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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a dark waist sash stands at left, raising a lit multi-wick brass lamp toward a shrine. At right, a golden-framed deity murti in orange silk, adorned with silver jewellery, a crown and garlands, is set beside brass kalasha pots, a bowl of offerings and bouquets of orange and yellow flowers on an orange-draped altar. A red velvet curtain and a tall painted pillar with an orange cloth hang behind. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. The shrine is decorated with marigold festoons. Light falls warmly across the scene.

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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/7/20212021-03-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested and barefoot, performs aarti with a lit lamp before a deity murti of Devi Meenakshi in a shrine. The murti wears a green sari, a gold crown, a garland of red and orange flowers and gold necklaces, and sits on a blue cloth and green altar cloth. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and trays of fruit, sweets, nuts and grains, along with apples, lie on an orange cloth in front. A maroon banner with a seated figure hangs at the left and a white curtain with ornate gold tree-like backdrop frames the shrine. The priest's face is not visible enough to assign an identity, and he is described by role only.2022-05-15 +1 copiesPhoto 103278482022-09-29 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/7/20212021-03-07KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04Photo 82834142022-07-13 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/1/20222022-07-01 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04Photo of a ritual in a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest with bare chest, white dhoti and a reddish cloth wrap stands at left, extending his arm toward a tall brass lamp stand with flames while smoke rises. Centre-right, a seated statue in a red-and-white robe and a pink turban sits on a chair garlanded with orange and white flowers; it is a statue, not a living person. Behind, a large deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is decorated with red and white garlands under a gold arch. Yellow cloth covers the altar, with bowls of fruit, bananas, pineapple, flowers, brass vessels and a red-cloth-covered tray in front. Background shows another deity figure with an orange garment and a blue cloth. No readable text.2020-05-02Photo 99193972022-07-01 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/7/20212021-03-07KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/7/20212021-03-07