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A shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left with long hair in a bun, extending his arm toward a golden lamp flame and an altar. Central figure is a golden statue of a saint in purple robe and turban, garlanded with white and red flower malas. Beside it, a dark statue wears a crown, green silk and gold jewelry, and a red and gold ornate figure appears at right. Red curtains and gold arch frame the altar with flowers scattered at base.

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A shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair tied up, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a face mask, extends his arm to offer incense or a lit stick before a golden statue. The standing murti wears a purple garment, a purple and gold turban, and long garlands of red roses and white jasmine. In the foreground, another seated murti in a yellow and gold embroidered garment and brown rudraksha-style beaded necklaces is draped in red and purple flowers. A gold arched frame with ornate carving and a green velvet backdrop surround the altar, with a red curtain behind.2020-07-04A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a black head covering and face mask performs aarti before a shrine of decorated murti figures. He holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flames raised toward the deities. The central seated figure wears an orange and red decorated head covering, with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Behind him stand gilded and painted deity figures, including one in yellow and one in purple garments, a figure with a long black beard and red turban, and a golden arch. Red curtains hang in the background, and orange cloth covers the altar platform.2020-12-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/10/20212021-01-10A priest with long hair knotted on top, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, stands at the left holding a brass oil lamp toward an altar. Behind him, a large ornate altar displays a central seated deity murti in red and gold with a crown, trident and gold ornaments, flanked by standing attendant figures in colourful garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Thick red curtains form the backdrop. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the altar.2020-07-04A bare-chested priest in white dhoti, with a sacred thread and white ash markings on his arms, performs a ritual before a sanctum of deity murtis. He holds a brass lamp-like vessel toward the shrine. Central seated murti wears a red-and-white garland of marigolds and white flowers, with a decorated peetha and ornate jewelry. Flanking figures include a sage with a long beard and rudraksha malas, a figure in a yellow and red dhoti, and a figure with a turban and saffron-orange cloth. A large gold arched backdrop, red curtains and brass oil lamps surround the shrine.2020-12-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/21/20202020-12-21Photograph of a shrine at a KAILASA event in Los Angeles. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a grey face mask, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti with gold border stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before deity murtis. A dark-faced deity murti wears a gold crown, gold ornaments and multiple garlands of red, orange and white flowers, and beside it a painted figure in a purple and gold headdress is also garlanded with red and white blooms. A gold arched frame and green velvet backdrop surround the shrine, with a red curtain behind. Gold jewellery and a colourful garland sit in the foreground.2020-07-04 +2 copiesA temple aarti scene. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha malas raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward the shrine. Behind the Moolavar Shivalinga draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, several deity murti stand on the altar, adorned with gold jewellery, rudraksha malas and garlands. A brass plate with offerings and a small oil lamp sit on the altar ledge, and red velvet curtains and gold arches frame the shrine.2020-12-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/13/20202020-12-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/31/20192019-12-31 +3 copiesA shirtless priest with long dark hair tied up stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, a black Shivalinga with a green cloth wrap and a silver-trimmed yoni base is decorated with white and red flower garlands and a purple and gold sash. Large deity murtis dressed in gold-trimmed garments and beaded jewellery flank the altar, with marigold garlands and a gold crown. Red and gold drapes frame the shrine, and brass lamps sit on the floor. The scene resembles an aarti at a Shiva temple shrine.2022-03-01