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A shirtless priest with a shaved head and grey stubble, wearing a long rudraksha-style beaded cord, sits at the lower left facing a seated golden deity murti in a shrine. The murti wears a tall crown, carries a trident, and is draped with a green silk cloth, layered gold necklaces and ornate jewelled belts, and red-and-white flower garlands with marigolds lining the gold arch. In front, a small brass oil lamp burns on a turquoise silk cloth beside a large brass bowl filled with flower petals and offerings, and a small figure adorned with marigold garlands sits on a pink-and-gold cloth. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge beside flowers and a maroon cloth.

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Photo 66794982022-04-19A priest in white ritual clothes with a sacred ash mark on his forehead holds a lit camphor lamp in front of a seated golden deity murti with a trident, crowned and draped in a green and gold silk cloth. The murti sits on a golden throne framed with white and orange garlands. A brass bowl of flower petals and offerings sits on a green table cloth in the foreground, and a small brass murti stands to the left. Marigold and white flower garlands decorate the shrine, with calla lilies and a glittering backdrop behind the throne.2022-04-19 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/19/20222022-04-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine in a temple setting. A seated golden deity murti, adorned with a crown, trident, layered gold necklaces and a green and pink silk drape, sits on a turquoise brocade seat under a gold arch decorated with red, orange and white flower garlands. In the foreground a bald man with grey stubble and glasses, wearing a rudraksha mala and bare-chested in a white cloth, makes a mudra with one hand while holding a small plate of flower petals. A brass bowl of flowers and offerings sits on a green cloth before the deity, with a brass kalasha and white calla lilies and yellow flowers at right. A small printed sign reads Please Do Not Touch the Padukas. Puja offering scene.2022-05-05 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/30/20222022-04-30 +1 copiesPhoto 82844262022-04-30 +1 copiesPhoto 99182352022-05-08 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/4/20222022-05-04 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a blue-and-gold border kneels at the lower left, holding a lit incense stick or small flame and offering it toward a seated bronze-gold deity murti under an arched gilded niche. The deity wears a crown, carries a trident, and is dressed in green and pink silks with heavy gold jewellery and a fringed bodice, framed by white and orange flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand at the left and a brass bowl of purple flowers sits at the right on a green cloth. A maroon hanging with gold motifs and a sparkly backdrop fill the background. The scene is a shrine puja. The priest's identity is not determined from appearance.2022-04-30 +1 copiesA shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a brass lamp toward a seated golden deity murti of Kalabhairava, adorned with orange and white marigold garlands. The seated image wears a crown, a large jewelled necklace and a green and pink silk garment, and holds a trident. It sits on a gilded throne with a green backdrop under an ornate sequined arch. Brass oil lamps, a brass offering bowl with a kalasha, and white lilies surround the shrine with a green cloth on the altar. Garbhalaya shrine puja, arati.2022-04-22 +1 copiesPhoto 103275832022-05-08 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/13/20222022-04-13