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A priest in a white dhoti with a blue and gold border and a green turban stands at a golden altar, performing a lamp offering with a lit oil lamp before a golden deity murti. The central golden figure wears a crown with a Shiva-like tilak, garlands and jewellery, flanked by two smaller golden figures in red and gold garments, one with a jewelled crown. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang from the altar, which is draped in red and gold brocade beneath an ornate gold arch. The priest is bare-chested with a white shawl over his shoulder and a white sacred thread at his waist. Red curtains form the backdrop.

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March 27 20162016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 3/14/20212021-03-14A bare-chested priest with long matted hair and an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder stands at left, reaching toward an ornate golden deity murti seated on a jeweled throne. The golden murti wears a tall crown, white garlands and a jeweled necklace, its hands raised in blessing. To the right a second golden deity murti with a tall decorated headdress wears white garlands and a red silk garment. The elaborate arched throne is covered in gold embroidery, beadwork and colourful sequined panels.2021-03-14March 27 20162016-03-27December 31 20122012-12-31A photograph of a temple puja before a richly decorated deity murti. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green sash, with a green headband and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward and reaches toward the deity. The murti wears a gold crown, gold jewellery, a green and gold brocade garment and a large floral garland. Behind it stand banks of marigold and red-and-white flower garlands, green leaves, a gold throne back and red drapery. The priest's face is partly turned away from the camera.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27A temple ritual on a raised dais beneath colourful fringed canopies. Three decorated deity murtis sit on ornate golden thrones, draped in garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers, with a decorated kalasha and offerings in front. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green sash bends over the offerings, adjusting flowers. Two seated men in white, one holding a microphone, face the altar; one wears an orange shawl. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a red curtain backs the scene.2016-03-27Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a KAILASA temple shrine. In the foreground a priest with bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and face mask, stands with his back to the camera, hands on a Shiva lingam draped in green and pink cloth and heavy garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. Behind the lingam stand golden deity murtis with gilded crowns and pink saree, one holding a trident, framed by an ornate gold arch and red drapes. At right a golden murti in a rust-brown turban and garlands stands beside a small blue-clad figure. Brass oil lamps and a lit lamp sit at the base; a second person's head is visible at lower left.2021-01-17A priest with long hair knotted on top, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, stands at the left holding a brass oil lamp toward an altar. Behind him, a large ornate altar displays a central seated deity murti in red and gold with a crown, trident and gold ornaments, flanked by standing attendant figures in colourful garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Thick red curtains form the backdrop. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the altar.2020-07-04March 27 20162016-03-27