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April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a temple hall with a dark backdrop, showing devotees seated on mats on the floor facing an altar. The altar is decorated with garlanded deity murtis and gilded arches, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front. Several seated devotees wear saffron, red, pink and green clothing, and a few sit in the foreground in pink and white. A framed portrait hangs high on the wall above the altar, its caption not legible. Rows of colourful cloth bundles are stacked on shelves at left. Devotees appear to be attending a puja or darshan.Indoor puja in a temple room with white walls and dark tiled altar platforms. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing gold necklaces and bangles, sits at the lower right tending brass ritual items and a small flame before a vase of pink and white carnations. To the left, several women sit on mats; one in a green and white sari sits with hands together, others in pink and orange saris. Behind them rows of seated orange-clad figures are displayed on shelves. The altar holds gold-clad deity murtis including a standing pair, a seated figure beneath a gold arch, and a draped white cloth on a platform. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a kumkum tray sit on the floor.2011-09-28Interior of a Hindu temple hall with dark draped backdrop and multiple decorated deity murti shrines framed in gold arches and garlands. In the centre, a standing figure in orange-saffron robes stands before a lit shrine with a brass lamp and offerings. Several seated devotees in front, including a man in a white shirt and a man in a blue shirt, sit on the grey carpet facing the shrine. A small rectangular ritual lamp and brass vessel sit on the floor. Ceiling spotlights light the scene, and a red canopy structure stands to the right.Photo of a temple hall with a white wall and dark tiled altar platforms holding several ornate deity murti. On the right, a golden arched shrine holds a dark deity murti in a blue and gold garment, garlanded with pink flowers, with a red cloth behind. A woman in a white and green sari stands at the shrine offering a plate, and a row of about ten seated devotees in saris, salwar and a wheelchair user watch from the floor on blue mats. Statues in orange and white clothing stand on the left. A framed poster of a golden-arched deity hangs on the right wall.2011-09-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple shrine with gilded arches and deity murtis decorated with flower garlands, including a standing murti in front of a gold-framed niche. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and sits cross-legged on an orange mat beside a brass oil lamp and a platter of flowers and fruit. Beside him, a monk in orange robes presses his hands together in prayer, while a woman in red sari sits near the shrine. Another woman in red kneels at the right edge near a black stone object. Shelves of folded orange and colored cloth stand at left.A photograph of a screen showing a temple shrine room with ornate gold-framed niches and a central deity murti with orange and green garments. A printed sign reading "TORONTO KAILASH" stands in front of the altar. Several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a red sari in the foreground, a woman in white beside her, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers at right, and others in orange and white garments near the altar. A kalasha-like pot and offerings sit on the altar base. The shrine appears to be a satsang setting in a temple hall.2011-10-25October 22 20082008-10-22Interior of a temple hall with dark walls and a cream draped backdrop, where devotees stand on dark floor mats facing several ornate golden shrines decorated with garlands. A woman in a green and gold sari stands at right near a metal stand, and a man in a striped shirt and jeans stands in the center. In the foreground, a man in a red saffron-coloured wrap stands with his back to the camera, and a woman in pink and a woman in a green salwar kameez also face the shrines. Several deity murtis are visible, including a figure with a crown in the central shrine, and a row of colourful cloth-wrapped items lines the left wall. Small oil lamps sit on the floor mats in front of the shrines.A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja before a richly decorated shrine with garlanded deity murtis and ornate gold arches. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe stands facing the altar, holding a ritual object. Devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows with metal plates before them; they wear red, teal, pink and white garments. On the right, a person in a red sari stands near the shrine, and a child in orange sits at the front right. Oil lamps stand on the floor in front of the altar, and a glowing lamp hangs near the wall at the right edge.A photograph of a temple hall during a seated puja. In the centre, a priest in white clothing sits before a microphone beside a brass stand. Devotees sit on cushions on the floor in front, including a woman in an orange and green sari, a woman in a green sari, a man in a white shirt, and women in saris and shawls. Behind them, an ornate golden canopy with a red and multicoloured umbrella shades a decorated deity murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, with fruit, plates and offerings laid on red cloths. Behind the altar, a framed portrait hangs above a gold throne-like seat, and other deity murtis are dressed in red and gold garments. Further right, a seated man in white sits in front of a portrait, and the room is filled with garlands and flowers.2011-04-20