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A priest in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala performs aarti with a multi-wick brass lamp before a deity murti dressed in a purple silk garment and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Behind the central figure, larger golden murtis of deities stand before an ornate gilded arch with a red curtain backdrop. The priest wears a white face mask and white ash markings on his arms. A small figure in a pink sari stands on a side pedestal, and a bearded golden figure in a turban is garlanded at the right. Two small brass oil lamps sit at the base of the altar.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/4/20212021-01-04A photo of a temple shrine with a worshipper in the lower left, seen from behind, with long dark hair, white horizontal tilak strokes on the arms, and rudraksha beads on the wrist, holding a lit multi-flame oil lamp over a black Shiva lingam decorated with red and white flower garlands, a jewelled green and white vastram and a green silk cloth. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis: a figure with a golden crown and rudraksha necklace, a goddess in a pink sari with garlands, and a standing figure on the right in a rust-coloured turban and shawl with a bearded face and layered beaded necklaces. Red curtains and a gold arch frame the shrine, with a small green-robed murti at the right base. The worshipper performs an aarti offering.2021-01-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/9/20212021-01-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26A temple shrine with a golden arch and red curtains holds a group of golden-hued deity murtis draped in flower garlands. The central seated figure wears a red shawl and a tilaka, with a red and gold cloth and a pink garland around the base. Two standing figures flank it on the sides, one in yellow and pink clothing and one in brown robes with a red turban, both holding their hands raised in blessing. Behind them, a larger seated pair holds a trident and wears pink and red garments. In the foreground, a priest with long hair and rudraksha malas, dressed in orange cloth, extends his hands toward the central murti, performing a puja with oil lamps on silver stands beside him.2021-01-02A priest in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered with white sacred markings on his arm and back, performs aarti with a brass lamp before a shrine. Central deity murti sits on a pedestal wrapped in pink and magenta cloth, with white and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by standing devotional figures with gold crowns and garlands, one wearing a red turban. Red curtains and gilded arch frame the shrine. The priest wears a face mask and a black turban.2021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/10/20212021-01-10KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20212021-01-02Photograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arch and red curtains. Central deity murti draped in pink and magenta silk, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, gold necklaces and a silver-embroidered bodice, with a large decorated face mask at its top. Flanking statues include a figure in a tall crown on the left, a bearded figure in a maroon turban and rudraksha-style beads with a raised hand on the right, and a small pink-clad figure at the base. A bare-backed person in white dhoti with white sacred markings on the arm raises a lit oil lamp or aarti at the left edge. Statues only; no identifiable living person is shown in the shrine.2021-02-01