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July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17Indoor temple shrine with a dark granite floor and a magenta cloth spread before a golden arched niche. In the niche stands a large dark stone deity murti in a crown and teal-green garland drapery. In front, a smaller deity figure in a green and red sari is decorated with white jasmine garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot, flower arrangements and a silver tray of petals sit on the floor. A bare-chested man in white dhoti lies prostrate on the magenta cloth, while a second man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at right, holding a small silver dish. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2024-04-10A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti and a cream-and-gold head cloth sits cross-legged on a red cloth, seen from behind, performing a puja. Before him is an altar with a deity murti flanked by golden figures, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, and an orange drape hangs at the centre. A framed photograph in the upper left, labelled as a portrait, shows a man with a flower garland. Brass and steel bowls of food, fruit, flowers and sweets surround him on the floor, with small oil lamps set on tiered stands to the left.Indoor temple ritual in a decorated shrine hall. Three men in white dhotis with gold borders stand or bend before a deity murti with a golden crown and a tiered decorated backdrop of multicoloured garlands and bunting. A bare-chested priest in the centre wears a white turban, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, and holds a silver plate of white flowers while a second priest at right, also with a rudraksha mala and orange turban, holds a tray. A third priest at left, with a white head cloth, bends over an offering of bananas and a purple cloth. Golden pillars, palm fronds and a brass lamp are visible.A priest seated on a red cloth with his back to the camera performs a puja before deity murtis decorated with flower garlands. He is bare-chested, wears a white dhoti and a cream-coloured head cloth, and has a sacred thread over his shoulder. Around him are brass bowls and plates of food offerings, fruit, flowers and betel leaves. A framed portrait with a flower garland sits on a small shrine at the upper left, and an orange cloth hangs on the left. Oil lamp stands and a gold-and-red silk backdrop complete the setting.A priest in a white dhoti with a striped headband and rudraksha mala bends forward and waves a bundle of burning dried sticks over a ritual arrangement. Fruits, flowers, banana leaves, brass oil lamps and a kalasha-topped setup sit before a deity murti draped in a green cloth. Framed black-and-white portraits hang on the yellow wall behind. Smoke rises from a homa-style offering, indicating a fire ritual.2021-11-14A priest sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth in a temple shrine, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold and a rudraksha mala around his neck, wearing a blue face mask and holding a flower. Before him is a wooden tray with brass bowls, a brass lamp stand, a kalasha-style vessel, scattered flower petals, green apples, bananas, mangoes and foil-covered plates. Behind him, decorated deity murtis stand in an altar with red drapes, garlands and gold arches.2020-06-30KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13A seated priest bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold performs a puja at a temple altar. He wears a face mask and holds a lit multi-wick brass aarti lamp toward a platter of offerings. Three small yellow and pink decorated kalasha-style figures with flower garlands sit on a red-draped altar, with gold-framed shrine niches and deity murtis behind. Brass plates hold bananas, apples, mangoes, a pineapple, dates and rice, and marigold petals and leaves are laid on a low wooden stand. Gold lamps and a bell are nearby.2020-06-30