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Photograph inside a temple shrine showing two white marble deity murtis dressed in colourful silk and peacock-feather skirts; the left figure plays a flute and wears a peacock crown, the right wears a purple blouse and pink skirt with a gold necklace. Before them, a seated man in a white head cloth, white shawl and yellow dhoti performs a puja with hands joined, while a woman in a white top in the foreground holds a plate of red flowers. Brass bells, a kalasha-style lamp with a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, fruit and silver bowls sit on a low table. Garlands and gold drapery frame the shrine.

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Photo 82859822022-08-18A photo of a home-temple shrine with two large white marble statues of a deity pair on a green draped backdrop against a red brick wall. The left figure, blue-skinned, holds a flute and wears a green-and-red crown with a peacock feather, a blue and gold garment, and a long jewelled necklace. The right figure wears a gold crown with a peacock feather, a green and gold patterned skirt, a red sash, and heavy gold jewellery. In the foreground, a hand in a tan sleeve with a blue wristband holds a lit oil lamp near a golden tray with a brass bowl of cooked grain, brass cups, a small Shiva lingam on a stand, a conch-shaped vessel and offerings on an orange cloth. The scene depicts puja worship at the shrine.2021-01-12A shirtless man with short grey hair, glasses and a rudraksha mala performs aarti with a lamp before a pair of white marble deity murtis. The taller figure on the left plays a flute and wears a gold turban, gold dhoti and jewelled red-and-gold choli; the figure on the right wears a red veil, red-and-gold sari and gold jewellery. Gold drapery hangs behind them, peacock feathers stand in a vase at right, and blue cloths and a gold cloth lie on the floor.2022-04-17Photo 82900702022-08-18 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 8/23/20192019-08-23 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 8/23/20192019-08-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a Janmashtami puja at a temple shrine. Two white marble murtis of Krishna and Radha stand in the background, dressed in yellow and gold brocade garments with red and white flower garlands and jewelry; Krishna holds a flute. On a green cloth in front, a small brass murti is decorated with flowers. A shirtless man with long grey hair, rudraksha malas, and a tilak sits on the left in a white dhoti with an orange shawl, holding a silver bowl and offering. A young boy in a blue kurta stands at center, reaching toward the offering, with a tray of red and yellow petals beside him. Red roses and a decorated wooden palanquin appear on the right. Visible people: three.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/11/20202020-08-11KAILASA in SanJose on 8/23/20192019-08-23 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene with white marble deity statues: on the left a goddess statue in a cream and red sari holding a staff, and in the centre and right a Krishna figure playing a flute beside a Radha figure, both in yellow embroidered garments with red and white flower garlands. In front, a wooden cradle-like swing decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits on a green cloth, with a small yellow-clad figure, fruit, a brass pot and flower petals. A seated man with bare chest, white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth sits at right, his hands near the swing, while a woman in a maroon-and-gold blouse and yellow sari kneels at left holding a flower garland. Another man is partly visible at the left edge. Pink umbrellas hang in the background, consistent with a Janmashtami puja offering.A photograph of a temple puja in progress before a row of marble-like deity murtis draped in yellow and gold garments and garlands of orange and white flowers. Two standing figures stand in the centre, one with a crown and a wand in its hands. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread sits on a green cloth beside a woman in a blue top and green and yellow sari, who holds a long stick tied to a small decorated swing or cradle adorned with marigold garlands. Brass containers, a silver plate of bananas and fruit, and a small deity figure sit on the green cloth. Behind them stands a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a brown dhoti. Pink and green decorative fans hang on the wall behind the murtis.A photograph of a devotional puja at a shrine before marble murtis of Krishna and Radha, the Krishna figure playing a flute and wearing a crown, garlanded with red and white flowers, and dressed in yellow. Beside it stands a murti of a deity riding a white animal with a raised weapon. On the green cloth in front, a woman with long dreadlocks and a yellow sari with a patterned shawl offers flowers, and a shirtless man in white dhoti with a yellow border sits and makes an offering. A tray holds bananas, apples and oranges, marigold garlands lie on the green floor, and a brass vase of orange roses stands at right. Two bright magenta umbrellas hang above the shrine.