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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.

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Photo inside a temple shrine room. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with bare upper arms and white sacred markings on his arm sits cross-legged, hands pressed together in prayer, a microphone stand before him. Behind him, a shirtless man in orange cloth sits beside a small silver-and-gold ritual vessel and a lit oil lamp, with a tray of red and white flower petals nearby. Further left, a woman in red and a man in red-orange clothing sit with hands folded, and a notebook lies open on a table. Behind the group, three colourfully dressed deity murtis stand on a blue-draped platform, one holding a trident, and a decorated linga stands with flowers and a garland. Brass lamps and marigold garlands frame the shrine.Photo of a ritual inside a temple hall. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a low wooden platform with white sandalwood marks on their arms, one holding a red flower to his face in prayer. 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Garlands of orange and yellow flowers hang on the shrine.Inside a temple shrine, a seated group performs a puja before several deity murtis draped with flower garlands and gold-coloured ornaments. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white sacred mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala reads from an open book. Beside him, a man in red-orange cloth sits with bare chest and rudraksha beads, and a shirtless man in orange cloth sits with hands folded near a silver puja tray holding flowers, fruit and bowls. A woman in a red sari sits between them, and an older woman in a dark top sits at the lower right. Brass and silver vessels, a kalasha, and an orange mat complete the scene.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.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA 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.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.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsPhoto 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.Inside 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.