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A temple puja at the Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple in Los Angeles. A saffron-robed priest kneels on a red-draped platform, offering a red flower and incense before three deity murtis of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana dressed in orange and gold silk, garlanded with red and white flowers. Behind them stands a murti of Hanuman holding a mountain, and a murti of Shirdi-style saint in orange cloth. A seated man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits at a microphone to the left beside a drum. Fruit, a brass plate of offerings and white lilies sit on the floor in front, with a peacock-feather fan on the right. Several devotees are seen from behind in the foreground.

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Indoor puja at a temple altar draped in red. Three deity murtis stand on the altar: Hanuman with a mace on the far left, and two decorated murtis in orange and gold dress, garlanded with red, orange and white flowers. A standing man in saffron robe with a folded red shawl extends both hands toward the murtis in worship. A seated man in saffron clothes sits to the left with hands in anjali mudra. Trays of fruit, a brass bell and a kalasha-like vessel rest on a red cloth in front, with white lilies and pink flowers in glass vases. A woman in blue sits at the far left and another in a patterned pink top is at the right edge.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple puja on a raised red-draped stage before a row of white deity murtis in colourful garments and crowns, including a flute-playing Krishna murti on the right, with fresh garlands and flowers. A seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at a microphone on the left, and a second man in orange robes sits centrally on the red cloth with palms pressed together in namaskar. Fruit platters, oil lamps, incense, a brass tray and a vase of white lilies and pink flowers sit in front. Two women in saris are visible at the lower right edge and a few heads at the bottom. The central man has a shaved head and no crown or long hair, so the candidate cues are insufficient and his identity is uncertain.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A seated pujari in saffron robes with a red-and-gold cloth draped over his head speaks into a microphone on a red-draped platform at a temple. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sings or chants. Behind them stand three white deity murtis dressed in orange and gold garments with gold crowns, red and pink garlands and flowers. Fruit, a brass lamp and white lilies sit in the foreground, with several devotees in the audience at the bottom edge.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room showing a puja in progress before a set of deity murtis on a raised red-draped platform. Three standing figures in orange and red saris with garlands and crowns are shown, with a figure in pink and gold garments playing a flute on the right, and a figure holding a mace on the left. A seated priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala gestures over offerings, while a second seated man in orange with a mala sits at a microphone. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels, a peacock-feather fan and lit incense sticks are arranged on the red cloth, with white lilies and pink flowers in glass vases. Small figures and a grey-haired person are seen in the foreground.2008-10-22A puja inside a temple room with a red-draped altar. Three large deity murtis in orange and gold garments with flower garlands stand at the back, with a Hanuman figure and a seated Sai-style figure in orange cloth at left. In front, a robed priest in orange sits and offers incense with a lit stick, while a second orange-robed man kneels with hands joined in prayer at the left edge, both before microphones. The altar holds fruit, flowers, white lilies, pink blossoms, brass bowls and oil lamps, with a peacock feather fan nearby. Two people are visible.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor puja before a red-draped stage holding several white deity murtis in ornate crowns and orange and red garments, one with a flute, plus a monkey-faced figure at left and a garlanded arrangement above. Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on a red cloth; the man at centre, with a shaved head, holds a lit lamp and offering, while the man at left presses his palms together in prayer. Trays of fruit, mangoes, bananas and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a woman in grey hair and a red garment and a child are visible at the bottom edge. Visible people: four. A possible yet uncertain candidate is the central man in saffron-orange with a rudraksha-style neck garland; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on a red-draped raised platform for a puja. The man on the right, seated centrally with a saffron shawl over his shoulders and a gold necklace, has his eyes closed and hands folded in front of him; the man on the left, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, sits before a microphone with hands joined. In front of them are brass plates and bowls, fruit including oranges, apples and bananas, white calla lilies, pink flowers, incense sticks and a peacock-feather fan. Behind them stand white deity murtis: three figures in orange and red garments with garlands and crowns, and a figure with a green cap and a long garland beside a white statue in an orange cloth. Scaffolding and a man in white are visible at the left edge.2008-10-22