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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with a red-carpeted floor. Several devotees sit on mats facing a deity murti group decorated with marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-style lamp. Two men in saffron/orange robes sit in front, hands pressed together in namaste, one near a microphone stand. Beside them a woman in a red shawl and a man in a dark outfit kneel. In the foreground, a woman in a red-orange embroidered shawl and a blonde woman in black sit with their backs to the camera, and a woman in a teal floral top sits nearby. A woman in red on the right sits with eyes closed, apparently in prayer. Brass lamps and offerings stand on a low platform.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine hall during a ritual. Several deity murtis stand in the background, decorated with colourful flower garlands and gold ornaments, with a kalasha and brass oil lamps in front. At left, two men in saffron/orange robes sit on a red mat; one holds a feathered whisk or fan toward the altar while the other sits bare-chested with ash markings, near a puja plate with flowers. A woman in a red sari sits at centre on the floor facing the altar with hands joined. Three women sit on the floor at right, one in a red and gold sari, one in a teal floral outfit, and one in blue with blonde hair. A microphone stand stands at left.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple puja in progress before a richly decorated altar of deity murtis draped in flower garlands and colourful silk. Several devotees sit on an orange mat with hands folded in prayer. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala tends brass plates of flowers and offerings. Nearby, a woman in red sits with hands joined, and a man in orange kneels at a microphone. Brass oil lamps and metal vessels stand on the floor, and a blue-draped platform holds a small image. Several other people appear partially at the frame edges.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsInside a temple shrine hall, a priest in saffron-orange robes with a white sacred mark on his forehead waves a white feathered fan over a silver-rimmed kalasha and offerings on a small orange mat, while a second priest in orange kneels beside him. Behind them, several richly garlanded deity murtis stand on a raised shrine with brass oil lamps in front. A woman in a red sari sits cross-legged on the right, and another woman in red kneels at left with papers before her. Scattered flower petals and brass plates of offerings lie on the mat.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsDevotees seated cross-legged on floor mats in a temple hall, viewed from behind, facing an altar crowded with ornate deity murtis draped in marigold garlands. A woman in a red shawl and a woman in a black blouse with teal sari sit in front; a woman in a mustard blouse and red gold-bordered sari sits at right. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on a blue-draped stand before the deities, and a standing priest in orange clothing tends the altar. Other seated devotees in saris of green and maroon fill the background.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events