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A shirtless man with white ash markings on his arms and chest sits cross-legged on a blue-draped platform during a puja. He wears white dhoti with a red border, dark eyeglasses, a black face covering around his neck and a rudraksha-style mala. He holds a small implement over a tray of brass lamps arranged on a blue cloth, and a large brass vessel filled with pink and yellow flowers sits beside him. A golden figure holding an open book stands at the upper right, with a gold kalasha and brass implements on a side table nearby.

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Photo 82868662022-07-01Photo 82865052022-07-13 +1 copiesA seated man in white dhoti with bare chest sits cross-legged before a blue-draped altar inside a temple room, facing a large brass bowl heaped with flowers and fruit. He wears a black face mask pulled down and glasses, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Behind him stands a large seated deity murti with a tall crown, dressed in blue and purple silk and layered red roses and orange marigold garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha with red and gold cloth, copper vessels, red roses in a vase, and small brass cups on a blue tray surround the puja arrangement. Purple and pink curtains and a pink-and-gold cloth cover the floor and walls. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam setting in a shrine room.2022-07-01 +3 copiesA puja in a temple shrine on an orange cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged with rudraksha malas and a pendant, facing a woman in a navy blue top and black patterned skirt with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass bowls hold red rose petals and rice, a plate holds bananas, oranges and sliced fruit, and a row of gold oil lamps stands in the foreground. To the right, a deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands and red roses. A tripod light stand and a gold tray are visible in the background.2022-10-05 +1 copiesPhoto 82891552022-09-30 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/6/20222022-07-06 +3 copiesPhoto 82849982022-09-30 +3 copiesA shirtless priest with a green face mask sits cross-legged on a red floor mat in front of a shrine, holding a small golden vessel in his hands. He wears white dhoti cloth, a long rudraksha mala with beads, neck ornaments and vibhuti marks on his arms and forehead. In front of him are a large arrangement of red, orange, yellow and white roses and chrysanthemums, a gold puja plate with fruit, a brass lamp stand and a glass jar. Behind him, ornate deity murtis in gold and yellow silk sarees and red garlands stand on a green-draped altar, with a microphone on a stand to the left. The scene suggests a puja offering of flowers and abhishekam items.2022-01-02A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a face mask sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, performing puja before a deity murti of Devi Mahalakshmi decorated with a red flower garland. He holds a small brass vessel and a bell-like object near offerings on silver and steel trays, including fruit, sweets, rice and turmeric-coloured grains. A teal draped backdrop, marigold-style flowers and folded red, yellow and green silk cloths fill the scene, with rose petals in a silver bowl.2020-10-22A priest seated cross-legged on a blue-draped platform performs puja before a large deity murti dressed in a blue silk sari with gold border, garlanded with red, orange and white flower strands. The priest is bare-chested with white ash markings, wears a white dhoti with a golden-brown edge, and holds a brass bell in his left hand while lifting a lit incense or lamp in his right. Before the deity are a brass bowl of pink and yellow flowers and a row of small oil lamps on a blue cloth. A brass lamp stand and a silver bowl of offerings sit nearby.2022-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja in progress. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala sits on an orange cloth, pouring from a small spoon into a plate. Beside him a woman in a navy blue and red blouse kneels, gesturing with her hands. In front are rows of small brass oil lamps, a silver bowl of white flowers and a copper vessel. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with red roses, yellow roses and white jasmine garlands, with a copper kalasha on an orange draped table. Behind them stand other draped deity figures in purple and blue cloth. Three visible people appear in the scene.2022-11-30 +3 copiesA 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.2022-09-27 +1 copies