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Photo inside a temple hall with gold-painted walls and a white marble floor. Rows of identical small red-and-black deity statues, each garlanded with flowers, are arranged on tiered gold steps behind the people. A woman in a seated position sits on the lower step. Standing in front, a woman in a turquoise sari with a green blouse presses her palms together, next to a woman in a purple sari with gold border and gold bangles, hands folded at her chest. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms stands with palms joined. At the far right, a young woman in a pale blue long dress with hands folded looks on. A wall air conditioner unit is mounted on the left wall.

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Four people stand in a gold-walled room with a white marble floor during a ritual setting. On the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white ash markings wears a white dhoti with a green and gold border and stands barefoot with hands clasped. Next to him, an older bald man in black shirt and cream dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded and holds a small object. Two women stand on the right: one in a turquoise saree with green blouse and a dark bead necklace, hands clasped; the other in a purple saree with gold border and gold jewellery, hands clasped. Beside them is a tall stainless steel vessel with a finial lid. Behind them, shelves hold red-and-black figures. A wall sign shows a QR code and text reading Scan Here to talk to THE SPH.2024-11-07A 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 temple shrine room with a tan block wall and a black-tiled altar. On the left, a golden statue of a seated figure wears a red turban and a necklace. Behind an altar with a white drape stand painted deity murtis, including one in blue with a tall crown. Along the right wall, rows of small orange-and-black figures stand on shelves. A bare-chested priest with a white dhoti and sacred thread, holding a lit lamp or aarti, stands before the altar beside a woman in a white sari with a shawl. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in namaste, and a bald man in dark clothing stands behind him. Green-and-red rugs cover the floor, and a few offerings lie near the lower left.2021-11-05A group of about fifteen devotees stands in a hall with a white marble floor and a yellow-painted wall during a devotional gathering. Several women in saris and salwar kameez stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a teal sari, one in a red-pink sari, one in a yellow kurta with a dark cardigan, one in a red kurta, and one in a blue sari with a gold shawl. A man in a white shirt stands among them with hands folded. On the left, a row of black stone sculptures in orange robes sits on a raised platform, and a golden deity murti stands further back. Exposed ceiling ducts and fluorescent lights are overhead, and a camera on a tripod is at the right edge.Indoor temple ritual in a large warehouse-style hall with exposed ceiling pipes and fluorescent lights. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala raises a brass lamp toward a deity murti set on a decorated altar. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a flower garland and a bearded head covering stands with hands folded, beside a woman in a pink sari. Devotees in white kurtas, saris and salwar kameez stand with palms joined along a wall lined with seated figure murtis and standing deity figures. A brass oil lamp and offerings sit on white-draped tables in the foreground, with a shivalinga covered in flowers at right.A photograph of an indoor ritual in a large hall with bare concrete block walls, exposed ceiling pipes and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his arms and chest holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass bell overhead. Beside him a woman in white holds a brass lamp, and a black lingam with pink flowers sits on a yellow cloth. On the left a man in an orange robe with a red-and-white garland stands with hands folded. Behind them, people in saris and kurtas stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in turquoise, a woman in a red sari and a man in white. Along the back wall a row of black sculptures in ornate robes and tall crowns is displayed, along with a red banner and a garland-decorated figure. Devotees are gathered in prayer during a puja.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21A group photograph inside a temple shrine room with cinder-block walls and a tiled floor. Many devotees stand and kneel with palms pressed together in namaste; several women wear saris in orange, yellow, green, red and cream, and some men wear white dhotis, including a bare-chested priest at left. Behind them stand white and gold deity murtis, a golden figure in a red turban and saffron cloth on a golden seat, and a row of small black deity figures decorated with orange and red garlands at right. Children sit in front, and a brass lamp with flame appears at lower left near a black bull-shaped object. Roughly 40 physical people are visible.2022-06-05 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20242024-01-24A group of women sit on mats on the floor during a devotional ritual indoors, with brass oil lamps (diyas) and brass plates of flowers and offerings arranged in front of them. Behind them, a tiered wall is lined with rows of small deity murtis in orange and gold garments, each wearing a flower garland. A woman in a blue blouse wears a face mask, a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold blouse wears a beaded necklace, a woman in a cream sari with gold border sits in the centre, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange blouse and a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and blue face mask sits at the back near a white cabinet, a girl in a yellow dress stands at right, and other attendees sit on chairs by a doorway with framed photographs on the wall.2022-04-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20122012-10-16Indoor temple shrine with a golden seated figure in a red turban and necklaces on a black tiled pedestal at left, beside colourful deity murtis in blue and pink and a row of small orange-clad murtis on shelves at right. Three men in white dhotis stand before the shrine: a bare-chested man in the centre-right holding a bell in one hand with palms pressed together, a man in white with a face mask holding a small bell, and an older man at the far right in a white dhoti with a sacred thread, hands folded in namaskar. Green and orange prayer mats cover the floor, with a purple cloth at the left edge. This appears to be a puja during a Skanda Shasti observance.2021-11-05