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A photograph of a home devotional gathering in a warmly lit room. In the foreground a woman in a turquoise sari with blue embroidered border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and beside her a man in white dhoti-style clothing with bare upper body stands clasping hands. Behind them a woman in orange and a seated man in white perform devotional singing and playing a dholak-style drum. To the right a seated man in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits before a decorated deity murti in a gilded arched shrine with blue drapery and garlands. Walls display framed pictures and a dancing Shiva figure, and a fireplace mantel holds a lion-shaped sculpture and small lamps. Several other devotees are seated along the sides, and a small crowd is visible.

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April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor ritual gathering in a home room with a fireplace, framed pictures and a small deity altar at right. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and a beaded necklace raises a feathered fan and a bowl-like vessel while people around him clap and chant. A man on the far right sits in saffron/orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, hands joined, near a blue-draped altar. Women in orange, turquoise and white saris stand clapping; a drummer in white on the left holds a dhol drum. Several seated devotees in front. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.A photograph taken indoors in a home room with a fireplace, framed pictures and a white sculpted stone figure on the mantel. In the foreground a man in dark clothes stands at left while several women in saris, including one in turquoise with a blue border and one in orange with a white saree, stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with his hands folded stands near a seated figure in orange robes at right, with a seated man in a white shirt in the lower right corner. The floor is covered with rugs and cushions, and a small lamp and printed booklets sit on the floor at right.Indoor home shrine gathering. A seated man in orange robes sits on a carved wooden chair near a gold-framed shrine holding a small deity murti draped in blue cloth and garlanded. Behind it, a framed photo with a garland hangs above a white fireplace. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left holding a fan-like object, and a woman in white stands at right. Seated devotees in front include a woman in turquoise, others in orange and white, and books and boxes lie on the floor at right. A framed Krishna painting hangs on the wall above. The robed man's ritual role and clothing are visible, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.Indoor evening gathering in a home-style room with warm lighting and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a teal sari with sequined border stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and several people clap. A man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers and a woman in an orange-brown sari dance in the center, with a small girl in a blue dress nearby. A seated man in orange robes sits at right near a golden deity murti and brass items on the floor. Several other attendees in saris and casual clothes stand and sit around the room.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of an evening home puja in a living room. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a gold-framed niche with a blue backdrop, where a deity murti is adorned with red garlands and offerings. He raises his hand toward the murti. A framed photograph of a figure in orange robes with a garland hangs beside the TV. Around him, a man in white kurta sits with his back to the camera, a woman in a teal salwar kameez sits in front, and another woman in a pink-and-maroon sari sits to the right with hands folded. A drum rests in the foreground, and a brass plate with fruit and lamps lies on the cloth. A white lion statue stands near the niche. a person's presence is uncertain from appearance; the figure in orange is seated at the altar and his face is not clearly visible.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA 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 EventsA living room puja scene with devotees seated on blue floor cloths. Two women in saris, one in teal and one in pink, stand at a television on a stand, waving white fly-whisks over offerings on brass plates. A seated man in an orange-brown shawl sits in a chair at left, near a golden framed portrait of a woman in orange garments garlanded with red flowers, and a blue-draped deity figure with a garland. Many seated devotees in white, orange and pink clothing fill the foreground, and a woman in a grey wrap stands at right by a shelf. A fireplace mantel holds brass figures and framed pictures. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the seated man is described only by role.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events