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A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti performs aarti with a lit multi-wick oil lamp before a deity murti in a gilded arched shrine. The murti wears a tall crown, white pearl necklaces, a long red and white garland and an orange-gold garment. A red draped cloth flows across the base, and the gilded arch is carved with figures. The setting is a temple shrine with a red curtain behind the deity.

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Photo 82869422020-11-14A priest stands in front of a golden arch framing a dark-stone deity murti adorned with white and red flower garlands, a gold crown, a pearl-like necklace and a yellow-red cloth. He wears a white mask and a bare upper body with an off-white dhoti and sacred thread, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames lit for aarti during puja. Red draped fabric and scattered petals cover the altar below, and the setting is dark with a warm, glowing light.2020-11-14KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 11/14/20202020-11-14A photograph of a Hindu temple shrine during a puja for a deity murti in an ornate gilded arch backed by a blue drape with a green cloth. The standing murti is adorned with a crown, a layered jewelled necklace, long garlands and a sari-like orange and turquoise garment. Two priests stand at the shrine: a bare-chested priest on the left in an orange upper cloth and white dhoti raises a lit oil lamp toward the deity, and a second priest on the right in a white dhoti holds a small bell and stands beside the murti. Brass lamps, a brass vessel, white flower arrangements and pink and yellow flowers decorate the altar in front of the deity.2024-03-10KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA - SarvajnapeetamA temple photograph of a black-stone deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari, adorned with a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and garlands of red roses, yellow and white flowers. The deity stands within a golden arched shrine framed by red velvet. A priest in white dhoti, bare-armed with white sacred markings, holds a brass oil lamp with lit flames before the murti during an aarti. No one else is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2022-05-03 +1 copiesA priest performs arati before a black stone deity murti of a standing deity with a tall silver crown, multiple arms and a trident-like staff. The deity is draped in a green and gold silk garment, adorned with white and silver jewelry, a pearl-like necklace and garlands of orange marigolds. The bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames toward the murti. Red and gold cloth forms the backdrop and base, with a gold-bordered green arch framing the shrine.2021-04-04 +1 copiesNovember 18 20212021-11-18A dark-stone deity murti in a gilded arched shrine niche, standing in a red silk garment and adorned with a silver crown, a long yellow and white flower garland, layered silver and gold necklaces, and a large silver pendant. Green leaf and red and orange flower festoons frame the shrine. A smaller metal figure of a deity in red stands at the base. Brass lamps and scattered petals sit on a wooden platform. Only a partial human arm is visible at the left edge, holding a small brass vessel toward the deity, as in an abhishekam or aarti.2022-01-08A priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left, facing a golden arched shrine framed by carved gold elephants and a maroon curtain. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand, with smoke rising from it. Inside the shrine, a golden-faced deity murti in an orange and red garment, adorned with silver necklaces and red garlands, stands above two smaller deity figures in green and orange clothing with garlands, all set on a gold-cloth-covered altar with flowers and brass vessels. The scene depicts an evening puja for Devi Parashakti during Navaratri at the Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-10-17Feb 12 2022 sripuram