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Photograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arch and red curtains. Central deity murti draped in pink and magenta silk, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, gold necklaces and a silver-embroidered bodice, with a large decorated face mask at its top. Flanking statues include a figure in a tall crown on the left, a bearded figure in a maroon turban and rudraksha-style beads with a raised hand on the right, and a small pink-clad figure at the base. A bare-backed person in white dhoti with white sacred markings on the arm raises a lit oil lamp or aarti at the left edge. Statues only; no identifiable living person is shown in the shrine.

A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred marks on his arms performs aarti with a lit flame before a decorated shrine. Behind the shrine stand several gilded murtis draped in flower garlands, including a central figure holding a trident and a figure in a pink sari, with a bearded figure on the right in a dark red robe. A linga-like form in the centre is adorned with flowers and jewelry, and a small silver-bordered lamp sits on the altar. Red curtains frame the scene.

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Photograph of a temple sanctum with a dark red curtain backdrop and gold-framed arch. In the foreground a priest in orange clothing with white body markings raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the deities. At center sits a blue-draped Shiva lingam decorated with white and orange-yellow garlands, a silver necklace and gold adornments, with a brass vessel before it. Behind stand golden deity murtis: a figure in yellow and pink with a crown and garlands, a deity with a trident and pink garment, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban and gold necklaces. A small blue-clad figure stands at right on a white-and-silver pedestal. A visible priest holds the aarti lamp in a ritual puja.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/2020

Photograph of a temple shrine with a devotee in an orange garment and rudraksha mala holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward a central deity murti draped with garlands and a silver-decorated shringara, flanked by standing metal and gold-toned murtis wearing marigold garlands, ornate jewelry, and a red and gold backdrop. The figure performing the aarti has long hair in a bun, a dark sacred thread, and a white forehead mark. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at the shrine, with brass lamps and flowers visible.

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A temple shrine with a golden arch and red curtains holds a group of golden-hued deity murtis draped in flower garlands. The central seated figure wears a red shawl and a tilaka, with a red and gold cloth and a pink garland around the base. Two standing figures flank it on the sides, one in yellow and pink clothing and one in brown robes with a red turban, both holding their hands raised in blessing. Behind them, a larger seated pair holds a trident and wears pink and red garments. In the foreground, a priest with long hair and rudraksha malas, dressed in orange cloth, extends his hands toward the central murti, performing a puja with oil lamps on silver stands beside him.

Shrine photograph of a temple sanctum with deity murtis arranged before a gilded arched backdrop and red drapery. Central Shiva and Parvati figures sit on a throne, Shiva holding a trident and wearing a striped crown with a tall decorated headdress, Parvati in a yellow sari with ornate jewellery. Garlands of marigold, white flowers and red roses adorn the figures and a large shivalinga-like form at the centre, which has a rudraksha-style necklace and a dark brown canopy. Flanking statues in saffron and purple clothing with turbans and heavy silver necklaces stand on pedestals, and a small pink-clad deity figure stands at the lower right. Silver ornaments and a decorated pink cloth complete the altar.