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A shirtless priest with long dark hair tied up stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, a black Shivalinga with a green cloth wrap and a silver-trimmed yoni base is decorated with white and red flower garlands and a purple and gold sash. Large deity murtis dressed in gold-trimmed garments and beaded jewellery flank the altar, with marigold garlands and a gold crown. Red and gold drapes frame the shrine, and brass lamps sit on the floor. The scene resembles an aarti at a Shiva temple shrine.

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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, offering a flame or lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Several gilded murti statues stand in a shrine with arched golden backdrop, red drapes and garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. A central deity image is adorned with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace above a kalasha and brass oil lamps. Two figures flank the altar, one wearing a black cap and orange garland. The scene is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred marks on his arms performs aarti with a lit flame before a decorated shrine. Behind the shrine stand several gilded murtis draped in flower garlands, including a central figure holding a trident and a figure in a pink sari, with a bearded figure on the right in a dark red robe. A linga-like form in the centre is adorned with flowers and jewelry, and a small silver-bordered lamp sits on the altar. Red curtains frame the scene.2021-01-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/8/20212021-03-08A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a black head covering and face mask performs aarti before a shrine of decorated murti figures. He holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flames raised toward the deities. The central seated figure wears an orange and red decorated head covering, with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Behind him stand gilded and painted deity figures, including one in yellow and one in purple garments, a figure with a long black beard and red turban, and a golden arch. Red curtains hang in the background, and orange cloth covers the altar platform.2020-12-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/10/20212021-01-10KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/9/20212021-03-09 +1 copiesA 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.2021-01-28A temple shrine with golden deity murtis under an ornate arched backdrop of mirrored and jewelled panels. Two standing figures flank the central seated pair; the seated figures wear pink and magenta cloth, crowns, garlands and ornate necklaces, and one holds a trident. A shaven-headed priest with a bare upper body and white sacred markings on his arms and chest stands in the foreground, raising a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a purple-draped central murti adorned with yellow and white garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a small purple-clad figure sits on a pedestal at right. The priest is performing aarti, not a physical person identifiable as a person.2021-01-24KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-17A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth at his waist, stands with his back to the camera and raises his arm toward the shrine. Before him is a central murti with a mukut, gold necklaces, a painted face and a large garland of white and yellow flowers, seated on a maroon cloth with a ceremonial sash. Behind it, a large ornate golden and jewelled arch frames two standing deity murtis: one holding a trident with a crown, one in yellow and purple garments. Two attendant statues stand at the sides, one in orange with a turban and one in red with a black beard and tiger-skin wrap, both garlanded in yellow and white. Red drapes hang in the background, and a brass oil lamp is visible at left.2020-12-19