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A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp in front of an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha-style shrine on the right, adorned with red and white flower garlands, a peacock-feather motif and blue and purple fabric. Beside him a woman in a green sari holds a silver tray of offerings, and a man in white dhoti stands behind. On a tray below sit oranges, a watermelon and other fruit. Devotees in colourful saris and casual clothes stand along the left side of the room, and rows of deity murtis and decorated figures line the background.

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Indoor temple hall with cream walls and a grey carpet, where a small golden canopied shrine draped in pink fabric stands with red flower garlands. A priest in white dhoti bends over an open golden box at the shrine's base, while another white-clad priest with a shaved head kneels nearby. A man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a fan, and a woman in an orange sari stands beside a deity murti with a halo. Several devotees in saris and casual clothes watch from the background.October 22 20082008-10-22A temple shrine interior with several golden and colourful deity murtis adorned with flower garlands and jewellery, including a dark-faced figure at left and a figure with a trident at right. In the foreground on an orange mat, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and arranges a silver plate of flowers and offerings, while a man in saffron sits near a microphone holding a book, and a woman in a red sari with a dupatta kneels behind them. Another person in red and a woman in red sari stand near the shrine. A brass lamp stands at right beside a silver vessel and a brass kalasha-like vessel on a low table. Puja or abhishekam setting.A photograph inside a temple hall with white draped fabric and gold-framed shrines. In the right foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red headcloth sits cross-legged behind a brass lamp stand, extending his hand over a lit oil lamp toward a woman in a red-and-white polka-dot sari who presses her palms together. Beside them lie brass vessels, a red cloth with sandals, and a brass bell. Behind, a woman in orange and a man in a striped shirt watch, and several people in orange and white are near a golden deity murti with a crown and a tall golden canopy in the background. Red and yellow garlands decorate the shrine. Lamp-lighting and devotional worship are visible.Indoor ritual scene at a temple during an aarti. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and gold necklaces raises a lit oil lamp with both hands, a white tilak mark on his forehead. To his left, a man in a yellow kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a green-and-gold sari and glasses also joins her hands. A woman in an orange-red sari with folded hands stands at right. Behind them, a gold-framed arch surrounds a black deity murti with a gold crown, and brass oil lamps and flower garlands fill the foreground. Several other devotees stand in the background.2009-10-17April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsMay 04 20082008-05-04April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsJanuary 01 20082008-01-01Priests perform a puja before a gilded shrine in a temple hall. A central deity murti in an arched golden shrine is draped in blue and orange cloth and heavily garlanded with multicoloured flowers, with a red garland at its base. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands in front, with another priest in white dhoti beside him and a devotee in a green-and-maroon shawl kneeling at right. Smaller garlanded deity figures stand on pedestals behind, and a decorative umbrella with floral embroidery is at left.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 20 20112011-04-20