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Indoor temple puja at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple in Los Angeles. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) with one hand while holding a peacock-feather fan in the other, in front of a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful cloths along the back wall. To the left, a man in saffron robe with a red-and-saffron shawl stands with palms pressed together. A woman in a red sari holds a golden tray with a red cloth, a child in a maroon kurta stands beside her, and other devotees in saris and kurtas, including a woman in a bright blue-and-green sari, watch nearby. A decorated palanquin with red and white flower garlands stands at right, and a red-and-gold painted backdrop with deity figures is at upper left.

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