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A photo inside a gilded temple shrine at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. A black stone deity murti seated on a golden throne is adorned with jewelled ornaments, a gold crown and a red-and-yellow cloth, holding a trident-like staff. In front, a young boy in orange robes and an orange headwrap holds a brass plate and touches a golden pillar, while an older man in white dhoti and shirt bends toward him. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and golden carved panels surround the shrine.

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A photograph inside a gilded shrine at an ashram. In the centre, a black-faced deity murti stands in a green-curtained niche, wearing a golden crown, jewelled ornaments and a red-and-gold cloth, holding a trident and other weapons. In the foreground a young boy in saffron-orange cloth and a matching orange turban, with an orange rudraksha mala, stands on a red cloth holding a brass bowl and a small plate. At lower left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels and bows toward the altar, with brass offering plates set on the red-and-white striped mat. Golden lamp-bearing female statues flank the shrine.2018-12-20December 20 20182018-12-20Photo of a golden shrine at an outdoor temple setting with trees behind. A large dark deity murti stands in the centre, decorated with gold crown, jewelled ornaments, and a green backdrop with a red cloth. Golden dvarapala figures holding lamps flank the entrance, and a golden trishul stands at right. A young attendant in orange robes, orange turban, and rudraksha mala stands holding a brass vessel near the shrine. In the foreground a man in white clothing kneels on red mats before offerings in brass plates. Scene suggests puja at the shrine.2018-12-20December 21 20182018-12-21December 21 20182018-12-21December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesA woman in a cream sari with a pale green dotted pattern kneels before a golden shrine in a temple. She holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Behind her, a dark-skinned deity murti stands in a gold arch decorated with garlands of red and white flowers, a silver crown and a green and orange silk garment. Before the shrine sits a small figure in red and white draped clothing with flower garlands, hands folded in namaste, beside brass oil lamps, bananas, a plate of offerings, incense sticks and a bowl of red petals. Framed photographs of Shirdi Sai Baba in red headcloth and another saint in orange robes hang on the walls, and brass lamps line the shrine.A gilded temple shrine holds a dark deity murti with a crown and multicolored garments, flanked by golden lamp-bearing figures and tall brass oil lamps. A saffron-robed priest or sannyasi with a red turban stands at the right, holding a small offering tray. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt, wearing a red backpack, bends low on a red-and-brown mat, reaching toward a brass plate of offerings. Red cloth draping and carved golden pillars frame the scene.2018-12-20Photograph inside a gilded shrine at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. A black deity murti with a gold crown and trident-like staff sits on a red-draped pedestal, flanked by gold lamp-bearing female figures. A barefoot attendant in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban and rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass plate. In the foreground a person in white clothes prostrates with forehead to a red-and-brown woven mat. Offerings and brass plates sit on the floor before smaller figures. Two persons are visible, one prostrating and one standing, with a deity murti and a dressed statue at the centre.2018-12-20October 12 20182018-10-12KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/11/20222022-02-11April 23 20122012-04-23