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A priest with grey hair and a bare torso, marked with white sacred ash stripes and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, stands at the right edge facing a temple altar. He holds a brass handheld lamp or bell toward a group of deity murtis decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, rudraksha and bead necklaces, and gold ornaments. Figures include a central seated deity with a crown and a figure in a teal turban and blue dhoti, plus a bearded figure in a red-brown turban on the right. Brass lamps sit on the altar in front of a green-and-silver draped platform, with a red curtain and brass bells on the wall behind. The priest is performing a puja or aarti.

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Inside a temple shrine with red drapes and an ornate gold arch, a priest with grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style brown shawl, raises a golden fan toward a seated deity murti draped in a green-and-pink head covering, white and yellow garlands, and gold jewellery. Behind it stand several decorated murtis in silver and gold tones, with a gilded kalasha-like figure and an attendant statue on the right. The priest appears to be performing aarti or a fanning ritual. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2021-01-17KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/17/20212021-01-17KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/5/20212021-01-05A temple shrine with a golden arched backdrop holds a central deity murti of a seated deity with four arms, holding a gold trident-like weapon, flanked by a consort figure in a purple and teal sari with garlands. Two standing statues flank the shrine: a figure in green and blue robes with a turban on the left, and a bearded sage-like figure in a maroon robe with rudraksha-style beads on the right. Above is a framed portrait labelled "Tat Tvam Asi" showing a smiling figure with hands folded in red robes. Fresh white and orange garlands drape the central murti, and brass kalasha-style pots and a tray with flowers sit before it. In the foreground, a shirtless priest with white markings on his body, wearing a white and gold dhoti and a face mask, pours liquid from a brass vessel over the offerings.2022-02-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/4/20222022-02-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/3/20222022-01-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/8/20222022-02-08A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti, seen from behind at left, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of deity murtis. Central seated murti wears a yellow headdress, white and maroon drapery, red and yellow marigold garlands and gold ornaments on a throne-like seat. Standing figures flank the shrine: at left a figure in white and gold with a crown and garlands, at right a bearded figure in a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and yellow garland. Behind them a red curtain and ornate silver-and-gold backdrop. Small white and gold figurines sit on pedestals at the front. Ritual shrine worship in a temple setting.2021-01-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/4/20222022-02-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a KAILASA temple shrine. In the foreground a priest with bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and face mask, stands with his back to the camera, hands on a Shiva lingam draped in green and pink cloth and heavy garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis with gilded crowns and pink saree, one holding a trident, framed by an ornate gold arch and red drapes. At right a golden murti in a rust-brown turban and garlands stands beside a small blue-clad figure. Brass oil lamps and a lit lamp sit at the base; a second person's head is visible at lower left.2021-01-17A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, performs puja at a temple altar. He raises a feathered fan or chamara above the deities. Several golden-framed deity murtis stand on a raised gold platform, adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and jewelled crowns. Oil lamps sit before them, and tall decorated kalasha-style columns rise behind. A black stone form on the left is also garlanded. The setting is a temple hall with a red curtain backdrop.2022-02-04