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A photograph of a shrine with a yellow-faced deity murti wearing a gold crown and red garland, seated before a gilded arch. Beside it stands a second adorned form with a large yellow conical head ornament, also draped in red and white flower garlands. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame near the deity. Brass vessels and a steel bowl of flower petals sit on a patterned cloth, with scattered petals on the table. A devotee's hand performs aarti before the murti.

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A photograph of a shrine niche with an ornate gold-toned arch and deep maroon backdrop. A yellow-faced deity murti wears a jeweled crown and red and white flower garlands, with a yellow turmeric-covered object beside it, also garlanded. A small statue of a figure in a maroon turban and white-and-gold ornaments sits at left, garlanded in red and white flowers. A hand holding a brass lamp with a lit flame is at lower centre, with brass bowls and scattered petals on a patterned cloth. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a home shrine.2020-12-28Photo 11717916A photograph of a Navaratri devi alankaram display under a gold satin canopy with rainbow-coloured floral festoons at the top. Three decorated deity murtis sit in arched backdrops of red, yellow, green and white flower garlands with gold filigree arches. The central figure wears a green silk sari, a silver and blue-stone necklace and a jewelled crown, with a silver-embellished ornamental panel in front. Another figure on the left wears a pink and green sari and holds a lotus or staff, and a figure on the right holds a veena. Brass oil lamps, yellow marigold garlands and coconuts wrapped in yellow cloth sit on a maroon velvet cloth in front, with kalasha-style pots decorated with white netting. No physical people are visible.August 11 20182018-08-11May 13 20132013-05-13A woman in a maroon silk sari with gold border stands at left, reaching up with one hand to offer something to a deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari. The murti is decorated with a silver crown, a silver necklace, red silk garment, and white and yellow flower garlands. A gold-framed arch sits behind it, with brass oil lamps and a framed portrait of a saint with a white beard and red headcloth at left, with a lit oil lamp in front. The scene reads as a temple shrine during abhishekam-style worship.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23Photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari in a gilded ornate shrine niche, adorned with a jeweled golden crown, red and gold ornaments, a red and gold silk sari-like garment, and yellow and white flower garlands with red blossoms. A tall palm frond stands beside the murti. A priest in white dhoti and shawl on the left holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp in front of the deity, with flame flare visible. Two brass oil lamps burn on the lower right and left. Scene is a puja and aarti at Sripuram temple.2022-01-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated deity alankaram at a temple shrine. In the centre, a golden-faced deity murti wears a heavy silver breastplate, gold necklaces and a jeweled crown, framed by a yellow and red flower arch. Behind her, a second murti in a pink sari with a tall gold crown is seated on a golden throne with floral garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Orange and gold draped fabric hangs overhead. On the red table in front are silver pots with mango-leaf and marigold decorations, brass bowls, a plate of turmeric or kumkum and a basket of yellow flowers. At the lower left, a man with his back to the camera wears a cream and gold shawl over bare skin and a white dhoti, standing before the altar.