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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/24/2022

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Photo 82915952022-07-24Photo 66793592022-06-05 +1 copiesA priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left, raising a small brass lamp toward a shrine. Behind him a black stone deity pair, a Shiva and consort, is dressed in yellow and orange silks and white flower garlands, with gold crowns. In front, a black lingam is draped with a large gold and beaded necklace and marigold garlands. Brass lamps, a gold vessel and a kalasha sit on the stone platform, with a maroon curtain and a decorated pillar behind. This is a temple puja scene, a worship offering of arati before the deities.2022-07-16 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/22/20202020-02-22A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands bent forward at a black stone Shiva lingam set on a yoni pedestal, pouring water from a brass pot during abhishekam. Behind him, dark stone deity murtis are adorned with gold ornaments, marigold garlands and orange-yellow silk drapes, flanked by tall pillars painted in blue, yellow and red patterns. A small framed picture hangs above the shrine. The man wears a rudraksha mala and has a tattoo on his upper arm.2022-07-24 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A temple shrine with a priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing a white dhoti and holding a small oil lamp aloft in his right hand toward the deities. Before him stands a dark stone shrine with a large black deity murti of a figure with a crown and trident, flanked by a female figure in a red and blue sari, both draped in garlands of flowers and gold. In front, a large dark Shivalinga is adorned with a green and gold cloth, a heavy necklace of beads and marigold garlands, and brass lamps and vessels sit on a stone platform. A yellow and red patterned banner hangs in the background beside dark red curtains, and a black stone deity with an orange cloth sits to the left. Aarti is being offered during a shrine ritual.2021-06-27A temple shrine photograph with a priest in white dhoti and shawl at left, wearing a face mask, waving a white whisk fan over the altar. Behind the altar, a dark stone murti of a deity pair is adorned with marigold garlands and a gold-bordered arch. In front, a large silver-and-gold ornamented shivalinga is draped in a green cloth with a red-and-gold headpiece and garlanded with orange marigolds, flanked by brass lamps and a plate. Painted decorated pillars with yellow tassels frame the shrine against maroon curtains. A glass-topped wooden stand holds a gold plate with a purple cloth. Ornate gold-framed panels and a small framed picture hang nearby.2022-07-26 +3 copiesA shirtless man with a long swept-back hair knot, wearing a white dhoti and a dark pendant necklace, pours water from a brass vessel over a black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-pitha base in a temple shrine. Behind the lingam stand two black stone deity murtis dressed in red, green and gold garments with white flower garlands and tall crowns. A red cloth drapes the altar, and a carved wooden pillar with painted colourful panels stands at right. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall above the deities. The scene shows abhishekam being performed at the shrine.2022-02-13A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left, raising a white fan or chamara high while facing a shrine. Behind an altar with grey stone steps, a black deity murti with a crown and multiple arms is adorned with pink and white garlands and a pink and gold sari-style dress. Below, a black Shivalinga is draped in red and white flower garlands, gold ornaments and a green cloth, flanked by brass lamps, a kalasha and a purple-draped altar with gold trim and yellow-and-blue temple pillar banners. This appears to be a puja or aarti offering in a temple sanctum.2022-05-29 +1 copiesA young priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest pours water from a brass pot over a large black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni peetha. Behind it stand black stone deity murtis adorned with garlands of pink and yellow flowers, gold jewelry and colourful silk garments, flanked by gold-framed panels and a red curtain. Brass vessels sit on a black ledge and small gold figurines stand near the base, forming an abhishekam scene in a temple shrine.2020-12-27KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04