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November 14 2021

Devotees stand with palms pressed together in a yellow-walled hall with exposed wooden beams and hanging lanterns. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl stands near the centre, and a woman in an orange-red dress with red shawl stands beside him. Women in saris of yellow, green and orange stand among others on red patterned rugs. A small figure in white dhoti stands at the far left near a TV screen showing a ceremony. A brass kalasha stands on a stone platform at the left, with a tripod camera and offering items on a white cloth in front. Several participants wear masks.

2022-04-17 +1 copies

November 14 2021

KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/6/2019

2019-03-06 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a devotional ritual in a large hall with exposed ceiling pipes and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, several women with palms pressed together in namaskar face forward: a woman in an orange and yellow saree, a woman in a cream and beige saree with glasses, a woman in a red saree with a dark blouse, and an older woman in a white kurta with a pink and gold shawl. A man in a dark sweater with glasses stands at left with hands folded. Behind them, a tall wooden pole with a cross-piece holds a green and white cloth banner, with a hanging bell at right. Along the back wall, rows of small seated figures in orange and black garments are displayed on shelves, and deity murtis with ornate garlands stand near the right edge. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti stands near the right, and a figure in orange robes stands in the background.

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/23/2022

2022-05-23 +1 copies

March 06 2020

A photograph inside a temple hall at the San Jose Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple during a Paramashivaratri celebration. Several devotees stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a book and wears a gold-bordered shawl. Beside him a woman in a white kurta and blue leggings, a woman in an orange and blue sari, a young woman in a cream and red lehenga, and a woman in a black sari stand with hands folded. On the right, a bare-chested man with rudraksha mala and white dhoti holds a large brass kalasha, and an older woman in a dark green sari stands beside him. Behind them, decorated deity murtis with green and gold garments and peacock-style halos stand on a platform, and devotees sit on black mats. Shoes lie near the feet of the standing group and rose petals are scattered on the floor.

2019-03-06 +1 copies

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/2019

2019-07-06 +1 copies

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/26/2019

A group of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste inside a bright hall with yellow walls and a white marble floor. Women in cream and yellow sarees with gold borders stand in the centre, and a woman in a blue kurta with a yellow shawl stands at left. A man in an orange shirt and a boy in a white dhoti with bare chest and a girl in a green striped lehenga stand at right. Behind them, shelves hold rows of red-and-white robed deity figures with garlands. A black stone Shiva-lingam with a garland sits at left near brass items and a kalasha-like vessel. Fluorescent lights hang from the exposed ceiling. The scene suggests a puja or darshan. Eight to ten people are visible.

A group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in a warmly lit hall with a yellow wall and a bright ceiling, apparently at a ritual session. A man in a blue striped polo at left and a man in a black t-shirt with grey trousers stand in front, with a woman in a yellow kurta and black leggings beside them, and a woman in a blue patterned kurta to the right. Behind them, a man in a grey shirt holds his hands together near a hanging bell on a green cord, and a few others stand in the background. To the right, a seated deity murti wears a red crown and gold necklaces, and shelves at left hold colourful painted murtis and orange-clad figures. A marble-topped table with a kalasha-like vessel and flowers lies at left.