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A person in an orange-saffron robe, with the head and arms covered in a matching shawl, stands at the left edge reaching toward an ornate deity murti. The murti is a Shiva lingam-style form with a gold crown, a silver face-piece, and a large rudraksha-style garland, draped with white, yellow, green and red marigold-style garlands. Behind it hang a dark backdrop with colourful trim, a gold arch and a silver trident-like ornament. Brass oil lamps stand in front on a white altar cloth, and the floor is tiled. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.

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A temple shrine scene at night with a priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl standing at a side table, offering or pouring from a small vessel toward a deity murti. The central murti is adorned with a gold crown, white flower garlands and a silver necklace, seated under a gold arch. Other gold-framed deity figures and a framed portrait hang above, with red and white flowers, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in the foreground. Pillars wrapped in multicolored garlands frame the altar. The priest has a shaved head and no clearly distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or rudraksha mala, so identity is uncertain; only his role as a priest is described.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A man in an orange saffron shawl and white vibhuti forehead marks reaches across to a large deity murti decorated with a gold crown, gold ornaments, and garlands of white flowers and red-orange-yellow marigolds with green leaves. The murti wears a rudraksha mala and a jewelled breastplate, and brass oil lamps sit in the foreground. Colourful painted panels and red drapery form the background.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsNithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaA photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange robe with a matching head covering reaching forward to adorn a large deity murti of Shiva-style form. The murti is densely decorated with layered garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers, and has a gold crown-like ornament and a red floral mala. It sits on a green and red cloth before a gilded arch with a patterned gold backdrop. Pink and yellow flower petals and a small offering arrangement are scattered on a cushion in front of it.2008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap performing a ritual before a deity murti. The priest stands at left, reaching up with both hands to adorn the murti, which wears a large crown and is draped with layered garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers. Bright flower petals and a red and gold cloth lie at the base, and a gilded arch frames the shrine. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at a home shrine.2008-05-03A photograph of a temple shrine with an elaborate deity murti draped in marigold and yellow flower garlands, its metal body adorned with a large silver-toned chest ornament and a sacred thread. Behind it stands a gilded halo arch framed with red and white garlands, and a smaller seated figure in green and red garlands sits to the right. Tall painted pillars with colourful motifs flank the shrine. In the foreground a woman in white clothing sits at the lower right, with brass oil lamps (lamps with multiple wicks), a brass kalasha-style vessel, and incense sticks on a low wooden table. A small framed portrait hangs on the back wall. The setting is a temple puja or abhishekam arrangement.