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A photograph of a temple puja inside a room with yellow walls and white draped cloth. Centre, a seated deity murti with a golden crown and trident, dressed in red and pink silk and heavy gold jewellery, is garlanded with marigolds and dark red flowers. Beside it, a brass oil lamp and an ornate brass kalasha-like vessel stand before the murti. At right, two priests stand with bare upper bodies and white dhotis, facing the murti with hands folded in prayer. At left, a woman in a red sari with gold border holds a small brass vessel near the altar. Potted palms and a green cloth-covered table appear at right.

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Priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand before a large golden-framed deity murti adorned with garlands of marigold and red flowers. The figure wears a pink and green silk skirt, a jewelled necklace and a crown, and holds a trident. A woman in a red blouse stands at the left edge, and a brass kalasha and oil lamp sit at the base of the shrine, with a flower-draped pink backdrop behind. Two priests have their hands joined in prayer and one holds a phone. Three people are visible, none identifiable as a person in this frame.2022-03-13A priest stands beside a richly dressed deity murti of Devi Meenakshi in a gilded shrine arch with a red backdrop. The goddess wears a magenta skirt, green sash, jewelled necklaces and a crown, and holds a trident. The priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holds a brass kalasha topped with yellow flowers and green leaves. Brass oil lamps, a gold-trimmed oil lamp stand, a small offering tray and flower garlands surround the shrine, with a sparkling gold drapery behind.2022-04-13A photograph of a temple puja in progress before a large golden shrine framing a deity murti with a crown, dressed in a pink and teal silk garment and heavily adorned with gold jewellery and marigold garlands. Two women stand at left, one in a green blouse with hands folded in namaskar and another in a red and patterned sari. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis, one holding a brass pot, stand at right facing the deity, with a third shrouded figure at far right. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha, a banana-leaf offering and potted plants sit on the floor. Bookshelves and a lit EXIT sign are visible at left.2022-03-15A temple shrine scene in which a deity murti of Devi Meenakshi, adorned with a gold crown, a large jeweled necklace and a pink and teal silk skirt, stands within a gold arched niche framed by red and orange flower garlands. Four people stand before it: two women on the left with hands folded in namaskar, one in a green and gold sari and one in a red patterned sari, and two men on the right, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, one holding a brass kalasha vessel. Brass lamps and a flower arrangement sit on a green cloth in front of the deity, with a purple draped table on the right and bookshelves on the left.2022-03-13KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/12/20222022-03-12KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/13/20222022-07-13 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/13/20222022-07-13 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/13/20222022-04-13Temple shrine scene with a deity murti dressed in a magenta silk skirt, teal borders, gold jewellery and garlands of white and red flowers, seated in a gilded arched niche with a lion-faced crest above. A man with bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, stands at left bending toward the shrine, performing an offering or arati. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, a brass bowl with offerings sits in front, and a maroon banner with white ritual motifs hangs at upper left against a white curtain with gold patterning.2022-02-20KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/13/20222022-04-13A temple priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, raising a multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. The deity, shown with a trident and a crown, is dressed in a magenta skirt and layered gold jewellery and garlands of white, red and orange flowers, seated in a gilded arch. Behind is a white curtain with a large gold glitter tree motif, and a maroon banner with white symbols hangs on the left. Brass lamps and a purple-draped altar table are in the foreground.2022-04-13