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A temple puja before a shrine with three deity murtis: a central standing figure with a crescent crown and garlands, flanked by a seated figure with a trident and a female figure in pink, all draped in marigold and rose garlands. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange cloth with a brown shawl, rudraksha bracelets and white body markings, wearing a white face mask, holds a brass plate of green leaves as an offering. Small leaf offerings lie before a golden utsava murti on a stepped base, and red curtains and a blue cloth frame the shrine.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white face mask and white markings on his chest and arms, holding a brass tray with small oil lamps and performing worship at a central Shiva lingam draped with a red cloth, a rudraksha garland and a white and yellow flower garland. Behind it stand life-size deity statues: a figure with a crown and trident, a yellow-and-purple clad goddess, and a bearded statue in a rust-red dhoti with a large rudraksha necklace and yellow marigold garland, plus a golden arched backdrop and a standing blue-clad figurine on the right. A brass lamp stand and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit in the foreground. Ritual puja with aarti lamps, deity murti.2020-12-12KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and red curtains. In the foreground a priest in orange saffron robes and a white face mask stands at left, his bare back to the camera, applying a mark to a murti or performing an offering, with white markings on his arms. Behind him is a large deity murti group on a raised dais: a seated figure in a red-and-maroon turban and pink garment holding a staff, beside a figure with a tall gold crown, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban wearing a yellow-and-white garland. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the figures and a Shiva linga-shaped stone with a garland stands in front on a gold cloth. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the platform.2020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/4/20212021-01-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/28/20212021-01-28A devotee in an orange cloth with long dreadlocked hair, a white face mask and rudraksha malas stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. Three black-faced deity murtis stand in an ornate gold arch against blue velvet drapery: the central figure holds a spear-like weapon and wears a green crown with gold ornaments, orange dhoti and a jewelled breastplate; the figures flanking him wear crowns, red-and-white garlands and sari-like garments in green and blue. A purple patterned cloth covers the altar base, with small brass figurines and a flower garland in front. Deity murti worship, prayer and darshan.2020-12-23 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18A photograph inside a temple hall with red curtains, where a man in orange saffron cloth and a white face mask stands at left, touching a seated figure's adorned form with a rudraksha mala on his wrist. The seated figure, a deity murti with a red-and-gold chest plate, is draped in red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a golden peetha and pink-and-gold cloth. Behind stand gilded murtis: one with a crown and trident, another in yellow silk and layered necklaces, and a bearded figure in a red turban and white and beaded garland. Brass oil lamps and a tall brass vessel stand on decorated pedestals in the foreground.2020-12-07Indoor temple scene with a gold ornate backdrop draped with white and yellow flower garlands. Three seated deity murti stand in a row, dressed in colourful silk garments with gold necklaces and crowns. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a face covering, stands at right holding a small brass vessel during puja beside a side altar with a kalasha-like offering. The setting suggests a ritual worship, possibly abhishekam or puja, with petals scattered on the table. No clearly identifiable living a person is visible, and the priest's appearance is too uncertain to attribute to him.2021-11-17KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/30/20212021-01-30KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/4/20202020-12-04