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A temple sanctum with a priest in a face mask performing aarti with a brass lamp before a shrine. The priest is bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and chest, wearing rudraksha beads and an orange cloth. Behind the blue-draped central linga are a gilded arch and red curtain, with garlanded metal murtis of Shiva and Parvati seated in the centre, a standing devotional figure on the left holding a lamp, and a bearded sage-like figure with a turban on the right. A small blue-clad deity murti sits to the right of the central altar, and floral garlands in yellow, marigold and red decorate the shrine.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/23/20202020-12-23A priest in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered with white sacred markings on his arm and back, performs aarti with a brass lamp before a shrine. Central deity murti sits on a pedestal wrapped in pink and magenta cloth, with white and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by standing devotional figures with gold crowns and garlands, one wearing a red turban. Red curtains and gilded arch frame the shrine. The priest wears a face mask and a black turban.2021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/20212021-01-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/27/20212021-01-27Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white face mask and white markings on his chest and arms, holding a brass tray with small oil lamps and performing worship at a central Shiva lingam draped with a red cloth, a rudraksha garland and a white and yellow flower garland. Behind it stand life-size deity statues: a figure with a crown and trident, a yellow-and-purple clad goddess, and a bearded statue in a rust-red dhoti with a large rudraksha necklace and yellow marigold garland, plus a golden arched backdrop and a standing blue-clad figurine on the right. A brass lamp stand and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit in the foreground. Ritual puja with aarti lamps, deity murti.2020-12-12KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20212021-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06A priest in orange cloth with bare upper body, white face mask and white ash stripes on his arms stands at left, holding a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. At the centre, a black Shiva lingam is adorned with a green and gold crown-like cap, red flower garlands and a white-and-yellow marigold garland, set on a striped maroon and orange cloth. Behind it stand four deity statues in gold and jewelled garments, with rudraksha beads on the central figures and a tall gold arch framing the scene. Maroon curtains hang in the background. This is a temple puja with aarti and a lingam abhishekam scene.2021-01-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/16/20202020-12-16