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A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold and red border stands barefoot before a shrine, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other during an aarti. He wears dark-rimmed glasses and a black mask around his neck. Behind him are dark deity murtis draped in white and blue garlands, and a standing deity figure dressed in a red and gold sari with flower garlands. Orange silk cloths cover the altar, with brass plates of fruit, pomegranates, bowls of grains, kumkum and red flowers in front. A second person in a white dhoti with gold trim stands at left. Rows of small gold lamps sit at right. This is a Navaratri puja at the KAILASA San Jose shrine.

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Photo 82861452022-09-27Photo 66789662022-09-28 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/27/20222022-09-27 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/28/20222022-09-28 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/2/20222022-10-02 +1 copiesPhoto 99183132022-11-30 +3 copiesPhoto 66800062022-10-01 +3 copiesPhoto 66793652022-11-30 +3 copiesPhoto 82883162022-09-29 +1 copiesPhoto 103278482022-09-29 +1 copiesPhoto 99196732022-09-29 +1 copiesPhoto of a ritual in a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest with bare chest, white dhoti and a reddish cloth wrap stands at left, extending his arm toward a tall brass lamp stand with flames while smoke rises. Centre-right, a seated statue in a red-and-white robe and a pink turban sits on a chair garlanded with orange and white flowers; it is a statue, not a living person. Behind, a large deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is decorated with red and white garlands under a gold arch. Yellow cloth covers the altar, with bowls of fruit, bananas, pineapple, flowers, brass vessels and a red-cloth-covered tray in front. Background shows another deity figure with an orange garment and a blue cloth. No readable text.2020-05-02