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A temple puja in a shrine room with yellow-green walls. On the left, a deity murti in pink and teal silks is adorned with orange marigold garlands, flanked by tall brass lamps and potted palms. Behind a blue-draped altar a small figure sits among flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with his back to the camera faces the altar. A seated man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha beads, sits cross-legged before a microphone beside a brass plate of fruit, flowers and offerings, and a bowl of sweets. Brass lamps and a silver bowl stand on the table.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with sacred ash markings raises a small vessel toward an ornately decorated deity murti, which wears a garland of orange and white flowers and a golden crown, set against a magenta and pink backdrop with green palm fronds and brass lamps. In the foreground stands a brass vessel of flowers and fruit. On the right, a seated priest in white with a face mask chants into a microphone, with a sheet of fruit and offerings in front of him. Pink and white orchids decorate the altar.2022-01-02Photo 66800822022-10-02 +3 copiesPhoto 66800062022-10-01 +3 copiesPhoto 66786592022-07-13 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/2/20222022-10-02 +3 copiesPhoto 82906942022-10-02 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A photograph of a temple puja inside a decorated hall. Two black stone deity murtis stand in gold arched shrines draped with purple and blue silks and flower garlands; the left one wears a purple skirt and a crown, the right one a green turban, white urdhva tilaka and layered necklaces. In the foreground a shirtless priest in white dhoti holds a smoking incense stick or lamp toward the deities, while another man in white dhoti and a shawl sits cross-legged at a microphone with his hands folded in prayer. Brass plates of fruit, bowls and a kalasha sit on a blue and pink cloth, with flower petals scattered on the floor. A woman in red is partly visible at the bottom edge.2020-07-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02KAILASA in SanJose on 9/2/20192019-09-02 +1 copiesKAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/24/20222022-01-24 +1 copies