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A seated group reads from printed sheets in a temple-like room during a puja at Kailaasa in Los Angeles. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat before a brass plate of fruit and bowls. Beside him a woman in orange sari reads from pages, and two women in orange and white saris also read, one with hair in a plait. Behind them an orange-robed man sits near a wooden armchair draped in red and gold fabric, with a framed portrait garlanded in red flowers. Ornate deity murtis, flower garlands, a kalasha and brass lamps decorate the altar.

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Devotees sit on a grey carpet in a temple hall during a puja, reading from printed sheets. Five people are visible: a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl at left-centre, a younger man in an orange shawl, and three women in orange saris, one in white border sari. A brass bowl, a plate of fruit and flowers sit on a low wooden stool. Behind them is a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers on a cushioned chair, and a deity murti with garlands and a tall red and gold backdrop. An oil lamp and a wooden stand are at right. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2008-10-02Indoor puja in a carpeted hall with a row of colourful cloth-covered bundles and a black stone deity murti in the upper right. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged at left, reading from papers. Next to him a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala reads, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits at a microphone with a pooja tray of fruit, a brass lamp and a kalasha. Two women in orange saris sit in front, reading from sheets. A framed garlanded portrait labelled with a printed name stands on a red-draped table beside sunflowers. a person cues are not clearly visible here, so the shaved-headed central priest is described by role only.2008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual, with two rows of devotees seated on a grey carpet facing a central altar. Men on the left wear orange robes and gold necklaces, and some wear white dhotis with orange shawls. Women on the right wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls. Each seated person has a small paper sheet in front of them. At the centre, a framed portrait of a man with a flower garland sits on a stone pedestal, with a brass plate of bananas, fruit, flowers and oil lamps before it. Behind the altar, a larger deity murti is decorated with garlands, and a brass kalasha and lamps stand nearby. A man in orange sits on a raised orange seat at the far left, near a wooden chair.2007-11-12October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02A photograph of a Hindu temple puja inside a decorated shrine room. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms sits on a low wooden seat before a microphone, holding a sheet of paper. Beside him, a man in white dhoti sits on the floor, and a woman in red sari with a mala sits on the left. On the right, a woman in red sari sits cross-legged on a mat before a brass kalasha, fruit, flowers and sweets arranged on a tray. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp, a golden peetha-style arch, and deity murti decorated with garlands in green, red and yellow.2008-10-23April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor puja at a temple shrine. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the left, facing right toward a microphone on a stand, with his hands pressed together. Beside him, a devotee in a pale orange shawl kneels on a mat before a brass bowl of water and a bowl of fruit, while a woman in white pours from a vessel. Behind them stands a black nandi bull with garlands, a framed portrait garlanded with pink and red flowers, a red-draped table with sunflowers, and a framed photo on an armchair garlanded with marigolds, with colourful deity murtis and garlands in the background.2008-10-02April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a seated puja in a hall with deity murtis and garlands behind. A man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a carved wooden throne-like chair at right, hands folded, eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in orange holds a microphone while another man in white dhoti and shawl sits with eyes closed, and a man in white shirt and dhoti sits at left. On the orange mat in front are platters of bananas, fruit, flowers, nuts and sweets, with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and oil lamps on a tray. A woman in a patterned salwar kameez sits at lower left. Garlands hang from a shelf at upper left and a colourful deity figure is displayed at top.A photograph inside a temple hall with grey carpet, where a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style prayer setting sits on a wooden chair at a microphone, speaking to a seated audience. Behind him, a red draped backdrop frames garlanded deity murtis, including a figure in orange with a crown and a blue-skinned murti in red and gold. Several seated devotees in saris and kurtas listen on the floor, while a man in white dhoti and shirt sits to the right with a small brass tray of offerings nearby. A marble statue of a seated sage in orange cloth and white garland stands to the left, alongside a standing murti holding a staff and a yellow wooden scaffold.2008-10-22