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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border, wearing a black face mask and with hair tied up in a topknot, holds a lit multi-wick aarti lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a raised tiled platform with a red draped backdrop and gold arched frame. Several gilded deity murtis stand with yellow and orange marigold garlands and jewelled necklaces; one central murti wears a crown and red garment seated on a red-cloth throne with a garland. Brass vessels and a small silver stand sit on the platform. Only the priest is a physical person visible.

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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a black head covering and face mask performs aarti before a shrine of decorated murti figures. He holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flames raised toward the deities. The central seated figure wears an orange and red decorated head covering, with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Behind him stand gilded and painted deity figures, including one in yellow and one in purple garments, a figure with a long black beard and red turban, and a golden arch. Red curtains hang in the background, and orange cloth covers the altar platform.2020-12-21A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth at his waist, stands with his back to the camera and raises his arm toward the shrine. Before him is a central murti with a mukut, gold necklaces, a painted face and a large garland of white and yellow flowers, seated on a maroon cloth with a ceremonial sash. Behind it, a large ornate golden and jewelled arch frames two standing deity murtis: one holding a trident with a crown, one in yellow and purple garments. Two attendant statues stand at the sides, one in orange with a turban and one in red with a black beard and tiger-skin wrap, both garlanded in yellow and white. Red drapes hang in the background, and a brass oil lamp is visible at left.2020-12-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/25/20212021-06-25KAILASA in Los Angeles on 12/31/20192019-12-31 +3 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/21/20212021-01-21A temple shrine photographed from behind a worshipper performing an aarti with a brass lamp. The worshipper, shown bare-chested with long hair tied up, wears a black face mask and rudraksha beads, and holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp raised toward the altar. The altar holds a central Shiva linga draped in a teal cloth with rudraksha malas and yellow-and-white flower garlands, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel below. Behind it stand painted deity murti figures of a couple in red and gold garments and crowns, flanked by two standing devotee-style statues in purple and yellow garlands. Red curtains and gold-framed arches form the backdrop of the shrine, indicating a puja or aarti in progress.2021-06-25A 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 shirtless priest with long dark hair tied up stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, a black Shivalinga with a green cloth wrap and a silver-trimmed yoni base is decorated with white and red flower garlands and a purple and gold sash. Large deity murtis dressed in gold-trimmed garments and beaded jewellery flank the altar, with marigold garlands and a gold crown. Red and gold drapes frame the shrine, and brass lamps sit on the floor. The scene resembles an aarti at a Shiva temple shrine.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/12/20202020-12-12KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/30/20202020-06-30