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Photograph inside a temple shrine in front of golden deity murtis. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit in the foreground: the left man, with folded hands, has a rudraksha mala and sits by a microphone; the centre man, bare-chested with an orange shawl, holds a red offering and prays. Behind them stand several decorated deity murtis: a golden figure in a yellow garment, a four-armed figure in red and green holding a trident, and a figure in pink with a long braid holding a veena. A deity murti in a red silk and gold cloth sits in front with flower garlands. Multicoloured flower garlands and blue cloth decorate the altar. A partially visible person in green sari stands at left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone.

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Indoor temple ritual in front of a shrine with three large deity murtis draped in garlands; the central figure wears a crown and holds a trident, flanked by two other colourful murtis. A figure in an orange robe with a bare back pours or offers something over a small silver-and-gold deity figure set on a purple cloth and flowers. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with white tilak sits with palms pressed together, and a woman in red sits behind him with hands folded. Brass oil lamps and offering plates with flowers sit on the red mat. A microphone stands in front. Garlands of orange and yellow flowers hang on the shrine.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of an indoor Hindu temple ritual with several deity murtis in front of a gold-framed shrine decorated with flower garlands. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the murtis while a seated man at left in saffron clothes presses palms together. A woman in a red sari with a red-and-purple skirt kneels in prayer near a flower arrangement, and a person in red clothing sits near a drum. A brass plate with flowers and metal vessels rests on an orange cloth in front. Statues in gold and colourful garments line the shrine, and a row of rudraksha-style garlands hangs at left. No identity is asserted for the central man, whose appearance is uncertain. The scene shows a puja with an aarti lamp.Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged before an altar at a temple, one chanting into a microphone on a stand while the other sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Both have white vibhuti or sandalwood markings on their arms and chests. Behind them a woman in a green sari and a woman with a braid in dark clothing sit with hands folded. The altar holds deity murtis draped in red, pink and yellow garlands, a metal kalasha-like vessel, brass lamps, a silver thali of flowers and offerings, and a tall brass lamp stand at right.Photo of an arati ceremony at a temple shrine decorated with garlands and gold-framed images of deities. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti sits cross-legged and holds a lit lamp toward the deity murti on a blue-draped altar. To the left, a bare-chested priest with a white forehead mark and a woman in a red sari with a green blouse sit with hands folded in prayer. A bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala also sits with palms pressed together. Brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates with flowers and fruit sit on the floor, and two people in the foreground are partly visible. Several people are visible in the scene.A temple shrine interior with several golden and colourful deity murtis adorned with flower garlands and jewellery, including a dark-faced figure at left and a figure with a trident at right. In the foreground on an orange mat, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and arranges a silver plate of flowers and offerings, while a man in saffron sits near a microphone holding a book, and a woman in a red sari with a dupatta kneels behind them. Another person in red and a woman in red sari stand near the shrine. A brass lamp stands at right beside a silver vessel and a brass kalasha-like vessel on a low table. Puja or abhishekam setting.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple puja in progress before a row of colourful deity murtis and garlanded idols draped in saffron, red and blue cloth. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a vibhuti forehead mark sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange-red robes sits on a mat, and a third man in saffron robes waves a large white chamara fly-whisk over an offering tray of flowers, fruit and brass bowls laid on orange cloth. A kalasha and brass vessels sit before the deities, and a seated woman in red robes is also visible behind the group. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam with padapuja-style offerings.Photo of a puja inside a Hindu temple shrine decorated with garlands and gold-framed deity murtis. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, hands folded, sits on the left, while a bare-chested priest in orange cloth holds a lit lamp toward the central deities. Behind them, multiple deity murtis wear colourful garments and ornaments, with a brass oil lamp and offering vessels on a blue-draped platform. Seated devotees in the foreground, one in green and one in orange, watch the ritual from the floor.Indoor temple puja at a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and deity murtis, including a dark figure holding a trident and a figure in a pink sari. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits before a microphone with palms pressed together. Beside him a bare-chested priest in orange cloth raises a lit flame over a decorated kalasha/vessel with flower offerings on a purple cloth. A seated figure in red and orange clothing with palms joined sits at left, and a woman in a green and red sari kneels nearby. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers and silver vessels sit on orange mats, with oil lamps and garlands visible across the altar.A photo inside a temple shrine with a decorated altar of deity murtis draped in red and gold garments and marigold garlands. Four people sit on low wooden seats on an orange mat for a puja: a man on the left in saffron robes with white tilaka and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in prayer; a shaved-headed man in saffron with a bare upper body holds a long brass handle over a fan-like yak-hair chamara near a tray of flowers and offerings; a woman in a red sari with a red dot sits beside, and another woman in a red sari sits to the right. Silver bowls and a plate of flower petals sit on the floor in front. Several deity figures stand behind, including one in red with a trident and crescent crown.