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Temple worship scene with a golden canopy over a seated deity murti dressed in yellow, red and teal silk and wreathed in red, white and green garlands. A figure in a peach-coloured garment with pink borders bends forward, touching the murti with a peacock-feather fan and one hand. Lit oil lamps and marigold garlands line the base, and a bald man in white clothing stands at the left edge.

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A photograph of a seated priest in saffron-orange robes with red borders, wearing a long gold-toned bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, performing an aarti-type offering with a small silver lamp and bell-shaped vessel at a shrine. Behind him sits a large decorated deity murti in a gilded throne with a colourful floral garland, and to the right a black Shiva lingam crowned with a gold crown and draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands. A small blue standing figure, brass lamps and flowers sit on the raised platform, with a red and gold patterned backdrop and a colourful embroidered banner behind. Pages attribute the event to a person, but the figure's appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role.2008-10-16April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 15 20082008-10-15November 09 20072007-11-09A man in saffron-orange robes with a red border and a gold chain stands before a golden canopied palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, performing aarti. Beside him, a woman in a grey-green sari with a red beaded necklace smiles and watches. A gold kalasha, plates of fruit including bananas, oranges and apples, and flowers sit on a red mat at the foreground. Behind them, a man in white dhoti attends and a deity murti is draped in silk cloths in orange, white and maroon. Other statues stand in the background.2008-10-15April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOutdoor photo beside a white brick wall of a golden palanquin-style canopy (ratha/palanquin) decorated with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers, sheltering a deity murti draped in white and violet cloth with an ornate gold crown. A man in orange robes with red borders, shaved head, a large gold-toned pendant on a beaded chain, is touching a peacock-feather fan above the deity; he appears to be an appearance-based a person candidate, though his cues are limited to orange robes and a gold pendant, so the identity is uncertain. A second man in white clothing bends at the palanquin's side, and partial hands of another person appear at the lower left. Flags with a blue emblem stand behind.A photograph inside a temple hall of a deity murti seated on a gold-coloured palanquin-style pedestal under a gold canopy hung with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers. The murti wears a silver crown, a green and white garland and an orange and gold draped cloth. A priest in white dhoti with green-striped border and a red rudraksha mala leans forward with his hand on the base, while a man in glasses and a white shirt stands beside him. Oil lamps burn at the base, and several onlookers stand in the background near an exit sign.May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesJuly 17 20092009-07-17April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events