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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/1/20212021-03-01A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and gold bead necklace performs puja before a dark stone Ganesha murti. The Ganesha wears a gold and red crown, a white tilak, and a pink silk garment with a jewelled garland, and is decorated with white and red flower garlands. A brass oil lamp burns to the right, and a kalasha wrapped in orange silk with a gold necklace and green leaves stands in front on a black table, with the priest's hand reaching toward the murti. The gold-toned wall adds to the temple setting.2022-07-12 +1 copiesA shirtless man with grey-streaked hair and a beard, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at left holding a silver oil lamp with a flame toward a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The deity wears an ornate silver-and-gold crown, a pink and gold garland, an orange silk cloth draped over its seated form, and a multicoloured tassel hanging behind it. Silver trays with offerings, including a fruit, a small silver vessel, a plate of lamps, and scattered flower petals sit on a black platform. The scene shows aarti being performed before the Ganesha murti during a puja.2026-01-03A priest in white traditional dhoti with gold border stands barefoot at left, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver camphor lamp with a flame toward a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The elephant-headed deity wears an ornate silver crown, red and gold silk drapes, a silver garland and a pink sash, and holds a raised hand. On the black stone platform before the murti sit silver plates with offerings including a fruit, a silver vessel, lamps and scattered flower petals. A multicolored tassel hanging decorates the yellow wall behind. The scene shows a puja with aarti at a deity shrine.2026-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, raises a silver lamp toward a black Ganesha murti seated under an ornate gilded arch. The deity wears a yellow silk cloth, an orange headband and gold ornaments. In front, a small dark table holds brass plates with bananas, a kalasha-style brass vessel and a lit oil lamp. A dark tiled platform and a red wall surround the shrine. The priest's figure is the only physical person visible.2021-01-14A photograph of a Ganesha abhishekam in progress. A bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands at left, holding a small silver vessel aloft in his right hand and wearing a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. Beside him is a large dark green stone statue of Ganesha seated on a maroon cloth, with a raised trunk, ornate crown and a red tilak mark. Behind the statue hangs a tassel garland in red, green, blue, yellow and orange against a golden-yellow wall. The priest appears to be performing the ritual pouring or offering of the abhishekam.2026-02-07A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border, pouring liquid from a small silver vessel onto a large dark green stone Ganesha murti seated on a draped reddish-brown cloth. The priest wears a white vertical tilak, rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet. The deity holds an axe and a modak-type sweet, and the murti is wet from abhishekam. Behind it hangs a garland of multicoloured tassels against a gold-painted wall, with a dark marble plinth in front.2026-02-07A dark stone Ganesha murti seated on a carved pedestal, with a white flower on the crown and a pink flower at the trunk, wrapped in a yellow cloth. A person's hand, wearing a wrist of rudraksha beads and a white dhoti with a purple border, holds a brass oil lamp lit with a flame before the deity. Behind the murti hang a plum curtain and a red-and-gold damask drape on a yellow wall. The scene is a home shrine puja with an oil lamp offering.2022-04-17 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at left, leaning forward to pour liquid from a small vessel over a dark stone Ganesha murti at right. The priest has a shaved head, sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. The deity is seated with a trunk, large ears and a crown, draped in a purple cloth with gold flecks, and behind it hangs a tassel garland in red, green, blue and yellow. The wall is warm ochre. The scene shows a Ganesha abhishekam being performed.2026-02-07A temple shrine interior with a man seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders and a sacred thread over his shoulder, long dark hair tied up. He raises his hand toward a golden deity murti of Ganesha with a dark face, orange crown and yellow garments, set within an ornate gold arch. A small wooden stand before it holds brass plates, a lit oil lamp, a banana and offerings. Other deity statues in pink and gold saris stand to the sides against red walls.2021-01-14KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15