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A photograph inside a shrine room showing a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holding a lit silver oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity shrine decorated with garlands. Beside him, a man in a cream striped kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a floral salwar kameez with hands folded also stands in prayer. The shrine behind them has gold-toned ornaments and a red-and-white garlanded murti.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white marble walls and a dark red curtain at left. A man in a cream striped kurta stands at left, and a woman in a blue and pink patterned salwar kameez with hands joined in namaskar faces a shrine. Inside the shrine, a priest in orange robes holds a lamp before a deity murti adorned with garlands and a silver arch canopy. Brass lamps and offerings sit at the base of the shrine, and a yellow pedestal stands in front of the woman.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsMarch 25 20082008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph of a small ritual inside a temple shrine room with orange and red draped fabrics and a golden deity murti in the background. Three men sit on low wooden platforms in orange and maroon robes with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha mala around his neck. The man in the centre holds a small flame over a tray. The man on the right, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a heavy ceremonial pendant, reaches toward the flame with a flowing gesture. Brass plates and bowls sit on the floor in front, and a microphone stands at the left edge.A photograph taken indoors in a room with recessed ceiling lights and a small chandelier. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, her palms pressed together at her forehead in greeting. To her right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a pink and green border holds a brass plate with a small lamp and offerings, and a bearded man in orange robes with a pink flower garland stands nearby. Behind them, people in orange robes and light sarees stand near a red-carpeted altar area, and an older man in a light shirt on the left sits with his hands together in greeting.2009-10-112008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadPhotograph of a small shrine chamber with golden-brown stone walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a white-clad deity murti lit by several oil lamps, with pink flower petals scattered before it. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a headband, raises a lamp toward the murti. A second man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing glasses, holds a tray of lit lamps beside it. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Brass offering vessels sit on a low golden stand. Scene shows a puja.2012-05-082008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsJanuary 06 20122012-01-06A photograph inside a small room with cream walls, a red carpet and a bright window. A woman with long dark curly hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. Beside her on the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold necklace and gold bangle stands with hands folded. In the background a man in dark-rimmed sunglasses and white shirt stands, and a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the window. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, performing aarti. A fire alarm is mounted on the wall.2009-10-11