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Photograph of a shrine display with several deity murti statues in the foreground and background. In the foreground left, a small golden-brown murti wears a dark red and gold dhoti, a layered beaded necklace of rudraksha-like beads and a tall crown, with one hand raised in abhaya mudra. Behind it, a larger figure wears an orange turban and a white and orange draped garment with an ornate silver-blue jewelled necklace and a forehead tilak. At the lower right, a jewelled white and green garment with gemstone ornaments sits in front of a pink-clad murti. Golden arches and a red backdrop frame the shrine. No living people are visible.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/30/20212021-01-30A photograph of a temple shrine dominated by a dark Shiva lingam wrapped in a white cloth with an orange and gold sash and a silver trident-and-eye emblem on its face. In the foreground stands a small golden statue dressed in a maroon dhoti and a gold and orange turban, wearing layered rudraksha-style beads and a heavy bead necklace, with one hand raised in blessing and the other open. To the right, a white and gold garment with red, green and jewelled necklaces is draped over a ledge. Behind are golden framed panels and other deity figures in green and purple garments. No living people are visible.2021-01-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/28/20212021-01-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/2/20212021-02-02Interior of a temple shrine with several deity murti dressed in silk and jewellery. Centre, a large black stone deity wrapped in a pink and green silk shawl with a silver necklace and a pink turban-style cloth on the head. To its right, a smaller gold-coloured figure wears an orange silk dhoti and layered silver necklaces, one hand raised. A purple and gold silk garment with jewelled necklaces hangs on a stand in front. To the left, a black Ganesha murti wears a gold crown and yellow silk, and a standing deity with a garland of pink and green flowers stands further back. A brass bowl holds offerings of red flowers and white items on a table. Gold-framed arches decorate the back wall. No people are visible.2021-01-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/29/20212021-01-29A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with deity murtis dressed in bright silks, garlands of yellow and white flowers, and jewelled ornaments. Centre is a seated figure with a tripundra mark and red-and-gold drape before a brass oil lamp; behind stand a figure holding a trident, a pink-saried goddess, and a bearded figure in maroon garments with a rudraksha mala. A robed figure in saffron at left reaches toward the shrine, scattering white flower petals, while a woman in ornate gold-embroidered attire stands at the left edge. Ornate silver-and-black backdrop frames the scene behind red curtains.2021-01-02Inside a temple sanctum, a row of golden metal murtis stands before a red curtain and an ornate arched backdrop. Behind, a seated pair of deities in pink and magenta garments wears crowns and garlands, one holding a trident. In the foreground a central murti in orange and gold robes sits on a seat garlanded in white and yellow flowers, with a rudraksha-style mala and kalasha lamps before it. Flanking figures include a standing deity with a crown and white-and-red necklaces on the left, and a bearded sage in a maroon turban and rudraksha malas on the right, both draped with yellow and white garlands. Small brass lamps and a small orange-clad figure sit on side pedestals. Statues only; no living people are visible.2021-01-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/20202020-12-22A photograph of a shrine to a Shiva lingam in a temple setting. The black lingam with a horizontal three-line tripundra marking is draped in white, green and orange cloth with gold-bordered sashes and a green-and-gold turban-like wrap, and adorned with a gold necklace and garland. Two gilded standing figures flank the shrine: a figure in red and gold robes on the left and a figure in a teal and blue sari with gold jewellery on the right, with a red-and-white deity image and gold-framed niche behind. A dragon fruit offering sits on a brass plate in front, and a gold-framed backdrop with red drapes surrounds the scene. No people are visible.2020-11-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/28/20222022-01-28