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Photo of a temple hall with a white wall and dark tiled altar platforms holding several ornate deity murti. On the right, a golden arched shrine holds a dark deity murti in a blue and gold garment, garlanded with pink flowers, with a red cloth behind. A woman in a white and green sari stands at the shrine offering a plate, and a row of about ten seated devotees in saris, salwar and a wheelchair user watch from the floor on blue mats. Statues in orange and white clothing stand on the left. A framed poster of a golden-arched deity hangs on the right wall.

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Indoor temple room with white walls and a dark tiled platform. A priest in white dhoti and bare chest sits cross-legged at a white-cloth puja setup with brass vessels and a bowl, facing a dark deity murti dressed in a blue sari and adorned with a pink flower garland, set before a gold arched frame with red drapery. Seated devotees in saris and mixed colours, including orange, green and pink, sit on a white mat with their backs to the camera. White and multicoloured murtis of Krishna playing a flute and other deities stand along the walls, and a framed painted deity image hangs at centre. Brass lamps and flowers stand on the platform. Pooja or darshan-style ritual.2011-09-28September 28 20112011-09-28Interior of a temple hall with white walls and gold-framed arched niches holding black stone deity murtis. A man in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp or kalasha-like vessel toward the shrines, apparently performing aarti. A woman in a red sari sits at the lower right near a black Nandi statue draped with a purple cloth. Shrines hold a blue-skinned multi-armed deity, a garlanded deity with orange cloth, and a garlanded deity in red and blue with a red curtain.2011-09-09Indoor puja in a temple room with white walls and dark tiled altar platforms. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing gold necklaces and bangles, sits at the lower right tending brass ritual items and a small flame before a vase of pink and white carnations. To the left, several women sit on mats; one in a green and white sari sits with hands together, others in pink and orange saris. Behind them rows of seated orange-clad figures are displayed on shelves. The altar holds gold-clad deity murtis including a standing pair, a seated figure beneath a gold arch, and a draped white cloth on a platform. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a kumkum tray sit on the floor.2011-09-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 20 20112011-04-20Photo 11682561 +1 copiesMay 03 20082008-05-03Interior of a Hindu temple shrine with ornate golden canopies and deity murtis garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. Black stone Shivalingam-style forms sit on a central pedestal in front. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the right shrine beside a seated figure in white. Several devotees in saris and casual clothes sit cross-legged on a blue carpet in the foreground, facing the shrine. A brass kalasha stands near the front, with brass oil lamps and offering plates on the right. The scene is a puja or darshan at the shrine.December 20 20112011-12-20Devotees sit on woven mats in a white-walled shrine room during a puja before several deity murtis in gilded arches. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at the centre, facing the altar with lamps and offerings. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some in green, red, teal and white, kneel or sit cross-legged; a woman in a wheelchair sits at the right foreground in a light sweater. A dark-skinned deity murti in a red cloth and flower garland stands in the centre arch, with other murtis on black pedestals and a colourful flower arrangement at right.2011-09-09April 20 20112011-04-20