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Indoor puja at a temple shrine with a golden deity murti and red-and-gold drapery behind. A man in saffron robes with a horizontal tilak and gold necklaces sits at left with palms joined, a microphone on a stand before him. Beside him a woman in a red sari with gold bangles sits with hands in anjali. At centre a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders lights a lamp on a brass tray, while at right a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits behind a wooden stool. Flower garlands in pink and orange and brass puja vessels sit in the foreground.

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Four people sit on low wooden platforms on a red mat in a temple shrine performing a puja. On the left a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks reads from an open book. Beside him a younger man in red and saffron cloth with white forehead marks sits with hands folded. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing bangles and a necklace, holds a small bell and a metal cup over offerings. On the right a woman in a green blouse and purple-red sari sits behind a flower-garlanded silver object. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and bowls in the foreground, and gold and red deity figures and garlands fill the background shrine.May 03 20082008-05-03October 23 20082008-10-23February 26 20062006-02-26Photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple with gold-framed deity images and garlands in the background. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace, a white forehead mark and a microphone sits on a wooden chair, speaking. Beside him a woman in a red sari holds a book and tends a small fire in a fire pit. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor at right, one with a tripundra mark and rudraksha mala. In front lie a plate of pink flowers and a tray of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas. a person is the saffron-robed speaker with gold necklace and forehead mark, seated in a ritual role. Four visible people in total.2008-10-23April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a Hindu temple puja inside a decorated shrine room. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms sits on a low wooden seat before a microphone, holding a sheet of paper. Beside him, a man in white dhoti sits on the floor, and a woman in red sari with a mala sits on the left. On the right, a woman in red sari sits cross-legged on a mat before a brass kalasha, fruit, flowers and sweets arranged on a tray. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp, a golden peetha-style arch, and deity murti decorated with garlands in green, red and yellow.2008-10-23May 03 20082008-05-03A living-room puja in progress at a home in Los Angeles. A man in orange robes and a saffron head cloth sits cross-legged at the centre, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell or lamp in the other, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. To his right, a man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined. Seated devotees fill the room: a woman in a pink sari in the lower left foreground, an older woman in orange, and several people in white and orange along the white sofa behind. A large deity murti on the right is draped in a thick garland of white, yellow and red flowers, with green and red silk cloth. In front lie brass plates of fruit, marigolds, orange-wrapped offerings and bowls of prasad, and a kalasha-style vessel. The room has cream walls and a framed picture above the sofa.2008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple puja in progress on a red-and-orange floor covering. A man seated on a low wooden platform, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a tilak on his forehead, holds a flame or lamp toward a small decorated murti. Beside him a woman in a red sari with a green blouse sits with hands folded in prayer. On the right, larger deity figures in colourful silk saris are adorned with gold necklaces and flower garlands. In front of the murti are a silver plate with red and white flower petals, brass bowls, a small kalasha-style vessel and a silver cup. Partly visible on the left, another seated devotee wears orange robes.May 03 20082008-05-03