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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02Indoor temple hall with yellow-tiled walls and red and gold shrines holding multiple deity murtis, with a tall silver kalasha-style lamp stand in the centre. Several priests in white and saffron dhotis perform a puja near a raised platform. Around 30 seated devotees sit on red and patterned floor mats, facing the shrines; some wear white kurtas, saffron and dark clothing. Ornate gold canopies frame the murtis, and dark drapes hang behind them.2022-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A seated congregation fills a temple hall with red floor carpets, facing an altar with ornate golden arches and multiple deity murti in colourful dress. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with red border sits on a chair, and a woman in a white and gold kerala-style sari sits on the carpet. A woman in a teal blouse and blue sari sits nearby, and a woman in a yellow and blue sari with a rudraksha mala kneels at the right edge. Behind them, many devotees sit cross-legged in white, orange and casual clothing. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits at the right, and a small wooden table with a brass vessel stands in the centre. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2022-04-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A seated congregation sits on mats in a temple hall with golden thrones and decorated deity murtis under a red-and-gold canopy. Devotees wear saffron, orange, red and white garments, several in sarees and kurtas. In the foreground a bearded man in a black shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, while on the right a shirtless bearded man with a sacred thread sits in meditation. A tall brass oil lamp stands near the altar, and colourful ceremonial banners hang along the walls. A small framed portrait is visible on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present among the seated people.2024-02-26Interior of a temple hall with gold-framed shrines draped in red fabric, filled with deity murtis and decorated with colourful striped hangings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow border stands at a central puja table holding a ritual implement, with a tripod-mounted camera beside him. Several seated devotees sit on red mats facing the shrine: a woman in a pink saree at left, a person in a grey top, a woman in a yellow top with a braid, and a man in white. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the right near a shrine, and a seated person in a dark top is at far right. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged in front of the altar.2022-05-03 +1 copiesInterior of a Hindu temple hall with gold-framed shrines and deity murtis, including a blue-skinned figure on a raised altar at the back. A seated congregation fills the floor on red patterned carpets. A man in an orange shawl over a grey top sits in the foreground, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti sits nearby. Women wear saffron, green and red saris, and a woman in a green sari wears a beaded necklace. Several devotees sit with hands folded in meditation or prayer. Gold drapes and a framed portrait hang on the walls, and a standing man in white stands near the far shrine. Satsang at a temple setting, with a visible shawl-wearing man whose appearance is uncertain as to identity.2019-12-20KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/18/20212021-12-18Photograph of a Paramashivaratri puja inside a temple hall with red and gold drapery and multiple deity murtis in shrines along the walls. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and a white upper cloth stands holding a lit lamp (aarti) before a seated group. Near the front, several women in saffron-orange robes sit on red patterned carpet with brass plates and offerings, and a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the right beside a woman in white. Brass lamps and trays sit on low wooden tables. The scene shows an evening aarti during a group ritual.2019-03-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01