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A photograph of a ritual in an ornate indoor room with a white fireplace and white lion statues. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a carved wooden chair before a deity murti dressed in blue and draped with flower garlands, set in a gold arched frame. He holds a flower garland and a bouquet is laid on the tray in front. Beside him a man in a white robe stands holding a small metal vessel, while two men in white and one in a green-bordered white dhoti sit on a blue carpet. Two large carved red velvet thrones stand in the background. Trays of flowers, fruit and sweets are arranged on a white cloth. The orange-robed man matches the visible cues for a person, seated as the central figure.

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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits with closed eyes and hands resting on his lap in a temple shrine room. Beside him, a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with green and red borders holds a ritual item, and another man in white dhoti stands at left. Behind them, a white marble lion sculpture stands near a gold-framed niche holding a deity murti dressed in a blue silk backdrop, flowers and a jewelled crown. A head of another person is visible at lower right. The seated man has long swept-back hair and adornments matching the a person presentation, performing darshan-style sitting in the shrine.April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a home puja room with orange curtains and a gold-framed shrine. At centre, a deity murti draped in orange silk is garlanded with red and white flowers, set within a gold arched frame. To its right, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sage with a rudraksha mala sits beneath a flower garland, with a lamp in front. On the floor, a low table holds fruit, bananas, flowers, a brass plate and lit oil lamps. Seated before it are a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a second man in white, a woman with long dark hair in a green sari and several other seated devotees, one on the right in a white shirt with a moustache. The scene reads as a darshan or puja.2008-04-28A photograph of a home room during a devotional gathering around a small shrine on a white mantel. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame with a blue backdrop, a deity murti draped in blue cloth and marigold garlands, and a kalasha-like vessel in front. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged at the shrine with hands joined in prayer, while a man in white dhoti-style cloth sits nearby. Dozens of seated devotees, many women in saris and salwar in teal, orange and red, fill the floor. Behind the shrine are two carved dark wood chairs with red upholstery, a white lion statue, framed photographs and a dancing Nataraja figurine on the mantel.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 28 20152015-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28April 30 20152015-04-30April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph of a home darshan ritual in a bright room with orange curtains and tall windows. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits beside a second man in white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl and beaded necklaces, both at a small ritual setup. In front is a golden arched frame holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with red, white and pink flowers. A framed portrait with a flower garland, showing a seated figure in orange clothing, sits on a red-draped table beside oil lamps. A woman in a green sari with dark hair in a bun sits in the foreground, and a few heads are visible at the edges. Brass vessels are on the floor.2008-04-28