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A woman in a white sari with a red blouse stands at left with her back to the camera, waving a grey feathered fan or whisk toward an altar. The altar holds several gilded deity murtis with garlands, crowns and jewellery, set against red curtains and gold arches with painted pillars. A central seated murti wears a blue garment and blue headgear with garlands and sits before brass lamps and a small offering plate. Another standing murti stands at right in a red and yellow turban with rudraksha malas and a garland.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/1/20222022-02-01A woman in a beige top and white shawl performs an aarti with a multi-flame oil lamp before a golden temple altar. Behind her stand gilded deity murtis with crowns and garlands, including a central figure and figures flanking it. On the right stands a statue of a bearded sage in an orange turban with rudraksha malas and a garland. A large golden kalasha-like vessel sits in front, decorated with red and white flower garlands and a red cloth. Above, a framed portrait shows a man in orange clothes with hands folded in greeting, labelled "Tat Tvam Asi" with the translation "You are that." Colourful painted pillars and dark drapes frame the shrine.2022-02-18A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread, raising a white fan or chamara over a decorated altar. The central deity murti is a seated golden figure with a red turban, ornate jewellery and a crown-like headdress, flanked by a second golden figure in a crown and jewelled necklaces. Two standing sage statues in red and saffron robes, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, stand on either side. The black Shiva linga at the base is dressed in a red cloth and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, with brass oil lamps and a small offering vessel in front. Red curtains and a decorated arch frame the scene.2024-07-09A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a white sacred-ash marking on his arms and chest stands at lower left, holding a lit multi-wick oil lamp aloft toward a shrine. Behind an altar of gold-trimmed, jewelled arches and red curtains stand multiple decorated deity murtis: a central figure in a red-and-gold crown with a bejewelled necklace and a female figure in a purple sari with garlands, flanked by a bearded sage-like figure in a maroon robe and rudraksha mala, and a green-turbaned figure on the left. A large Shiva lingam draped in a golden cloth and garlands sits in front, with brass lamps and a kalasha at the base. Garlands of white and orange flowers hang across the shrine. The event is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple, a bare-chested priest offering lamp light.2022-01-16April 19 20222022-04-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/8/20222022-02-08A photograph of a temple shrine with a large ornate deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a decorated throne, Shiva holding a trident and Parvati adorned with jewelry, flanked by smaller shrine figures in garlands. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit lamp before a shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands and a cloth. Brass oil lamps sit on the ledge. Golden arch framing and colourful banners fill the background.2021-11-17A photograph of a temple ritual in a shrine room. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, pouring water from a vessel in a stream of liquid across an altar. Behind him stand several large carved wooden figures decorated with flower garlands, including a central figure in a red turban wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, a figure with a trident, and a figure in a red-and-white turban. Brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels sit on the altar with a red and green cloth. Seated devotees in gold chairs watch: a woman in a pale green outfit, a bald man in a dark suit, and a woman in orange robes at right. Ornate golden arches frame the scene. This appears to be an abhishekam.2024-07-09KAILASA LUXEMBOURG on 2/3/20222022-02-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/4/20222022-02-04A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands barefoot on a dark stone platform, pouring or offering something over a tall black Shiva linga on a lotus-shaped black pedestal. Behind the linga sits a gilded deity murti pair, one wearing a yellow crown and the other in a dark blue sari, decorated with yellow and white garlands. Flanking the altar are painted and gilded statues of figures in turbans and rudraksha malas, with a framed portrait above reading Tat Tvam Asi. Small gold figurines and a golden shrine model sit in front of the linga, with scattered rose petals on the floor. The setting is a temple altar with patterned banners and red drapery.2022-06-28A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread raises a lit oil lamp toward a golden shrine at a temple altar. Behind him stands a golden deity murti of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold garments with a crown, flanked by two standing golden attendant figures in red robes and tall turbans. In the centre foreground, a black Shiva lingam wrapped in a red-and-white draped cloth and marigold and rose garlands sits before the figures. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-style offerings surround the altar, with a green-and-gold cloth and red-and-orange silk drapes framing the scene and colourful painted pillars on either side. Decorative garlands in green, yellow and white hang on the figures, and small offerings sit on the platform in front.2024-07-09