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A group of about eleven devotees posing in front of a large golden deity murti of Nataraja, decorated with garlands of red and white flowers and a golden prabhavali arch. Women on the left wear white saris with gold borders, one in a red and gold blouse, and some wear rudraksha malas. Men on the right are bare-chested in white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, and a boy wears an orange cloth. In front, a Shivalinga-style murti is adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, with a green and gold cloth draped beside it, a small kalasha and brass lamps on a dark platform, marking a temple abhishekam and alankaram setting. Red and blue decorated pillars and red drapes frame the background.

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A group photograph of devotees posed with palms pressed together in namaskar in a gold-decorated temple hall. Standing in the upper row, several men wear white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas; one man at centre wears a white turban. Women in white saris, a blue sari and a lavender sari stand to the right. In front, seated and kneeling figures include men in white dhotis and women in orange, blue and pastel saris and a child in a floral dress. Behind them a large deity murti in blue with a golden crown is decorated with a garland of white and red flowers. A dark-clad figure with a red cloth sits in the foreground beside a laptop.Group photograph in an ornate gold-toned temple hall at KAILASA Hyderabad. Standing and kneeling in front of a decorated deity murti with a golden crown and a garland-draped altar, a row of about sixteen people press their palms together in namaste. Men in bare chest and white dhotis, some wearing white or saffron turbans and rudraksha malas, stand on the left; a seated man in white dhoti and a younger man in a white shirt kneel in front. Women in white, blue, saffron and pink silk saris, some with gold necklaces and bangles, stand on the right. A red-and-gold cloth and a kalasha-like vessel sit near the front of the altar.KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 8/10/20212021-08-10KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 4/14/20202020-04-14April 07 20242024-04-07Photograph inside an ornate golden temple hall where a standing golden deity murti dressed in a green sari with a gold crown and a garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers stands at centre. Six people stand in front of it: five women and one bare-chested man. The women wear white saris with gold borders and gold or beaded necklaces; one at centre wears a peach blouse with a white sari and glasses, and her hands are folded in namaste. A man on the right wears a white-and-orange turban, a gold necklace and a white dhoti, with hands folded in namaste. Two conical flower arrangements in pink, purple, green and white sit at the front, along with a brass oil lamp and a brass kalasha-like vessel. Another man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded at the back. Ritual observance setting consistent with a puja.March 10 20202020-03-10KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04Indoor temple photograph with gold-carved pillars and a golden ceiling. Centre stands a large golden deity murti of a goddess in a green and gold sari with a tall crown, adorned with a silver-toned necklace and a garland of white, red and yellow flowers. Five people stand in front, palms pressed together in anjali. Two women on the left wear white saris with gold borders, one with a long beaded necklace and the other with a gold-bordered sari and red bindi. A woman in the centre wears a peach blouse, white sari, glasses and gold bangles. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a young man with a gold sash and white dhoti. On the far right a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti with gold border and a gold pendant. Pink and white flower offerings lie at the base of the murti.Jan 3 2023 sripuram2023-01-03Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamApril 07 20242024-04-07