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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/6/2022

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A photograph of a hand-drawn or stencil-style artwork on a reddish-brown background, showing a seated deity figure rendered in white outline. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a patterned garment with a band across the chest, and is seated cross-legged with hands resting in the lap. Flanking the figure are two parasol-like canopies on poles, and on the left a pot or kalasha-like vessel, and on the right a stylised plant or lotus motif. Fine white lines and dotted speckles cover the surface. No people are visible.A photograph of a piece of deep maroon fabric laid flat on a pale wooden surface, with a hand-drawn white outline design painted in chalky white paint. The main motif is a reclining figure, possibly an animal or mythic creature, drawn in profile facing left with a decorated headband or crest, a long curved tail, and a bead-like or scalloped pattern along its back and body. Three smaller motifs appear above: a flower-like bud at left, a small head or face with a headdress in the centre, and a curled leaf or scroll at right. No people are visible.2024-07-07A tall, narrow sheet of brown paper with white chalk drawings, photographed in a room with shelves behind it. At the top left is a sun-like circle with radiating rays and a simple face. At the top right, a partial curved outline is cut off by the edge. The central figure is a rough chalk sketch of a standing person with a headdress of feathery strokes, outstretched arms and legs, and bands at the wrists and ankles. Below are simple sketched objects, including a bell-shaped form, a lamp-like bowl, a flat elongated object, and several small flame-like shapes along the bottom. No people are visible in the scene, and no a person candidate appears.November 12 20112011-11-12Close photograph of a large printed cloth banner depicting a multi-armed goddess Durga seated astride a golden lion, holding weapons including a trident, a bow with arrow, a mace and a spear, wearing a golden crown and red sari with garlands of blue and green beads. A ganesha-like elephant-headed figure in yellow and red appears at lower left. The fabric is black with gold sequin embellishment, bordered in green and yellow, and a brown shawl printed with Sanskrit script is draped at right alongside white and purple flowers. No people are visible; the deity is a printed depiction on cloth.2021-07-30KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 6/29/20212021-06-29November 12 20112011-11-12A painted, ornately framed artwork of a multi-armed Shiva dancing on a green demon figure, with a small seated goddess figure in red and a shrine at lower right. The deity figure has white skin, many arms holding a trident, a flaming bowl, a snake, a bow and other implements, and wears a red-orange shawl, blue-grey dhoti, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace. The dark brown background is dotted with small white stars. The painting is a graphic reproduction of a deity murti, not a physical gathering.2011-02-26A tall, narrow maroon fabric banner hangs vertically in a temple, with a printed white figure at its top showing a seated deity holding objects, above a white drum-like motif, small oil lamps or implements, and rod-like symbols. A red flower is tied near the top and a multicoloured cloth hangs behind it. No people are visible in the scene.2022-02-07A photograph of a ceremonial setup in an indoor hall with a dark backdrop. On the left hangs a tall saffron-orange silk banner painted with white line drawings of a standing deity holding a trident and other ritual objects, and a stylized shape of a shrine or kalasha. Behind it stands an ornate gold-covered palanquin or ratha-style pedestal decorated with red and orange flower garlands, holding a central deity murti. In front, on a black marble table, sits a black stone Nandi-like figure draped with a white and purple garland, reflected in the glossy surface. No people are visible.2022-02-07A framed black-and-white engraved print of the goddess Lakshmi seated on a lotus, with multiple arms holding lotuses and objects, a halo behind her head, an elephant beside her, and an Om symbol within the lotus base. The image is bordered by dense Telugu/Sanskrit script and geometric ornamental patterns on a cream mat within a dark wooden frame. No physical people are present.1995-01-01Goddess Devi