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September 18 2023

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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, offering a flame or lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Several gilded murti statues stand in a shrine with arched golden backdrop, red drapes and garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. A central deity image is adorned with a crown, flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace above a kalasha and brass oil lamps. Two figures flank the altar, one wearing a black cap and orange garland. The scene is a temple puja or aarti at the Los Angeles temple.2022-03-01Photo 66789662022-09-28 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-17KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/28/20222022-09-28 +1 copiesPhoto 99231702022-09-27 +1 copiesPhoto 103278482022-09-29 +1 copiesA priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, performs puja at a temple altar. He raises a feathered fan or chamara above the deities. Several golden-framed deity murtis stand on a raised gold platform, adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and jewelled crowns. Oil lamps sit before them, and tall decorated kalasha-style columns rise behind. A black stone form on the left is also garlanded. The setting is a temple hall with a red curtain backdrop.2022-02-04Photo 99196732022-09-29 +1 copiesA priest with long hair knotted on top, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, stands at the left holding a brass oil lamp toward an altar. Behind him, a large ornate altar displays a central seated deity murti in red and gold with a crown, trident and gold ornaments, flanked by standing attendant figures in colourful garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Thick red curtains form the backdrop. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the altar.2020-07-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/30/20222022-09-30 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/28/20222022-09-28 +1 copies