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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/23/2019

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A woman in an orange sari with gold waist belt, hair bun adorned with white flowers and a gold headpiece, sits on a red rug at a puja in a white tent, raising one hand toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in layered purple and red flower garlands and a golden-yellow cloth, with a crown-like headdress, set against a gold arch and maroon cloth backdrop. Brass lamps, silver candlesticks, a brass bowl, a silver tray and scattered rose petals and marigolds surround the altar. A tall painted cylindrical banner with elephant and bird motifs stands beside it, and palm fronds frame the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2019-06-23August 17 20182018-08-17A woman in an orange sari and gold jewelry stands at left, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with a lit flame over a bell, offering it to a deity murti of Mahalakshmi. The murti is adorned with purple orchid garlands, red rose garlands and pink flowers, and wears a jeweled crown, set before an ornate gold frame. Marigold garlands hang on silver stands, and palm-like leaves and a white tent ceiling surround the altar in a temple puja setting.2019-06-23KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/23/20192019-06-23May 19 20152015-05-19A woman with long dark hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland, stands with her back partly turned, wearing a rust-brown garment with gold borders, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large orange deity murti with a golden crown and raised arms. Behind her on the left, a young man in an orange robe holds a silver bowl, and seated devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded in namaste. Silver puja vessels and flower offerings lie on the floor in front.2013-05-15A devotee in saffron-orange cloth with bare back and upper body, long dark hair tied up, rudraksha and metal bangles, stands at right holding a lit silver aarti lamp in one raised hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing puja before a seated figure. The seated figure is a statue or life-size murti in orange robes and rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark, draped in a red cloth, seated on a leopard-print cushion and golden lotus base. Behind it are garlands of orange, white and purple flowers, a red and gold brocade backdrop, and green leaves. The statue is not a living person, so the a person candidate appears only as a depiction. The devotee is shown from behind, so no face is visible.2018-05-27February 16 20162016-02-16A young woman in a bright orange-red sari with gold zari borders stands before a ritual offering table during a homa. She wears a white and red forehead mark, gold bangles, a heavy gold bead necklace and pendant, and gold drop earrings, with her hair pinned up. She holds a small cupped vessel with a flame and smoke rising from it. In front of her, a table covered in silver foil and green leaves holds copper trays and marigold petals. A black speaker and a folding chair sit at the left, under a white tent backdrop with a hanging garland at the edge.2019-07-06 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/8/20202020-12-08