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A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow sash and a light lavender turban stands outdoors on grass, holding a brass kalasha with a coconut-like orange top. He wears a rudraksha mala with gold bead accents and has tattooed arms. Beside him a tall pole flies a red flag printed with a figure, and brass offering trays sit at the lower left. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual, though the ceremony itself is not otherwise visible. Only one person is visible.

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Outdoor photo at a sunlit lawn with green grass and wooded hills under a blue sky. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a cream turban stands beside a brass flagstaff, holding the rope while a magenta flag with a white painted design is hoisted. He wears a long rudraksha mala with beads. A brass tray with a kalasha, oil lamps and offerings sits on a magenta-draped table at left, indicating a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual. The priest is a single visible person; the swami candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance here, so no a person identification is made.2024-11-07A bare-chested priest in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a long white rope or cord that rises toward a hanging red-pink cloth flag. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and has white painted markings on his arm and chest. The flag bears white painted imagery of a bull with a saddle, a swastika, a sun, a trident and other ritual symbols. Beside it stands an ornate gold-framed doorway or shrine arch, with a green leaf bundle at the base of the flag pole and a red cloth at lower right. The setting is an indoor hall with a metal ceiling. This appears to be a flag-hoisting ritual.2024-03-01A bare-backed man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands bent forward on a concrete terrace, gripping a tall brass pole on a brass base while raising a flag line. He wears a dark beaded mala around his wrist and has arm tattoos. To his left sits a brass tray with small oil lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel, and beside the base a brass plate holds a decorated brass vessel with a cone-shaped top. Green lawn and trees fill the background under a dusky blue sky.2024-11-07A bare-chested man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, before a crimson flag. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and has a large tattoo on his upper left arm. The crimson flag bears white-outlined painted imagery of a bull with a decorated saddle, a swastika and sun motifs, and a row of small ritual symbols along its lower edge. Marigold garlands hang on the flag pole, and a gold-ornamented shrine structure glows softly in the background. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual.2024-03-01A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white turban and bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, performing ritual worship at a golden shrine. He pours liquid from a golden vessel over a gilded kalasha-shaped object on a tray scattered with pink petals. Beside him stands a silver-and-jewelled deity murti wrapped in white and red garlands on a brass plate, and a brass ritual rod lies on a red velvet cloth. Behind him is a gold-carved pillar and a sign reading KAILASA LOS ANGELES.2024-11-09A photograph of a homa ritual at an open-sided temple structure with gold and red draped cloth. A shirtless man with a white and gold-bordered head cloth and white dhoti with gold border stands at left, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace, a rudraksha mala and red-thread bracelets, while he holds a brass hand bell in his right hand and a lit brass oil lamp above the fire pit. Behind him a brass arch frames a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flowers and garlands. In front, a raised mud fire pit burns with flames and is scattered with red flower petals. Brass lamps stand on either side of the altar. The man has white markings on his arms and chest, showing a priest performing the Sudarshan homa fire ritual.2025-12-30A photograph of a homa ritual inside a temple-style shrine draped with gold and red fabric. A shirtless priest with a white turban, white and gold-bordered dhoti, and a beaded necklace stands at left, pouring an offering with a metal vessel over a fire. A devotee in a white saree with a green and gold border kneels before the flames. Behind them, brass deity murtis garlanded with white flowers sit on a red-draped altar, with brass oil lamps and red flower petals on the floor.2025-12-30A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white-and-gold turban stands before an altar and holds a large brass tray of white flowers, possibly offerings. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, a red thread on his wrist and a sacred thread across his chest. Behind him stands a deity murti decorated with garlands, a tiered backdrop of gold and red draped cloth, and a brass oil lamp on the right. Red and pink petals are scattered on the orange floor. The setting suggests a ritual offering.2025-12-30A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders and a white and yellow turban, standing bare-chested with a gold beaded necklace and a metal armlet. He holds a round brass plate of red powder beside a small homa fire burning in front of a shrine. The shrine has red and gold drapes, a gilded arch and decorative carved wooden canopy, with garlanded pots and flowers, and a brass oil lamp stands to the right. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor. The priest is performing a ritual offering; no clear visual cues establish a person's presence, so the identity is uncertain.2025-12-30A bare-chested man in a white turban with gold and yellow borders, white dhoti with gold border, and a gold necklace with a large pendant stands at left holding a folded white cloth with green and gold border and a red fringe. Behind him, an ornate golden canopy frames a shrine with red and gold drapes, a deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands, a brass lamp, and a small fire glowing at the base. Red and pink petals are scattered on the orange platform in front. He appears to be a priest performing a puja or homa. The photo shows one person.2025-12-30A shirtless young man in a white turban and white dhoti with gold border stands at a gold-ornamented altar, holding a brass bowl of pink flower petals with his right hand while performing a ritual. He wears rudraksha and white beaded malas, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. In front of him, a gilded kalasha-like metal form adorned with white and red garlands sits on a brass tray, and a second jewelled silver-and-gold deity murti in a crown-like headdress sits on a brass plate covered by a red cloth. A white sign reading 'KAILASA LOS ANGELES' is behind him beside gold filigree pillars and a red curtain.2024-11-09A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white and yellow turban stands beside a homa fire pit, holding a brass tray of dark blue beads over the flames. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with red thread on his wrist and white marks on his arm. Behind him is a decorated shrine with golden carved arches, red and yellow draped cloth, a deity murti with flower garlands, and brass oil lamps at the side. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor, consistent with a Sudarshan homa offering.2025-12-30