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Photograph of a temple ritual indoors. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold borders, bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, kneels and holds a brass lamp with a lit flame, wearing a blue surgical mask. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti with gold waistband stands with palms joined in namaskar, also masked and with white markings on his chest. Gold-finished deity statues stand behind them, a dark bronze figure is at left, and small gold figures with a gold pyramid-shaped stand, petals and brass bowls sit in the foreground beside a large dark stone basin. The page does not indicate a person's presence, and no candidate is identifiable, so the setting reads as a priest performing a lamp offering.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor shrine. A shaven-headed priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, raises a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a golden murti. Beside him a second priest with grey hair, also bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold borders, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with white ash markings on his chest and arms. Both wear blue surgical masks. The golden standing figure is a deity murti, and a black stone lingam pedestal stands at right with a red curtain behind. Dark statues and a gold-framed arch fill the background.2020-07-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A shaved-headed priest stands bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow border, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left during a temple puja. He wears a patterned face mask, glasses, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a red bindi, a dense multi-strand rudraksha mala, and a large silver pendant with a small framed portrait. Behind him, golden deity murtis and gold ornaments stand in the shrine, with masked devotees seated on the floor at the lower left and right. The scene shows a group worship ritual.2020-07-04A priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a face mask pours water from a gold vessel over a black lingam in a shrine, with a small gold-plated figure and a gold Shiva-style statue beside a pyramid-shaped gold base. Behind him, another masked priest in white stands by golden deity murti figures and a red and green backdrop, with a gold-clad standing figure at right and rose petals scattered on the base. The scene appears to be abhishekam at a temple shrine.2021-10-31KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04Men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests stand with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a temple hall, many wearing face masks. Several robed devotees in white stand near the front, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands with hands folded at the back. Behind them are decorated deity murtis draped with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel. On the red floor rug at the front is a small tray with a brass lamp, incense and offerings, and a laptop sits on a small table at left. Scene suggests a guru purnima puja.2020-07-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 11/29/20202020-11-29KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/7/20212021-01-07A photograph inside a yellow-walled temple room during a puja. A shaved-head priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a tray of offerings. A young man in a white t-shirt and face mask kneels on a striped rug, palms together in prayer. Fruit, flower petals, brass plates and a kalasha sit on red and striped cloth. Behind them are decorated deity murtis with gold ornaments, flower garlands hang from the ceiling, and a framed photo hangs on the left wall. Two people are visible; no candidate for a person is clearly present.2021-06-04A 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.2020-12-19KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 9/28/20212021-09-28