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A photograph of a temple shrine with a group of painted or gilded statues of deities and sages, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and jewelled ornaments on a red curtained backdrop. In the foreground at left, a person with long dark hair, a white face mask, an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in prayer toward the murti. Brass oil lamps and a silver-bordered stand flank a central seated deity murti in red and gold with a crown-like headdress and garlands. The scene appears to be a deity worship setting; the praying figure is seen from behind and is not clearly identifiable.

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A temple shrine with a golden arch and red curtains holds a group of golden-hued deity murtis draped in flower garlands. The central seated figure wears a red shawl and a tilaka, with a red and gold cloth and a pink garland around the base. Two standing figures flank it on the sides, one in yellow and pink clothing and one in brown robes with a red turban, both holding their hands raised in blessing. Behind them, a larger seated pair holds a trident and wears pink and red garments. In the foreground, a priest with long hair and rudraksha malas, dressed in orange cloth, extends his hands toward the central murti, performing a puja with oil lamps on silver stands beside him.2021-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A photo of a temple shrine with a worshipper in the lower left, seen from behind, with long dark hair, white horizontal tilak strokes on the arms, and rudraksha beads on the wrist, holding a lit multi-flame oil lamp over a black Shiva lingam decorated with red and white flower garlands, a jewelled green and white vastram and a green silk cloth. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis: a figure with a golden crown and rudraksha necklace, a goddess in a pink sari with garlands, and a standing figure on the right in a rust-coloured turban and shawl with a bearded face and layered beaded necklaces. Red curtains and a gold arch frame the shrine, with a small green-robed murti at the right base. The worshipper performs an aarti offering.2021-01-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with deity murtis dressed in bright silks, garlands of yellow and white flowers, and jewelled ornaments. Centre is a seated figure with a tripundra mark and red-and-gold drape before a brass oil lamp; behind stand a figure holding a trident, a pink-saried goddess, and a bearded figure in maroon garments with a rudraksha mala. A robed figure in saffron at left reaches toward the shrine, scattering white flower petals, while a woman in ornate gold-embroidered attire stands at the left edge. Ornate silver-and-black backdrop frames the scene behind red curtains.2021-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20212021-01-02Inside a temple shrine with red curtains and gilded arch, a priest in saffron cloth stands barefoot with his back to the camera, facing a large altar of deity murtis. Central figures are a Shiva murti holding a trident wearing a crown and rudraksha-style necklaces beside a goddess murti in pink with garlands. Flanking statues, one in green and gold and one in a dark robe with a saffron turban, have raised hands and yellow marigold garlands. A Shiva lingam draped in green cloth and flower garlands sits in the foreground on a silver-edged pedestal, with a green-clad small murti beside it. The priest wears a face mask and white markings on his arm.2021-02-03A bare-chested temple priest with white ash markings on his shoulders and arms raises his right hand toward a richly decorated altar in a temple sanctum. The altar holds several gold-toned murti figures in front of an ornate golden arch and blue-and-gold patterned backdrop: a standing figure in yellow and pink with a headdress, a seated deity with a trident and crown, a seated goddess in a pink sari with a crown, and a bearded figure in a red turban. A central seated murti with a face covering and red and white flower garlands is adorned with a rudraksha-style necklace and decorated cloth. Brass lamps and offerings sit at the base, and maroon velvet curtains frame the scene. No living person other than the priest is visible.2020-12-29Photograph of a temple shrine with a large golden deity murti group: a central seated Shiva-like figure with trident and rudraksha malas beside a consort in pink, flanked by standing gold-toned figures adorned with garlands. In front, a golden Ganesha-style murti sits on an orange cloth draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A devotee in orange cloth with white sacred markings on his arms and a white face mask stands at lower left, extending his hand toward the murti beside brass oil lamps and a small offering tray. Red curtains and a decorated ornate arch frame the scene.2021-01-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/12/20212021-01-12