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A woman in a red patterned blouse leans forward at a temple shrine, placing a white offering onto a wooden board on a red-cloth altar. Around the altar are brass lamps, small gold vessels, scattered yellow and pink flowers, and a brass plate. To the right stands a deity murti in a teal and red silk garment draped with white and yellow flower garlands. Behind her, devotees in saris and shirts stand near the altar, and a brass oil lamp rises at the top. A black stone lion figure sits at the left edge. Several people are visible, and the scene appears to be a puja.

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A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with golden border stands beside a tall brass oil lamp, her hand extended toward it. Behind her, a few devotees in light and blue clothing stand near the shrine area. On the right, a golden deity murti is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. A stone lion sculpture sits on the left. On the low shrine ledge lie offerings: a wooden tray, flower petals, marigolds, a coconut, a silver bowl and brass vessels, with a figure in teal and red cloth.2009-11-09May 12 20082008-05-12March 27 20082008-03-27October 23 20082008-10-23April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple ritual in a hall with a tiled platform holding a large black Nandi statue and a shivalinga-style black stone. A man in orange saffron robes, with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace, stands behind the Nandi with his hands folded in front of him. A woman in a red sari kneels on an orange mat at left beside brass and copper kalasha vessels and pots, and two women in saris sit on the floor at front centre, one in green and pink and one in orange. Behind them, a seated woman in red and an ornate golden throne-style shrine with garlands and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man stand in the background. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesTwo women in colourful saris decorate a deity murti seated on a gold-framed throne with red and white flower garlands. The woman on the left wears a teal blue sari with gold border, and the woman on the right wears an orange and green sari with gold border; both are bending toward the murti, adorning it. A third person in a white sari with gold border stands at the far left with hands joined in namaskar. Foreground shows a gold tray with puja items, a brass oil lamp, and a gold kalasha, with banana leaves and palms around the altar. Behind, other deities are dressed with garlands and a white-clothed altar is visible.2011-04-20A temple shrine interior with gilded arches and deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands. In the centre, a black Nandi bull statue sits on a tiled platform before a shivalinga. A man in saffron robes stands at the right side of the shrine holding a lamp toward the deities, while a woman in a red and green sari kneels near the lamp. A seated man in white ritual dhoti sits on the right edge beside brass lamps, and a woman in a red sari stands at the left beside a blue-robed deity figure. Several visitors sit in the foreground at the lower left. A red kalasha and brass pots sit on the floor.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events