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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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A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti, seen from behind at left, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of deity murtis. Central seated murti wears a yellow headdress, white and maroon drapery, red and yellow marigold garlands and gold ornaments on a throne-like seat. Standing figures flank the shrine: at left a figure in white and gold with a crown and garlands, at right a bearded figure in a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and yellow garland. Behind them a red curtain and ornate silver-and-gold backdrop. Small white and gold figurines sit on pedestals at the front. Ritual shrine worship in a temple setting.

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Photograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and red curtains. In the foreground a priest in orange saffron robes and a white face mask stands at left, his bare back to the camera, applying a mark to a murti or performing an offering, with white markings on his arms. Behind him is a large deity murti group on a raised dais: a seated figure in a red-and-maroon turban and pink garment holding a staff, beside a figure with a tall gold crown, and a bearded figure in a maroon turban wearing a yellow-and-white garland. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the figures and a Shiva linga-shaped stone with a garland stands in front on a gold cloth. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame sit on the platform.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/22/2020

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 bare-chested temple priest with white ash markings on his shoulders and arms raises his right hand toward a richly decorated altar in a temple sanctum. The altar holds several gold-toned murti figures in front of an ornate golden arch and blue-and-gold patterned backdrop: a standing figure in yellow and pink with a headdress, a seated deity with a trident and crown, a seated goddess in a pink sari with a crown, and a bearded figure in a red turban. A central seated murti with a face covering and red and white flower garlands is adorned with a rudraksha-style necklace and decorated cloth. Brass lamps and offerings sit at the base, and maroon velvet curtains frame the scene. No living person other than the priest is visible.

A priest in white dhoti and black face mask, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his shoulders, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp before a shrine of deity murtis in a temple setting. Behind him stand gilded murtis of Shiva and Parvati adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments, a standing figure in blue and gold, and a dark-robed standing figure with a turban, all draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. In front, a silver-and-gold peetha holds a decorated linga-form murti under a garland, with brass lamps and vessels on the floor and a maroon curtain behind.