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A photograph inside a temple hall with a seated audience of roughly twenty people on a grey carpet, facing a standing woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long shawl, holding a small object near the front right. Behind the audience, rows of colourful deity murtis and a wall of statues in orange, red, green and purple stand on a dais. On the right, a decorated ratha-style shrine with garlands and a red and yellow cloth sits beside brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, fruit, flowers and offerings on a tray. On the left, a black stone deity murti stands near a small water basin with brass bowls and a bell. Several children sit in front, one in orange and purple, one in pink.

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April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple hall with a seated audience on grey carpet listening to a standing speaker at right, wearing a saffron-orange robe and holding a microphone. Behind him, a long row of small deity figures in orange, yellow and green garments stands against the wall. At left, a large black Nandi bull statue with garlands sits beside a shallow stone basin. Foreground shows a brass bell, offerings on an orange cloth including fruit and a basket of sweets, and pink flowers. Several children and women in saris and salwar kameez sit among the adults. Background includes colourful painted deity figures on a red-carpeted platform.Indoor temple scene at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, Los Angeles, with a black stone Nandi bull statue in the foreground draped with a garland and bells. Several women in saris, including red, pink and turquoise, stand in a group holding a large yellow fan-like ceremonial item and a white feathered fan. A young boy in a maroon kurta stands among them. Behind them a row of dark shrine figures and a decorated altar are visible. On the right, a person in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at a shrine adorned with red flower garlands, while brass bells, a bowl, and a lamp sit on a table in front.2008-10-22April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor puja at a Hindu temple with a row of devotees seated behind a rope barrier beside a black stone lion sculpture. In the foreground left, a bald priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before a low offering tray holding apples, a lime, a yellow melon, bowls of rice and sweets, and orange and pink cloth. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with hands joined in prayer beside a brass lamp and flower-decorated tray. Behind them, colourful deity murtis and statues are arranged on shelves and altars. Several women in salwar kameez and a man in a striped shirt watch with palms together.2008-10-22Indoor ritual at a temple hall with a grey carpet and deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and colourful silk on a left altar. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat in front of a golden palanquin-style shrine heaped with marigold and red flower garlands, speaking into a handheld microphone. A man in orange robes sits beside him and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread sits at right, holding a small ritual vessel. Seated devotees in colourful saris and a young child sit on the floor at left, and a dhoti-clad man stands near a yellow scaffold. Offerings with a brass plate and lamps sit on the mat, indicating satsang or puja. Printed copyright text appears at lower right.2008-10-22July 23 20132013-07-23A photograph of a temple hall where a seated audience of devotees sits on grey carpet facing a standing man in orange saffron robes holding a microphone, with garlands on his neck. Beside him a woman in orange sari also stands. Behind them is a large deity murti in green and gold draped with white and garlands. On the right a gold-and-brass altar is decorated with flower garlands, fruit offerings and brass oil lamps. On the left a wall displays rows of small colourful cloth-clad figures. Audience members include a girl in a white top, women in saris and men in white kurtas and shirts.2008-07-20A photograph inside a temple hall with a seated audience of devotees on a grey carpet. A standing man in orange-saffron robes and a matching orange head covering speaks to them, holding a microphone near a raised altar on the right draped with yellow, red and teal cloths and garlanded with red flowers. On the left, a large black stone deity murti with a crown and beaded necklace sits beside a shallow basin with brass vessels. Rows of small dressed figures in colourful garments line the back wall, and tall figures in red and gold robes stand at left. Brass bells, a plate of offerings and a bowl of fruit and sweets rest on an orange cloth in the foreground.A seated congregation of many devotees fills a carpeted hall at a Hindu temple, most with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Front row, a woman in a light blue floral salwar kameez with glasses and a man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. A woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari with raised palms are nearby. Behind them, rows of attendees sit facing forward, with a shrine area featuring white deity murtis and a colourful painted peacock-form decoration at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2008-10-22