides. No people are visible.2020-12-31Photo 82883362022-08-11 +1 copiesA temple shrine decorated for worship, with a large central Shiva lingam draped in a magenta and green silk cloth, garlanded with red roses, white flowers and rudraksha beads, set before two brass oil lamps. Behind it, golden murtis of Shiva and Parvati stand under a silver-embroidered arch, flanked by two standing deity figures in ornate jewelled robes and crowns, with a red curtain as backdrop. Garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers adorn the figures. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.2021-06-28Inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arch and gold walls, deity murti are decorated with garlands of white, red and green flowers. Centre front, a large golden kalasha-shaped vessel wrapped in rudraksha beads and a garland sits on a white cloth, marked with a horizontal tilak or lingam-form emblem, as in an abhishekam setting. Behind it, a seated figure in a purple and gold robe and crown is a statue or murti, not a living person. Upper back, two dark-faced deity murti in orange and gold, one with a crown and crescent, sit on a raised platform. On the right, a standing deity murti in yellow and orange silk with a tall crown and garland holds a position beside an offering tray with brass lamps. No physical people are visible.2024-01-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/28/20212021-06-28