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A photograph of a yellow-walled hall with exposed wooden beams, where devotees sit on red and patterned rugs watching a flat-screen television mounted on the wall. On the left, a standing woman in a white sari with gold border holds a phone. Seated figures include a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti, women in sarees, a girl in a red top holding a small child, and a woman in a pink shawl. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala sits beside a blue cloth decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Orange and yellow marigold strings hang along the walls, a framed photo collage hangs above the screen, and a standing sound speaker and laptop are set up near a shrine with flower decorations. A man in yellow kurta sits at the back near the screen.

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April 17 20222022-04-17 +1 copiesKAILASA OHIO, USA On 30/7/20242024-07-29 +1 copiesIndoor Hindu puja in a yellow-walled hall with wooden floor and exposed beams. A priest in a red kurta stands at left by a decorated altar with garlands and brass vessels, while devotees sit on mats and cushions in yellow, orange, red and white clothing. A man in an orange robe sits in the foreground at left. A brass pillar hung with yellow garlands stands at centre, and a tall wall-mounted screen and a tripod-fitted laptop are at right. Several devotees have their hands folded in prayer. Brass bowls and a tray of offerings sit in the lower right corner.2024-07-29October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a group of about a dozen standing people in a bright yellow-walled hall with exposed wooden beams and hanging lanterns, facing a raised stone platform on the right. On the platform stands a dark shiva lingam draped with purple and pink cloth and adorned with a garland, with a tall orange-and-cream ceremonial pole nearby. Among the attendees, a man in a red shirt stands at left, a man in a light blue shirt and white trousers stands center-right, and a woman in a yellow-and-white sari stands at far right near a shrine table with a framed photograph, brass lamps and flower offerings. Red and gold patterned rugs cover the floor, and colourful textile hangings decorate the walls. The group appears to be taking part in a puja or devotional standing observance.2024-02-24Photo 99185772022-07-13 +1 copiesOctober 22 20082008-10-22KAILASA in SanJose on 7/15/20192019-07-15 +1 copiesApril 25 20222022-04-25A festive indoor puja in a yellow-walled room with wooden floors and red curtains. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, bare-chested with a sacred thread, stands at left holding a brass tray of offerings. Nearby, a woman in a yellow sari stands with a brass lamp. Around a low table draped in black, a row of women in saris sits on a patterned rug holding brass plates and lamps, including one in a purple sari and one in an orange sari. A young child is held in the background, and a yellow-and-red decorated pillar and marigold garlands frame the scene. On a red-draped altar at right are framed portraits and a small lamp, with marigold garlands above. Coconuts, bananas and flower petals fill the foreground trays.2024-11-10 +1 copiesOctober 22 20082008-10-22KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/4/20212021-11-04