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A photograph of a Shivarathri puja at a shrine room. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head stands with his back to the camera, facing a Shiva lingam decorated with green leaves, red and white garlands, and yellow flowers. Behind it stands an ornate deity murti in gold and yellow garments with red garlands, framed by a gold arched niche and red curtains. Brass lamps and copper-toned pots of flowers sit on the altar, and a large vessel overflowing with marigolds and green foliage fills the lower edge of the frame.

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Photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam shrine inside a temple room with a dark red wall and a gold-framed arched niche. A black stone lingam sits on a base wrapped in an orange-gold cloth and heaped with garlands of white, pink and red flowers and green leaves. Behind it stands a dark stone deity murti with a green garland, and a second figure in pink and red garlands. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a tall cloth banner with blue and red patterns hangs at the upper right. No people are visible.2021-03-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti and wearing a face mask, pouring water from a gold vessel over a black stone shivalingam set in a square black stone basin. Behind it are gilded deity murtis, one in green and gold garments, and a garland of red and white flowers draped over a figure. Gold-framed arched decorations and red walls surround the shrine. The priest is performing abhishekam to the lingam.2021-03-11Photo 82881552022-07-17 +5 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/16/20222022-01-16A shaved-headed priest bare-chested with a white dhoti wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a shrine. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti with a tall crown, garlanded with orange and white flowers, and a second pair of figures in a red and green dress on a red-draped throne. A smaller brass figure sits in front, decorated with garlands, bead necklaces and a red cloth, and a brass kalasha stands at the base. Tall decorative pillars in red, teal and gold frame the scene against a deep red curtain, with a small framed portrait hung above.2022-02-18Interior shrine in a temple room with a dark red wall, gold-framed arch and a green-and-gold framed red exit sign above. In the centre, a black stone murti of a deity seated in white draped cloth with gold ornaments, beside a second figure in a green and yellow sari. In the foreground stands a black linga-form deity with a gold tilaka-like face mark, wearing a green silk garment with gold border, a green cloth turban, a gold necklace and a long white flower garland. Flowers and brass vessels are on the altar.2020-11-15Photo 82842162022-07-17 +3 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at the left, facing a shrine and offering a lamp before deity murtis. The central murti is a black stone lingam dressed with gold and maroon ornaments, multi-strand garlands and a gold-and-maroon decorative arch. Behind it, two standing deity murtis, one bearing a crown, are adorned in yellow and white silk with marigold garlands. Gold ritual vessels, brass lamps and a gold plate with a pink cloth sit on the floor in front. The background is a dark maroon wall with a yellow and green banner at the right.2022-07-16 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands barefoot at a black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base, pouring water from a brass pot held in his right hand. Behind the linga, a shrine holds dark stone deity murtis garlanded with white flowers: a figure in a red and gold dress with a tall crown, and a figure with a crown and trident-like emblem. The shrine is draped in teal cloth edged with gold trim. The man has a tattoo on his upper left arm and a tied topknot, shown in abhishekam. The scene is a temple shrine ritual.2021-06-27Photo 11682562 +1 copies