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Photo 82875552021-03-05 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/5/20212021-03-05A priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a deity murti. The murti, a grey stone figure wearing a tall gold crown and a white and gold necklace, is set before a gold arched backdrop draped in purple cloth. It is decorated with a large garland of yellow and green fruits, red and white flowers, and orange marigold strings, and a trident rests against it. A blue and gold skirt-like draping covers its base, with a vase of flowers at lower right. The scene suggests a Kalabhairava puja.2021-03-05KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 11/29/20202020-11-29Photo 82920852022-07-01 +3 copiesA photograph of a Kalabhairava puja at the KAILASA San Jose temple. A bare-chested priest with a hair bun and a tattoo on his upper arm kneels at left in white dhoti and raises his arm toward a deity murti. The murti wears a blue silk skirt-like garment with gold border, a tall crown, a trident, and a large garland of yellow marigolds, red flowers and white beads. Gold arched frame, purple drapery, flower arrangements, and brass puja vessels with offerings sit before it.2021-03-05A photograph of a temple shrine with a seated deity murti dressed in a blue garment with gold embroidery, wearing a gold crown and carrying a trident. Red and orange marigold garlands drape the figure and the golden arched throne behind it. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands at the left, holding a white fan or chamara toward the murti during worship. Pink and white flowers and small brass lamps sit on a pink-draped altar at the lower right, with white draped curtains behind.2022-07-26 +3 copiesA devotional photograph of a shrine at a KAILASA temple in San Jose. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up in a knot and a white dhoti sits cross-legged at the left, hands folded, facing the deity. Behind him stands a deity murti in a deep blue skirt-like dress with a gold crown, decorated with a thick garland of yellow and red flowers and strands of marigolds, a gold-framed arch and purple drapery behind it. Brass plates with offerings, a silver bowl of red and white flowers, and a vase of yellow and red flowers sit on a blue cloth in front. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2021-03-05A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a brass puja vessel and reading or chanting from a small book beside a brass lamp on a low shrine table. Behind him, a golden arched shrine frame, draped with orange and white marigold garlands, frames a painted deity murti seated on a blue cloth-draped platform, holding a trident-like weapon and wearing a crown. A brass kalasha sits on a plate at the front, with flowers and a pink cloth on the table. At right, a silver-and-red decorated figure with a red garland and a large decorative bowl sits on a magenta-draped table beside a white curtain. Bookshelves stand in the background.2022-07-16 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/19/20222022-02-19A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a brass lamp in one hand, beside an ornately dressed deity murti of Devi Mahalakshmi. The deity wears a golden crown, pink and blue silk draped garment, and layered jewelled necklaces, seated before a golden arched backdrop decorated with garlands of marigolds and orange flowers. A brass oil lamp sits on a tray in front of the murti. The frame border shows red roses and pink flowers.2022-02-19KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 4/13/20222022-04-13