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A priest performs puja before two dark stone deity murtis in a shrine room. On the left, a murti of Devi Mahalakshmi wears a pink and green sari and layered gold necklaces with bangles. On the right, a murti of Sri Venkateshwara stands in a tall gold crown with a vertical tilak and a red-and-gold shawl over orange-gold dhoti, draped in yellow and white flower garlands. The priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and sacred thread, faces the deity while holding a lit oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a brass puja tray with small bowls and a lamp sits at the base, against a golden wall with red curtains.

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Photo 82851762022-08-20A young boy, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, sits cross-legged on a blue-grey floor facing two large black stone deity murtis in a temple room with red velvet curtains and a yellow wall. On the left, a seated goddess murti wears a pink and green silk sari, a garland of flowers and a pendant necklace. On the right, a standing Vishnu-form murti wears a tall gold crown, a red and gold shawl, a yellow dhoti and a heavy gold necklace. Brass oil lamps (deepas) with lit flames stand around the room, and brass puja vessels and a small lamp are set on a low table before the boy.2022-08-20 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A young boy with short dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange sacred cloth draped over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, stands at right holding a silver bell in one hand and a small silver dish of offerings in the other, facing a shrine. Three dark stone deity murtis stand on a black pedestal before red and orange draped backdrops: the central murti wears a tall gold crown, a white flower garland, and a bejewelled breastplate; the flanking figures wear yellow and purple silk saris with gold borders and flower garlands. Orange and blue flower arrangements and peacock feathers decorate the base. This appears to be a puja performed before the murtis.2021-11-17A photograph inside a temple shrine room. A devotee in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a gold border stands with back to the camera, raising a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti. On the left, a seated black-stone Goddess murti in a pink and teal silk sari with gold border, wearing a tall crown, pearl necklaces and garlands, sits on a black pedestal. On the right, a standing black-stone Vishnu-form murti wears a tall crown with a tilak, a blue and gold dhoti, garlands and gold ornaments. Brass lamps, a kalasha and red flower garlands surround the shrine, and a painted temple gateway backdrop completes the scene. This shows a vilakku puja.2026-01-24A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a blue and gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp before a large black stone deity murti of Venkateswara, with a white-and-red urdhva pundra mark, a jewelled crown, many garlands and gold ornaments, and green and pink silk drapery. Pink petals lie on the altar base, with silver vessels, a small brass standing figure, and an oil lamp at lower left. A red curtain hangs at the right against a yellow wall. The scene is a puja to the deity murti.2022-06-10 +1 copiesA priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, stands at right performing abhishekam with a brass vessel and pouring water over a shrine. Before him sit two dark stone deity murtis under golden arched niches, draped in red and teal silk with gold borders, garlanded with white and orange flowers and gold jewellery. A small pink-clad figure sits at the base, and a golden cloth hangs over the central deity. The floor is dark speckled tile.2022-07-30 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left, raising a small brass lamp toward a shrine. Behind him a black stone deity pair, a Shiva and consort, is dressed in yellow and orange silks and white flower garlands, with gold crowns. In front, a black lingam is draped with a large gold and beaded necklace and marigold garlands. Brass lamps, a gold vessel and a kalasha sit on the stone platform, with a maroon curtain and a decorated pillar behind. This is a temple puja scene, a worship offering of arati before the deities.2022-07-16 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 6/13/20212021-06-13A photograph inside a temple shrine of a black stone deity murti of Sri Venkateshwara, a form of Vishnu, dressed in an orange and green silk garment with a green and gold border, adorned with silver-and-jewelled crown, arm ornaments, a tall conical crown and a white and red vertical tilak on the forehead. A man seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti, with white horizontal stripes painted on his arms and a rudraksha mala on his wrist and neck, holds an oil lamp with a flame toward the deity in an aarti offering. Ornate gold-patterned drapery and carved gold panels frame the shrine, with bells and a flower garland at the base.2020-12-26