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A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, seen from behind with bare upper back, performs worship before a dark stone deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and red blossoms, wearing a tall green-and-white crown. He holds a silver tray of red flowers and offerings toward the image. Flanking the shrine are two gilded standing female attendant figures holding lamps, and an ornate golden arch frames the deity against a red cloth backdrop with a latticed gold screen behind. Brass lamp stands and a dark maroon curtain sit at the left edge.

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Photograph inside a gilded shrine at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. A black deity murti with a gold crown and trident-like staff sits on a red-draped pedestal, flanked by gold lamp-bearing female figures. A barefoot attendant in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban and rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass plate. In the foreground a person in white clothes prostrates with forehead to a red-and-brown woven mat. Offerings and brass plates sit on the floor before smaller figures. Two persons are visible, one prostrating and one standing, with a deity murti and a dressed statue at the centre.2018-12-20January 08 20172017-01-08A photograph inside a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arched frame. A young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with pink borders, stands barefoot with his back to the camera, raising a small lamp toward a Shiva lingam draped in marigold and red garland. Behind it stand larger deity murtis, one with a crown and red-and-blue garment, another in a golden arch beside a figure in yellow cloth. Brass vessels, steel containers, a kalasha and a blue silk cloth are arranged on the stone floor. Red curtains hang at the sides. Rules out a visible person of the page's named teacher due to the ambiguous appearance of the priest here; no crowd is present.2014-01-31December 20 20182018-12-20Inside a temple shrine with gold-covered walls, a man in saffron-orange cloth stands bare-chested at right, touching a red-flower-garlanded deity murti seated on a green-draped throne with a lion-carved base. Two black stone deity figures stand behind in gold-bordered niches, one wearing a red turban and both adorned with white garlands and red hibiscus. Tall brass oil lamps flank the throne, and a brass vessel sits in front. The man has white ash markings on his arms and chest and a tied-up topknot.2020-06-06A temple shrine photographed from behind a young person in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with red-and-pink borders, standing before a garlanded deity murti. Two large gilded deity figures stand under a gold arch against red drapery, one wearing an orange turban and the other a crown, with dark-blue and red garments. A tall black lingam-like form at centre is wrapped with white and red flower garlands and sits on a golden yoni-peetha draped with a blue cloth. A smaller gold-clad figure stands to the right in a niche, and offerings and a small brass lamp sit in front. This is a shrine with a devotee doing darshan, not a discourse or satsang scene.2014-01-31A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap stands with his back to the camera in a temple shrine, raising his right hand toward a gilded standing figure of a sage with raised palm. Beside him, a large deity murti of a standing goddess with a crown and gold ornaments is decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white, and a gold arch frames the figure. The floor is scattered with petals, and a small copper-gold pyramid stands in front of the murti. Brass vessels sit at the left under a rudraksha mala hanging from the doorway. The scene is a temple puja setting; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2011-03-03 +1 copiesApril 07 20192019-04-07September 11 20122012-09-11January 08 20172017-01-08A temple abhishekam is underway in a gold-arched shrine. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth stands barefoot, pouring water from a brass vessel over a black stone basin in front of two seated deity murtis wearing red and purple garments, garlands and ornaments. Two girls in maroon outfits stand at left beside a brass lamp stand and offering bowls. A smaller golden figure of a standing deity in green and red stands at right, and a small brass shrine piece sits at the base. Gold and red drapery frames the scene.2013-06-22June 25 20132013-06-25