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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/15/2019

October 14 2008

Two women sit cross-legged on a woven mat on a wooden floor, performing a puja. The woman in front wears an orange and cream printed saree with a pastel striped border and gold bangles, holding a small item over a brass vessel with a lit wick. Beside her, a woman in a magenta saree with a green and gold border and a forehead mark sits with hands together. Brass plates hold flowers, leaves and offerings, a brass bell and a lit oil lamp rest nearby, and incense sticks stand in a metal bowl. Bookshelves stacked with papers are visible behind them.

Women seated cross-legged on red and patterned floor mats during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. In the foreground a woman in a pink floral-embroidered top and white trousers, wearing glasses and a red tilak, holds a small brass bell. Beside her a woman in a teal and gold sari holds a brass vessel, and at right a woman in a yellow and red sari with green border holds a brass bell and extends her hand over a brass plate. Before them stand a kalasha with a yellow coconut-like fruit wrapped in green leaves, brass plates with flower petals, small brass cups and a lit candle. Other women sit behind in dress with kumkum and white tilak marks, one in a gold and black printed jacket.

A photograph of three seated people on a grey carpet during a puja at a Hindu temple. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair wears a red and orange bandhani sari and sits with hands together, eyes closed. Behind her a woman in a red blouse and red sari sits and a man in white dhoti and shawl with glasses sits, both facing a small altar. Each person has a stainless steel plate on a red cloth mat holding offerings. Behind them a wall displays many dark deity murtis draped in colourful garments and garlands, with a red-draped platform and a tripod at the back. A printed photograph lies on the floor near the foreground.

A seated congregation of many devotees fills a carpeted hall at a Hindu temple, most with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Front row, a woman in a light blue floral salwar kameez with glasses and a man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. A woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari with raised palms are nearby. Behind them, rows of attendees sit facing forward, with a shrine area featuring white deity murtis and a colourful painted peacock-form decoration at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.

A group of women sit cross-legged on a red patterned rug performing a Varalakshmi Vratam kumkum archana puja. In the foreground a woman in a turquoise saree with gold border holds a small offering and kumkum, while a woman in a pink and red saree with a rudraksha mala keeps her eyes closed and hands together. Behind them, women in saris of purple, pink, white and orange sit with palms pressed in prayer. Brass oil lamps, bowls, bananas and a yellow fruit on a leaf sit on low wooden stands in front. A man in a white dhoti sits in the background near a red-draped bench. Several people wear tilak and red bindis.

A woman in a teal blue patterned saree and beige cardigan sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat performing a puja. She holds a brass lamp or pourer in one hand, tilting it over a large brass tray-stand holding a gold-tone plate heaped with red rose petals and a lit candle. A silver platter and a brass bowl of rose petals sit nearby, and an incense stick is visible. Behind her is a gold-upholstered sofa with ornate cushions, a television and a shelf of brass figurines. No deity murti is clearly visible in the frame.

October 23 2008

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/2019

A woman in an orange and pink sari sits cross-legged on a green-and-black carpeted floor with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside her is a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with orange-trimmed cloth and a garland of rudraksha beads and gold bells. In front are brass thalis of offerings, small bowls, and a brass oil lamp, with a red-and-gold decorated deity figure on a wooden stool to the right. Brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a tiled floor.

A group of devotees sits cross-legged on leopard-print mats on a grey carpet in a temple-style room, reading from printed sheets of paper. A woman in the foreground wears a red and gold saree and holds pages, a man in a light blue shirt and jeans sits with hands clasped, and a man in a yellow shirt with glasses rests his chin on his hand. Behind them, women in orange, teal and green sarees hold papers and sit in a line. A gold statue and ritual objects are visible at the top left and along the back, consistent with a puja or chanting session. No person is identified as a person.