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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 11/20/20202020-11-20A priest performs arati before a black stone deity murti of a standing deity with a tall silver crown, multiple arms and a trident-like staff. The deity is draped in a green and gold silk garment, adorned with white and silver jewelry, a pearl-like necklace and garlands of orange marigolds. The bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames toward the murti. Red and gold cloth forms the backdrop and base, with a gold-bordered green arch framing the shrine.2021-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a Hindu temple shrine during a puja for a deity murti in an ornate gilded arch backed by a blue drape with a green cloth. The standing murti is adorned with a crown, a layered jewelled necklace, long garlands and a sari-like orange and turquoise garment. Two priests stand at the shrine: a bare-chested priest on the left in an orange upper cloth and white dhoti raises a lit oil lamp toward the deity, and a second priest on the right in a white dhoti holds a small bell and stands beside the murti. Brass lamps, a brass vessel, white flower arrangements and pink and yellow flowers decorate the altar in front of the deity.2024-03-10KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21November 18 20212021-11-18KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 6/13/20212021-06-13Photo 82869422020-11-14 +1 copiesA temple photograph of a large black stone murti of a deity seated on a purple cloth-draped throne beneath an ornate gold arch. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a silver and jewelled necklace, a green silk garment with a gold-bordered pink hem, and garlands of red roses and white flowers; it holds a gold trident-like staff and a gold mace. Small gold-framed images of deities and a flower-strewn offering table sit in front. At the left edge, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border, wearing a face mask, applies a garland to the murti. No a person candidate is visible.2021-11-13A dark stone deity murti stands in front of a green cloth backdrop, wearing a jewelled golden crown, a green head cloth, layered gold and gem necklaces, a maroon velvet chest panel and a red and green silk dhoti. It holds ornate golden ceremonial staffs on either side and is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground a man with grey hair, seen from behind, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward the murti, performing aarti. No printed text is visible.2021-11-18KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21A priest in an orange turban and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, stands at left holding a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a black stone deity murti of a goddess in a green and pink silk sari with gold-trimmed border. The murti wears a silver crown, large necklaces and a silver disc ornament, and holds a sceptre-like object in one hand. It stands in a gold ornate arched niche before a red cloth. Flower petals lie at its base, a small brass lamp burns on a pedestal before it, and brass vessels with flowers and oranges sit on a gold-brocade covered table in the foreground. A small figure in green stands on a stool to the right.