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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti performs aarti with a brass oil lamp before a shrine. He stands at left, holding the lamp toward a black stone deity murti at right, adorned with a blue and gold silk skirt, layered gold jewellery, pink flowers and a gold crown. Beside it stand white deity statues in purple and gold garments, a gold arch surrounds the shrine, and a plate of offerings and a small lamp sit on the dark tiled altar.

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Photo 82840152022-06-17Photo 82848032022-06-17 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, his back toward the camera, raising incense sticks toward a black stone deity murti at right. The murti has multiple arms, is adorned with flower garlands, a silver crown, layered gold and silver necklaces, and wears a blue and gold silk skirt. Two white and gold painted statues in purple and orange garments stand behind the priest against gold curtains. Brass plates with red offerings and a small oil lamp sit on a red cloth on a dark tiled altar. Gold ornate arch frames the murti.2022-06-17 +1 copiesPhoto 82872862022-05-20 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a white sacred thread sits on a blue mat, performing a puja at a shrine with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and brass vessels, cups and a bell on a tray before him. Behind him stand black stone deity murtis under gold arched frames: a tall four-armed figure in a purple sari with a crown, a seated pair of gold-clad deities on a yellow cloth, and a group of dark figures in green, white and red garments against a turquoise backdrop. The marble floor is white and the room is gold-toned. No one is visible apart from the priest.2024-10-29Photo 82842962022-05-20 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/17/20212021-12-17A photograph inside a temple shrine room. A bald priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread and an orange-yellow dhoti, sits cross-legged on a blue cushion facing the deity murtis, holding a brass bell in one raised hand and a small lamp in the other. Before him on a gold-brocade table stand brass oil lamps, metal bowls and a kalasha-like pot. In the background, a large black deity murti in a purple garment and crown stands under a gilded arch, with two seated smaller murtis in front of it on a yellow cloth. To the right, on a black pedestal beneath a turquoise backdrop and gilded arch, three black murtis are dressed in green, white and red garments with garlands. A red-draped table with a metal pot sits at the right edge. The priest is performing puja.2024-10-29Photo 99168922022-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald, bare-chested priest seated on a blue cushion on the white marble floor, wearing an orange dhoti and a sacred thread over his shoulder, holding a brass lamp and incense while performing puja. Before him stand a tall black deity murti in a purple silk sari with a gold crown and jewelled ornaments, and a golden arched niche holding dark murtis in green, white and red garments. On a yellow-draped altar at left, two silver-toned figures wear marigold garlands, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a coconut and offerings sits on a gold-brocade table with brass bowls and lamps.2024-10-29KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/4/20212021-12-04Photo inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed arch and yellow walls. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti at left holds a multi-flame aarti lamp toward a central deity pair in black stone with gold crowns, garlands of red, white and green flowers, and a rudraksha-bead decorated shivalinga-style form in the foreground. To the right stands a dark-skinned deity murti in pink and yellow silk sari-style drape with white jasmine garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha and small bowls sit on the floor and shelves, and a brass oil lamp rests on a red mat at lower right.2022-04-17 +1 copies