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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands with his back to the camera, holding a ceremonial item toward a black-faced deity murti. The murti wears a red and gold silk sari, a gold crown, a large gold necklace with red and white garlands, and raised hands. It sits in an ornate gold arched niche with a gold cloth backdrop above a dark tiled platform. Two white flower garlands hang on the murti's arms.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/14/20222022-03-14A dark-stone deity murti seated on a dark tiled altar beneath an ornate gilded arch. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a gold necklace and a red and white silk garment with gold border, and holds up two hands with red flower garlands. Offerings are arranged before it: a pineapple, bananas, oranges, apples and green grapes, with brass oil lamps and a small brass bowl at the sides. No people are visible.2022-02-07KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/14/20222022-03-14 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26A photograph of a dark-complexioned deity murti seated in a gilded arched niche with a maroon curtain behind it. The murti wears a gold crown, a jewelled necklace, an orange and red brocaded silk drape, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and holds gold attributes in its raised hands. A bare human arm from the left edge points toward the murti's chest, while a small red offering sits at its base. No people are visibly seated or standing in the scene apart from the single arm.2020-12-07KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/17/20202020-10-17KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/4/20212021-12-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/14/20202020-12-14A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding an oil lamp aloft with one hand and a brass bell-shaped vessel in the other, performing aarti before a dark-hued deity murti of Devi Mahalakshmi. The murti is dressed in a red and gold silk sari, wears a gold crown, layered gold and pearl necklaces and a flower garland, and is framed by a gilded arch and teal silk hangings. A gold-embroidered cloth drapes beside it and a small pink-robed figure sits at its base.2022-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a home shrine room with a dark-stone deity murti standing in a gilded arched niche against a deep red wall. The murti wears a red and gold garment, layered necklaces and a crown, and holds a raised hand. Before it sit a flower-strewn platform, small brass and silver offering bowls, and a brass plate with lit oil lamps and fruit. To the right, two smaller metal figures are seated on a purple and gold draped chair. No people are visible.2021-06-01A priest kneels at lower left in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames before a black stone deity murti. The murti wears a blue sari-style cloth, a tall gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a white and pink garland, and a tall gold-framed shrine arch behind it draped in red cloth. Fruit, brass vessels and flowers sit on a black-tiled altar ledge at right, with a brass lamp stand beside the deity. A printed caption at lower right reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam, indicating the event photo rather than any identified person.2011-09-09Photo 11682563