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KAILASA LUXEMBOURG on 2/3/20222022-02-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01Temple shrine photograph with several deity murtis dressed in garlands and jewelry. Left, a murti with a green crown and marigold garland stands beside a central golden peetha with a gilded arch. Right, a dark-faced goddess murti in pink and gold sits on a lotus-like seat with a crown. A bare-backed priest in white dhoti stands at left, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, and offering plates sit on a side table, and a large dark stone object with a yellow-and-gold garment is in the foreground.2022-02-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/4/20222022-02-04November 13 20212021-11-13A 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 82857212022-10-02 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/1/20222022-01-01A priest stands bare-chested in a temple shrine, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti, and offers arati with a lamp toward a black Shiva lingam decorated with gold ornaments, a gold-trimmed yellow cloth and a yellow-and-pink flower garland. Behind the lingam, deity murtis in gold-bordered yellow and orange silk sit on a raised platform under maroon drapes, with a tall brass lamp stand on the right. Other murtis, one adorned with orange-and-yellow marigold garlands, stand in ornate gold shrines. Brass pooja vessels and a tray sit on the left, and a stepped plinth leads up to the central deities.2022-07-16 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti and white head towel stands with his back to the camera at a yellow-topped platform, raising a lit lamp toward a central altar. Behind him, a golden arched shrine holds a deity murti with a flower garland, flanked by two standing devotee statues wearing red turbans, gold necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. Oil lamps, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit on the platform. To the left stands a decorated murti of Tirupati-style Venkateshwara with a gold crown and garlands; to the right a seated black-faced deity murti in red and gold garments with a crown and lotus-style ornaments. A framed portrait above the shrine is labelled "Tat Tvam Asi". The scene shows aarti performed at a temple altar.