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A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest with long dreadlocks wears an orange dhoti and shawl, white sacred markings on his arms and body, and a rudraksha mala, raising a lit aarti lamp with one hand toward the altar. On the altar stands a central dark murti draped in a red and purple cloth with a crown, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, flanked by golden-robed and crowned deity figures and a bearded figure in red headwear with rudraksha necklaces. A red curtain and gold arch frame the scene. The priest is a physical person; the altar figures are statues.

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A temple aarti scene. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha malas raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward the shrine. Behind the Moolavar Shivalinga draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, several deity murti stand on the altar, adorned with gold jewellery, rudraksha malas and garlands. A brass plate with offerings and a small oil lamp sit on the altar ledge, and red velvet curtains and gold arches frame the shrine.2020-12-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/12/20202020-12-12A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a white face mask and a white sacred marking on his arm waves a brass aarti lamp with a flame over a central deity murti. The murti is a dark figure draped in a red and gold cloth, adorned with a red crown-like headdress, marigold garlands and a jewelled necklace, seated on a golden cushion before a tiled platform. Behind it stand larger painted statues in gold and purple garments with garlands and ornate crowns, and to the right a standing statue with a beard and red turban wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A small green-clad figurine sits on the right edge. Red curtains and a gilded arch frame the shrine.2020-12-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23Inside a temple shrine, a masked person in a dark head wrap and white sacred ash on the arms raises a lit oil lamp in a brass aarti holder toward a central deity murti. The murti is a seated figure in a red and gold head covering, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, a silver breastplate, a blue and teal silk cloth, and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind it stand larger figures with a gold arched backdrop, a deity with a trident and crown, and a bearded sage in orange and red wearing a garland. Red drapes hang behind the shrine and white tiled steps lead up to the altar.2020-12-09A priest in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered with white sacred markings on his arm and back, performs aarti with a brass lamp before a shrine. Central deity murti sits on a pedestal wrapped in pink and magenta cloth, with white and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by standing devotional figures with gold crowns and garlands, one wearing a red turban. Red curtains and gilded arch frame the shrine. The priest wears a face mask and a black turban.2021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/13/20202020-12-13Photograph 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.2020-12-12A priest in orange cloth with bare upper body, white face mask and white ash stripes on his arms stands at left, holding a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. At the centre, a black Shiva lingam is adorned with a green and gold crown-like cap, red flower garlands and a white-and-yellow marigold garland, set on a striped maroon and orange cloth. Behind it stand four deity statues in gold and jewelled garments, with rudraksha beads on the central figures and a tall gold arch framing the scene. Maroon curtains hang in the background. This is a temple puja with aarti and a lingam abhishekam scene.2021-01-01