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October 02 2008

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A man in saffron-orange robes with red borders sits cross-legged on an orange mat, reading from a sheet of paper into a microphone while pointing at the text. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and gold bangles. In front of him is a brass puja tray with a gold spoon, brass bowls, a small bell, a lamp and incense sticks, plus a bowl of apples, oranges and pears. Beside them is a red draped table with a framed garlanded portrait of a woman, pink carnation garlands and sunflowers in a blue vase. A dark stone object stands behind the table, and the setting appears to be a Hindu worship session with prayer reading.2008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red border sits cross-legged on an orange mat, palms pressed together in namaste, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Before him is a puja arrangement: a silver tray with brass oil lamps and a small bell, a bowl of fruit including apples and oranges, silver bowls, and incense sticks. Behind is a draped red table with a framed portrait garlanded with pink and red flowers, sunflowers in a blue vase, and a large dark stone deity murti on a tiled platform.2008-10-02Indoor puja at a temple shrine. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the left, facing right toward a microphone on a stand, with his hands pressed together. Beside him, a devotee in a pale orange shawl kneels on a mat before a brass bowl of water and a bowl of fruit, while a woman in white pours from a vessel. Behind them stands a black nandi bull with garlands, a framed portrait garlanded with pink and red flowers, a red-draped table with sunflowers, and a framed photo on an armchair garlanded with marigolds, with colourful deity murtis and garlands in the background.2008-10-02May 03 20082008-05-03October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor puja at a Hindu temple with a row of devotees seated behind a rope barrier beside a black stone lion sculpture. In the foreground left, a bald priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before a low offering tray holding apples, a lime, a yellow melon, bowls of rice and sweets, and orange and pink cloth. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with hands joined in prayer beside a brass lamp and flower-decorated tray. Behind them, colourful deity murtis and statues are arranged on shelves and altars. Several women in salwar kameez and a man in a striped shirt watch with palms together.2008-10-22September 16 20132013-09-16Indoor puja in a carpeted hall with a row of colourful cloth-covered bundles and a black stone deity murti in the upper right. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged at left, reading from papers. Next to him a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala reads, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits at a microphone with a pooja tray of fruit, a brass lamp and a kalasha. Two women in orange saris sit in front, reading from sheets. A framed garlanded portrait labelled with a printed name stands on a red-draped table beside sunflowers. a person cues are not clearly visible here, so the shaved-headed central priest is described by role only.2008-10-02April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsFebruary 24 20112011-02-24A photograph of a Hindu temple puja inside a decorated shrine room. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms sits on a low wooden seat before a microphone, holding a sheet of paper. Beside him, a man in white dhoti sits on the floor, and a woman in red sari with a mala sits on the left. On the right, a woman in red sari sits cross-legged on a mat before a brass kalasha, fruit, flowers and sweets arranged on a tray. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp, a golden peetha-style arch, and deity murti decorated with garlands in green, red and yellow.2008-10-23