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Photograph of a ritual gathering inside a temple hall with white draped walls and a carpeted floor. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes conducts a puja before an ornate decorated altar, with a brass vessel and offerings in front of him. Behind the altar, colourful deity murtis stand under floral garlands, including figures in red, pink and gold costumes. A row of many coloured footwear is arranged along the back wall. Around a dozen devotees sit on the floor, including a woman in a blue-and-yellow striped sari, another in pink, and several in white and light clothing, with a seated woman in red at the far right. A drum rests near the priest and a speaker stands beside the altar.

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A photograph of a Hindu temple hall with a carpeted floor, where seated devotees face a shrine. A priest in orange robes sits at a decorated ritual stand with flower garlands, a brass tray of offerings and a drum nearby, while another person in orange sits on an orange mat. Devotees sit in rows: a woman in a striped blue-and-yellow sari with a long braid, a woman in pink, a man in white, and a person in purple. Behind them, a row of colourful shoes is arranged along the wall, with deity murti and flower-decorated shrines in gold and red. A woman in teal walks across the hall. The scene suggests a puja or satsang.2008-10-22A photograph inside a Hindu temple hall with grey carpet, where a robed figure in saffron-orange clothes and a headcloth sits cross-legged at left beside a small brass tray and flower garlands, facing a seated group of devotees. Among the audience, a man in a white shirt sits near the centre, a woman in a red sari sits behind him, and other seated women wear pink, blue and striped saris. Behind them an ornate altar holds several deity murtis decorated with garlands, brass lamps and a row of colourful cloth-wrapped shoes at left. A seated figure in saffron clothing is at left.2008-10-22Devotees sit on grey carpet in a temple hall decorated with garlanded deity murtis and a wall of shoes. A priest in saffron robes sits at left before an altar with a brass tray and lamp, while a woman in red garments sits at the back near the central shrine. Seated devotees in saris and kurtas, including a woman in a striped blue and yellow sari and a woman in pink, face the altar. Brass lamps, flower garlands and gold-framed deity images fill the background.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a temple hall during a puja at the Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple in Los Angeles. On a stage draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers, several deity murtis stand, including figures in red and gold garments and crowns, one with a flute-like figure in white, and a statue of a saint in white robes with an orange head cloth and a flower garland. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the red stage. Seated on grey carpet in the foreground, devotees in white, red, pink and striped saris and white kurtas face the stage. A man in an orange robe sits near the stage, and a woman in a green sari sits before it. Shelves of colourful cloth-wrapped items line the right wall beside a speaker, and white curtains frame the back of the hall.2008-10-22A photograph inside a Hindu temple hall where a seated figure in orange clothing leads a devotional ritual before a shrine. Many seated devotees face him on grey carpet, several in white, saffron, pink and blue garments, some with heads covered. Behind the central figure stands an ornate decorated altar with garlands, a golden murti and a large peetha-style throne-like structure. Rows of colourful small deity figures are arranged on the left wall, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels sit at the right.Indoor devotional gathering in a white-walled hall with grey carpet, where a seated man in orange-saffron robes holds a microphone at a red-draped puja platform. Behind him stand decorated deity murtis: Hanuman in green with a mace, and Radha-Krishna style figures in red, orange and pink saris with flower garlands. Red-draped altar holds fruit, flowers, brass lamps and offerings. Around 12 people sit on the floor facing the platform, including a man in a white dhoti-style robe with a drum nearby, a woman in a blue salwar, and a man in red. Another man in white stands at a scaffold on the left. Seated figure in saffron could be a sannyasi teacher; appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm a person.2008-10-22Indoor photo of a satsang or puja in a temple hall with white draped walls. Several devotees sit cross-legged on grey carpet facing a raised platform. Five or six people are visible from behind or the side: a man in a white shirt and jeans at left, a woman in a maroon sari, a woman in a dark top, a woman in a teal blouse and white skirt, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border. On the red-draped platform sits a man in an orange-saffron robe and ornate necklace holding a microphone, appearing to be the teacher, with a person cue of saffron robe and ornate adornment; a deity murti in a flower garland and a rudraksha-style garland sits behind him. Behind the platform are large colourful murtis of deities in red, orange, pink and gold garments, including a flute-playing Krishna-like figure in pink and a figure with a bow, plus a monkey-faced deity at far left and a saint-like statue in orange and white. A floral garland decorates the arch above, with oil lamps and offerings on the floor.2008-10-22April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsPhotograph inside a temple hall with a carpeted floor where devotees sit in rows facing a shrine. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe stands at center near the altar, between ornate gold-framed niches draped with garlands. Against the left wall is a rows of small colourful decorated figures or murti. On the right, a golden ornate shrine holds deity murti with flower garlands and brass lamps. Seated devotees in saris and kurtas, one in a bright red sari and another in a turquoise top, wear mostly plain or pastel clothing. Several people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera.2008-04-27October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22