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Outdoor photo of a devotional send-off beside a white SUV with its rear hatch open. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron shawl and white tilak on his forehead holds a bundle of white flowers and a red cloth wrapped around an object. Inside the cargo area, a deity murti in red and gold silk garments with a crown and garlands sits on a purple brocade cloth. At left, a woman in a gold-bordered maroon sari holds a silver plate, while behind them a man bare-chested with a sacred thread and a woman in a maroon sari stand near a white building with a balustrade. Green foliage surrounds the scene.

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October 14 20082008-10-14December 16 20112011-12-16April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOutdoor photograph of a welcoming procession at an ashram. A young man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace walks forward with a bald man in similar orange garments beside him. In front, a woman in an orange sari with a black bead mala carries a silver tray of yellow flower garlands and green leaves. Behind them a line of women and girls in orange saris and bead necklaces stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A dark SUV and palm trees are visible in the background under a tree canopy.2013-11-05April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA decorated shrine with a golden arch and dense garlands of yellow, orange, red, purple and white flowers. Two seated deity murti, one in orange and red with a crown and jewelled necklaces, the other in red and gold sari with ornate jewellery, sit above a golden kalasha-like vessel and a garlanded blue-skinned murti at the base. A woman in orange robes bows with folded hands at the left, while another person in orange stands beside her at the edge of the frame, partly visible. Brass vessels and offerings lie on the platform. Two people are visible.2009-12-24A photograph taken at an open car boot of a white SUV, where a small gold-coloured murti is seated on the rear seat, wearing a red-orange crown-like headpiece, a multicoloured flower garland and a blue and maroon silk drape over a gold-embroidered cloth. A bearded man in white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in orange robes leans into the car to tend the murti. Other hands and figures are partly visible at the edges, and a lamp-lit doorway is behind them. Printed copyright text overlays the image.October 14 20082008-10-14A photograph of a ceremonial arati offered to a deity murti seated in the open rear cargo area of a white minivan parked outside a building with glass doors. The murti wears an orange turban-style crown, a garland of orange and pink flowers, and a draped blue and red cloth. A man in orange robes and a red shawl, holding a silver arati lamp with a flame, stands at left facing the murti. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red and gold sari with a brass dish stand nearby, with more people and a white flag visible in the background.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland sits with palms joined in namaste on an ornate golden throne (peetha) with red cushions, flanked by a gold trident and a backdrop of painted rock and foliage. Above, carved figures of seated sages with folded hands are visible. Before the throne, a man in orange robes holds a brass vessel and a plate of offerings, possibly performing padapuja or abhishekam, while another man in orange sits to the left beside brass bowls and a metal pot. On the right, a woman in an orange sari with a red border sits with hands folded. The stage is decorated with flower garlands, marigolds, bananas, pineapples, fruit and a brass kalasha-style pot in a puja setting.2009-07-07