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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti performs aarti with a lit lamp and holds a brass bell in a shrine with a gold-framed arch behind three deity murtis draped in garlands. The central figure wears a tall crown and pink garments, flanked by two figures in purple and gold and blue and gold. In front, a blue silk-draped stone form is garlanded with white and orange flowers, with bananas, a plate of offerings, a small oil lamp and a brass tumbler on the floor. Incense smoke rises in the upper left.KAILASA PUDUVAI 05 SEP 2021A shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at left, lifting a lamp and offering toward a shrine of deity murti dressed in colourful garments and garlands. Central figure wears a red turban-like crown and green robe with a large silver necklace; flanking figures wear purple and green cloth. Fresh flower garlands drape the shrine, and a bunch of bananas, a coconut and a small oil lamp sit on a green leaf before it. The setting is a temple shrine with gold-trimmed yellow and teal draping.KAILASA PUDUVAI 02 Oct 2021KAILASA PUDUVAI 03August 2021A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp before a shrine. Behind him, a gold-framed arch frames three deity murtis draped in garlands of white and red flowers, the central figure in a crown with a white and gold dress. Brass lamps stand on a yellow cloth-covered altar, with a small lit oil lamp and a framed picture of a man in the lower centre. Brass puja plates with flowers and offerings sit on a wooden tray in the foreground. This is an aarti puja at a shrine.2025-09-05A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera at left, holding a lit flame or camphor aarti toward a shrine. On the shrine, two figures wear garlands of yellow, pink, red and green flowers; the central deity murti has a tall dark crown and ornate silver necklaces, and a smaller consort figure stands beside it in a pink-and-gold sari. Brass plates of offerings and a small oil lamp sit on a red cloth in front, and the golden arched shrine frame stands against an orange wall with a blue starry backdrop. A bell hangs from the ceiling at upper right. A timestamp reads 09/09/2024 15:26.2024-09-09Kailasa Puduvai 31 August 2021KAILASA PUDUVAI 20 AUGUST 2021Evening temple worship at a shrine with an arched gold frame and red drapery. Two deity murti stand behind a large golden-brown Shiva lingam-like form draped in red and orange garlands and a golden cobra hood; on the right stands a figure in green and yellow silk holding a golden staff. A small white statue in green garments sits at the front with a red garland. On the left, an older bald man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-yellow flower garland and a gold necklace, holds a lit camphor flame in a silver vessel. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes with folded hands stands near a silver tray, and a third person in orange is partly visible at the left edge. Brass oil lamps and a bowl sit on the stone platform, with scattered flower petals.2012-04-24April 17 20222022-04-17 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (deepa) in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him on a gold-filigreed stand are brass vessels and a silver tray for puja. Behind him stand three gold-toned deity murtis garlanded with yellow, orange, red and white flowers, set against a red velvet backdrop beneath an ornate gold arch. The central murti wears a tall crown and a white dhoti, with a blue velvet cloth draped across the floor in front. A white sign with partially visible lettering reading 'KAIL... LOS A...' appears at right. Flower petals scatter the blue cloth. The scene suggests a temple-style altar at a KAILASA centre, showing aarti being performed before the murtis.