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Two women stand in a temple shrine room before a tall black deity murti dressed in a green and purple silk sari with jeweled necklaces and garlands. The woman on the left, with grey hair and a white shawl over black clothes, holds a small plate of flowers and offerings toward the murti. The woman on the right, wearing a white sari with gold border and red rudraksha-style beads, stands with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. A small figure in a red and green sari sits on a black plinth below, and a gold-clad seated deity murti appears at the right edge. Gold-framed walls and black-tiled steps surround the shrine.

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Photo 66792322022-06-09Three women stand with palms pressed together in namaskar before a temple shrine with gold-leaf carved pillars and a black-tiled altar. On the left, a woman in a yellow-and-white striped top, dark-rimmed glasses and navy leggings stands with hands folded. In the centre, an older woman with white hair wears a white shawl over a black skirt and kneels on a blue mat with eyes closed. On the right, a woman in a white sari with gold border and red beaded necklace bows with hands joined. Behind them stand a large dark-faced deity murti in a green and purple sari with jewelled ornaments and a crown, a smaller seated deity in green and orange, and a small green-clad figure with flowers on the altar.2022-06-09 +1 copiesFour women stand with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a temple shrine room with gold-painted carved lion sculptures and gilded arches. Two women on the left and right wear white saris with gold borders; a woman in a white shawl over a black skirt stands centre, and a woman in a yellow striped top and blue leggings stands barefoot on a blue mat. Behind them are black deity murtis, including a standing figure in a green and gold garment with a crown and garlands, and a red-and-gold offering tray with flowers sits on a black pedestal at right. An exit sign is visible at top right. No a person appearance candidate is present.2022-06-09 +1 copiesThree women in white saris with gold borders stand before a golden deity murti in a gilded temple hall. The murti, adorned with a tall golden crown, layered silver necklaces and a green and gold sari, is draped in a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. On the left, a woman in a mustard blouse holds her palms together. In the centre, a woman wearing glasses and a white sari with pearl necklaces and red-and-white bangles holds something in her hands before the deity. A woman in the middle, with a rudraksha-style mala, presses her palms together. A pink and orange flower garland rests at the base of the murti. No a person candidate is visible.A photograph of a group of women in traditional South Indian saris standing before a shrine. At the centre, a dark stone murti of Lord Muruga stands with a gold crown and spear (vel), flanked by two smaller murtis, all draped in garlands of marigolds and red flowers. Women hold trays of yellow marigolds and bowls of red rose petals as offerings. The woman in front centre wears a white sari with purple border and holds rose petals; others wear white, grey, pink-blouse and green saris, several with vibhuti on the forehead. Peacock feathers and blue fairy lights decorate the background. The setting appears to be a temple shrine for a Kanthasasti puja.A woman in a white sari with a cream blouse bends forward at the base of a black stone deity murti, pouring water from a copper pot over small golden figures on a golden tray. The large black multi-armed deity wears a green draped garment and a tall crown, with a golden kalasha tipped above its head as water runs down its body, an abhishekam ritual. Red and pink flower petals lie on the dais, and a gold-framed arch with red velvet curtains surrounds the murti.2022-05-08 +1 copiesPhoto 82838642022-05-25 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-17KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/19/20202020-10-19Photograph 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.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/24/20222022-01-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01