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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 4/27/20192019-04-27Outdoor ritual gathering in a parking lot beneath a tan canopy, with a row of seated participants in chairs. A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border and holding an orange cloth and green leaves, stands at right and performs a blessing over the seated women. Several women in front have their palms pressed together in prayer, one in a striped shawl and one in a green top. Parked white SUVs and a building stand behind them. Colourful striped mats cover the ground.2019-04-27Outdoor homa in a parking lot setting. A bare-chested priest with long matted hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, sits cross-legged facing a yellow square fire pit with burning flames. Behind him, an older man in a white shawl with a gold-bordered cloth sits with palms pressed together. A woman in a green sari with a red-and-gold shawl stands with hands folded, and a woman in a cream sari stands holding a small object. On the left, a smiling person in a red turban and pink-and-white garland sits on a gold-draped throne-like chair. Brass ritual vessels decorated with flowers and red garlands sit in the foreground. Parked cars and a building are visible behind.2019-04-27January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor temple-style setting. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white tilak stripes on his forehead holds a brass-and-gold decorated tray with a kalasha topped by green mango leaves. Beside him a smiling woman in a rust-red sari and rudraksha mala holds a blue bowl of red flower petals and a brass cup. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl faces away at right, and another man in white and gold stands beside a red-and-white barrier. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from a raised area under a yellow-and-orange canopy.2015-05-13July 13 20222022-07-13August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photograph of a devotee line at a roadside procession or darshan. On the left, several women in white sarees with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside them, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot, some holding their hands together. At the right, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands facing the group, holding a lit aarti lamp on a tray. Behind him is a table with a framed portrait of a man with long white hair wearing a white head covering, a red cloth and a flower garland, plus a decorated orange and red umbrella overhead. The setting is a paved road with a temple-style gateway at right.June 25 2014 - 12014-06-25July 07 20142014-07-07Outdoor photograph of a Kalabhairava homa at the KAILASA Los Angeles temple under a tan canopy on a paved lot. A seated figure in a gold-embroidered chair is draped in a red-and-gold cloth, wears a red turban and a long garland of red and white flowers, and smiles toward the crowd. Nearby, a barefoot man in a white dhoti holds a brass bowl, and a woman in a cream sari with a bowl stands among other devotees. A man in white kneels with palms pressed together. Families with young children watch from behind striped mats. In the foreground a silver oil lamp, a yellow-tiled fire pit with black ash, and offerings of white flowers, green leaves and a kalasha-like pot sit on a mat. About 20 people are visible.2019-04-27August 09 20072007-08-09