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A temple hall with orange-painted walls and gold-framed arched niches holds several deity murti. On the left, three standing white figures wear gold garments and crowns. Centre-left, a black stone murti sits on a black-tiled platform draped in gold cloth, and a black bull (Nandi) figure with a blue cloth lies before it. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterns frame the space, with a garlanded murti on the right. A woman in orange clothing sits near the platform, and in the foreground three people, seen from behind, sit facing the shrine: one in a dark jacket, a child in a blue hoodie, and a person in a grey shirt. Brass pots and offerings of fruit sit on the platform. No one is identified as a person in this image.

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March 10 20132013-03-10Temple-style puja inside a hall with a dark drape backdrop and tall striped ceremonial poles. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at a black stone shivalinga on a tiled platform, pouring or offering over it, flanked by decorated deity murtis with flower garlands and gold arches. A woman in a red sari kneels at left beside a black Nandi bull, another woman in a pink top and a woman in a white sari sit at the right foreground near brass vessels and a kalasha, and a cameraman stands at the far left with a tripod. Brass oil lamps and offering trays surround the platform. Because the appearance cues are only the shaved head and orange robes, the central priest is described by role and the identity is left uncertain.2007-11-15April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a temple-style display inside a carpeted hall with white walls and dark red curtains. Several deity murti are arranged on gilded arches and a central raised platform, decorated with multicoloured garlands and tall striped pillars with a saffron flag. A brass lamp stand, brass pots and a kalasha sit before the shrine, and a bronze bull figure rests on a stone pedestal. Two visitors stand at the left, one in a dark coat and one in a checked top, while a few other visitors are partly visible at the edges.Inside a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands, a man in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands beside a large black Nandi bull statue on a tiled platform, holding a small object in his hands. Three women in colourful saris sit on a white cloth at the front; the woman in the centre has her palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them are deity murtis draped in flower garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden peetha-style shrine on the right. The saffron-robed man is an appearance-based candidate who cannot be confirmed from the image alone, and there is no visible name caption, so identity remains uncertain.A dimly lit temple interior at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, showing several shrines decorated with marigold garlands and ornate gilded arches. Devotees stand before the deity shrines, including a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt in the foreground, women in red and maroon saris, and a man in white clothes near a brass pot. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on a raised stone platform in front of the shrines. Dark wall curtains and a framed picture frame the scene. No a person candidate is visible in this view.A temple interior during preparation for inauguration, with several deity murtis decorated with garlands in red, yellow and orange flowers. Hanging striped cloth-and-garland columns frame a central shrine. A priest in a saffron/orange robe kneels at a low platform, performing a puja and guiding a young boy in a red-striped garment. Nearby, women in white and orange saris sit in devotional postures. A large black stone nandi bull sits in the foreground beside a brass kalasha-style vessel and offering plates. Gold-framed arches and oil lamps surround the shrine area.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 22 20082008-10-22A temple-style puja hall with several gilded arched shrines framing decorated deity murtis draped in colourful garlands. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth stands beside a stone altar with a nandi-like bull statue and brass lamps. A woman in orange sits cross-legged at the altar. In the foreground, a woman in white sits on the floor, two women in green and yellow saris kneel near a brass pot, and several standing women in orange, teal and purple saris and children watch the ritual. Brass lamps, a tall brass lamp stand and a rope-trimmed red table with offerings complete the scene.2008-07-15Indoor temple-hall scene with seated devotees on grey carpet facing a black stone Nandi bull on a tiled plinth, draped with a white and gold cloth and strung with white flower garlands. Behind it a decorated altar holds colourful deity murti figures with pink flowers. Two standing figures on the right wear orange-saffron robes; the man on the left wears a long orange garment and a beaded mala, and the woman beside him wears an orange sari. Brass bell, oil lamps, fruit, a kalasha-style plate and offerings are placed on a low table in the foreground. Several children sit at left, and rows of ornate ceremonial headdresses are lined along the back wall.2008-07-20May 04 20082008-05-04