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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/11/00202020-12-11Photograph 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.2020-12-12Temple shrine scene with a red curtain backdrop and gold arched frame. Central deity murti pair seated on a throne with a trident, garlanded in yellow and white flowers, jewelled necklaces and rudraksha beads, with a shivalingam on a purple cloth and an offering tray in front. Flanking statues in gold and yellow clothing, one holding a raised hand in blessing. At left, a young priest in orange dhoti and shawl, face masked, with white sacred markings on his arms and rudraksha malas, holds a lamp during aarti. At lower right, another priest in orange holds a silver plate. Abhishekam, puja and alankar worship in progress.2021-01-04Temple worship scene before a red curtain and an ornate gold arch. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white face mask and white markings on his arms, stands at left holding a tray with a lit camphor or offering and making a gesture toward a central altar. Central altar holds a large black lingam draped in a purple cloth with a flower garland and a silver-and-gold tray. Behind it stand large deity murtis: a blue-skinned figure with a trident and matted crown, and a female figure in yellow sari with jewelled necklaces. A bearded sage-like murti in brown robes with rudraksha beads stands at right. Small figurine in pink at lower right. Marigold and white flower garlands decorate the scene. Hands of an unseen person appear at lower left.2020-12-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/16/20202020-12-16KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/13/20202020-12-13KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/12/20212021-01-12A photograph inside a temple hall with red curtains, where a man in orange saffron cloth and a white face mask stands at left, touching a seated figure's adorned form with a rudraksha mala on his wrist. The seated figure, a deity murti with a red-and-gold chest plate, is draped in red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a golden peetha and pink-and-gold cloth. Behind stand gilded murtis: one with a crown and trident, another in yellow silk and layered necklaces, and a bearded figure in a red turban and white and beaded garland. Brass oil lamps and a tall brass vessel stand on decorated pedestals in the foreground.2020-12-07Photograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and red curtains. In the foreground a priest in orange saffron robes and a white face mask stands at left, his bare back to the camera, applying a mark to a murti or performing an offering, with white markings on his arms. Behind him is a large deity murti group on a raised dais: a seated figure in a red-and-maroon turban and pink garment holding a staff, beside a figure with a tall gold crown, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban wearing a yellow-and-white garland. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the figures and a Shiva linga-shaped stone with a garland stands in front on a gold cloth. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the platform.2020-12-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20212021-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/3/20212021-02-03