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A priest with bare upper body and white sacred marks on his chest performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of a Shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands, gold and jewelled ornaments. Behind it stand carved and painted deity statues, including a figure holding a trident and figures in blue, green and maroon, all wearing marigold garlands. Red curtains and ornate gold arch frame the altar.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/9/20212021-03-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/8/20212021-03-08A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for worship, with a large golden deity murti or group of murtis seated on an ornate throne backed by a gold arch. Garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers hang across the figures, and several statues of figures in gold, red and maroon clothing stand beside them, one wearing a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti, facing away from the camera and wearing a face mask, pours or offers something over a shivalinga-like object wrapped in gold and garlanded with flowers. Brass oil lamps and a small figure in pink sit at the base of the shrine. The person in the foreground is a priest performing abhishekam or puja; the figures on the altar are statues, not physical people.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27A priest in white dhoti and black face mask, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his shoulders, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of deity murtis in a temple setting. Behind him stand gilded murtis of Shiva and Parvati adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments, a standing figure in blue and gold, and a dark-robed standing figure with a turban, all draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. In front, a silver-and-gold peetha holds a decorated linga-form murti under a garland, with brass lamps and vessels on the floor and a maroon curtain behind.2021-03-08A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred marks on his arms performs aarti with a lit flame before a decorated shrine. Behind the shrine stand several gilded murtis draped in flower garlands, including a central figure holding a trident and a figure in a pink sari, with a bearded figure on the right in a dark red robe. A linga-like form in the centre is adorned with flowers and jewelry, and a small silver-bordered lamp sits on the altar. Red curtains frame the scene.2021-01-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/28/20202020-12-28A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, offering a flame or lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Several gilded murti statues stand in a shrine with arched golden backdrop, red drapes and garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. A central deity image is adorned with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace above a kalasha and brass oil lamps. Two figures flank the altar, one wearing a black cap and orange garland. The scene is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01