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KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/28/2020

A decorated kalasha-style coconut sits on a brass base on a colourful checked cloth. The coconut wears a gold jewelled crown and a red vertical tilak mark, with a leaf at its base. White jasmine garlands, red roses and green leaves wrap the stand, along with gold bead necklaces and a silver-tone diamond-style pendant. Blurred textiles and a small board sit in the background. No people are visible; the caption reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.

Close-up photograph of a deity murti decorated for worship, with a green jeweled parrot ornament, a gold ornament with red and white stones, and a large jeweled and beaded gold-toned collar studded with red and green stones, rudraksha beads and pearls. A yellow-white flower garland and red flowers sit beside the figure. A gold-toned hand or figure with a gold stand is at lower left, and a patterned cloth with orange, teal and red motifs hangs behind.

A decorated altar at a temple shrine centred on a black Shiva linga with a tripundra and gold eyes, wearing dense garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and multiple rudraksha malas. In front sits a clear crystal linga with a pink and white garland and a red rose. Flanking the central form are a standing silver-and-gold deity figure in blue headwear and white flower garlands on the left, and a female deity figure in a purple sari with gold jewellery and flower garlands on the right. Behind are gold ornate arches with framed figures, flower garlands, and a deep purple curtain. Vases of roses and carnations sit on the sides, and a saffron-and-purple cloth lies draped over a stand. No people are visible.

KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 1/23/2021

2021-01-23 +9 copies

A photograph inside a temple shrine at KAILASA Seattle. A seated priest with a shaved head, wearing a white cloth wrap and a rudraksha mala, sits on a gold-trimmed platform at left, holding a small bell in one hand and facing the altar. Behind him stand two large garlanded deity statues with trishula and kalasha-like objects, and a central golden arched halo framing a dancing deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands and ornate gold jewellery. Brass lamps, flower arrangements, a Shiva lingam with flower garlands, and a small black statue in the lower right corner sit on the altar. A printed sign reads KAILASA SEATTLE on the wall.

Close-up photograph of a decorated coconut-shaped deity form. A horizontal sacred mark in dark red runs down its centre, with a jewelled band across it. White jasmine garlands and red roses surround the base, and a gold pedestal sits beneath. Behind is a blurred red and yellow textile. A caption in the lower corner reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.

A photograph of a flower-decorated silver deity face or mask displayed on a round brass tray. The face is framed by a dense ring of orange and red flowers, green leaves, white beaded jasmine-style strands and two magenta blossoms, with gold and jeweled ornaments and a red-and-gold necklace below. The tray sits on a blue cloth against a red draped backdrop. A caption at the top reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. No people are visible. The image shows a temple alankara decoration of the deity murti.

2021-04-22 +21 copies

A black stone Shiva lingam is dressed as a deity murti, wrapped in blue, pink and red silk cloths and layered with garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. Rudraksha malas hang across it, a gold collar sits at its base, and a large gold-and-white necklace is set below the carved face with gold trident-style eyes and a gold tripundra mark. Orange roses form a crown above. A gold-trimmed altar and an orange cloth-covered item rest on a red cushion in the background. Overlaid white italic text reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.

2021-05-01 +1 copies

August 11 2018

Photograph of a temple shrine arrangement on a gold-coloured raised platform in front of dark red drapes. At centre stands a metallic deity murti with a crown, trident and ornate jewellery, framed by a large gold arch, with a red and white garland hanging across it. To the left, a standing figure in a red turban and blue-and-white garment with a garland holds up one hand. To the right, a standing deity murti wearing a silver crown, silver necklaces and a green lower garment holds a lamp-like object in one raised hand. A black lingam with a garland sits in front at lower left, with marigold and red flower garlands, yellow marigolds, and a small sign reading KAILASA SEATTLE on an easel. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a silver-lidded vessel lie on the platform, and a small brass pot and incense are at the bottom right.

Photograph of a richly decorated altar with a dark Shiva lingam in the centre, its face marked with white tripundra lines and a gold trident, wrapped in gold ornaments, flower garlands in pink, yellow and white, and a gold necklace. Beside it stands a female deity murti in a teal and pink sari with pearl garlands, and a smaller figure in a red headdress and blue garment, also garlanded. A pink silk drape with gold patterns and a flower-filled vase sit on the gold-toned platform, with a silver vessel behind. Deity murti are not people, so no physical people are visible.