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October 22 2008

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A photograph of a crowded temple hall during a devotional procession. A woman on the left in an orange saree carries a tray of yellow fruit. Beside her, women in saris of red, maroon, teal and pale green stand with palms pressed together or hands held before them, and a young boy in a red kurta and white churidar stands among them. Behind them, more attendees in white kurtas and casual clothes line the grey carpet. At the back, a framed portrait of a seated figure hangs above a wooden altar with a gold-framed mirror and decorative triangular banners in red and blue. An exit sign is visible on the left wall.2008-10-22May 04 20082008-05-04May 04 20082008-05-04October 22 20082008-10-22A large hall filled with seated devotees during a group puja or satsang. In the foreground, a woman with long light hair wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and sits with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a mala sits chanting, and an older woman in a peach-pink sari sits with hands folded. Behind them rows of men and women wear white, orange and pink clothing, many with orange shawls. Brass plates, small oil lamps and a kalasha sit on mats in front of them. Pink and orange banners hang on the walls, and a framed portrait with a small figure is visible at the upper right, labelled as a portrait without legible text.2012-04-20Indoor temple puja at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple in Los Angeles. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) with one hand while holding a peacock-feather fan in the other, in front of a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful cloths along the back wall. To the left, a man in saffron robe with a red-and-saffron shawl stands with palms pressed together. A woman in a red sari holds a golden tray with a red cloth, a child in a maroon kurta stands beside her, and other devotees in saris and kurtas, including a woman in a bright blue-and-green sari, watch nearby. A decorated palanquin with red and white flower garlands stands at right, and a red-and-gold painted backdrop with deity figures is at upper left.2008-10-22October 02 20082008-10-02A man in a maroon turban with a gold crown ornament and a white feather stands smiling in a hall, wearing a heavy multi-strand garland of green, yellow, red and white flowers over gold-bordered maroon and gold clothing. Around him, women in rust-orange saris and orange-robed devotees hold orange cloth bundles, while a woman on the left in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads presses her palms together in namaste. Behind them a decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits on a stage, and framed photographs hang on the wall. Several people in white shirts and orange garments stand in the background, some with cameras. The scene looks like a welcoming or felicitation moment at an ashram event. Name and identity are not asserted from appearance.2013-12-26April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 22 20082008-10-22October 23 20082008-10-23Indoor procession in a hotel-style hall with a patterned runner on the tiled floor. A man in orange robes and a long flower garland in pink and white walks centre, barefoot, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, a striking orange-and-gold figure leading. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes and another orange-clad sannyasi follow. Two women in white and blue-bordered saris carry flower-filled brass trays on the left, and a woman in a red sari stands at right beside a small boy in camouflage clothing. Drummers and other devotees line the background beneath red and teal festoon decorations.2009-10-11