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Outdoor ritual at a golden canopied shrine decorated with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers. A deity murti in a red and gold crown and silver ornaments sits under the canopy. A bare-backed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera, holding a silver vessel toward the murti. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside him, and a purple and gold silk cloth is being held up on the right. The setting is a white brick wall with a white flag behind the shrine.

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Outdoor photo of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with white vibhuti markings on his arms and forehead, reaching toward a golden palanquin (palki) draped with garlands of red and white flowers and peacock feathers. He wears a red-stoned earring and a rudraksha bracelet. Behind the palanquin stands a golden kalasha-topped canopy with a deity murti under a purple and gold cloth. A young man in a dark green sweater holds a white flag on a pole to the right, and a white brick wall with a flag appears at left. The scene suggests a procession or ritual honouring the palanquin, and the man's appearance has several cues of the page's described figure, so he is labelled as probable Swamiji.Outdoor photo of a deity murti under a gold-trimmed canopy decorated with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers. A bare-backed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and upper cloth, with a sacred thread, offers a yellow fruit to the murti, which wears an orange turban, a bejewelled crown, pearl and floral garlands. Behind him a man in white ritual clothing with a light forehead mark stands smiling and clapping. Fruit sits on a golden tray at right, and a blue and purple silk cloth drapes the platform. A white brick wall forms the backdrop.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOutdoor photo of a golden palanquin-style shrine on a wheeled gold base, draped with purple and blue silk cloths, red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers. A golden deity murti in a gold crown sits inside the canopy. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands at left, hands raised in gesture, near the shrine. Partial figures in white and green appear at the edges beside a white brick wall.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of an outdoor procession shrine on a paved street. A golden ratha-style canopy with a pointed finial holds a Krishna-form deity murti crowned with a peacock-feather headdress and dressed in red and gold silk. Peacock feathers stand around the deity, and red, white and yellow garlands drape the canopy and base. In the foreground a person in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border leans over the shrine, holding a small silver cup or vessel, apparently performing an offering. Two more people stand behind, one wearing sunglasses, and a white brick wall and trees frame the scene.2008-10-15April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOutdoor photo of a decorated golden palanquin or ratha-style canopy with red and white garlands, peacock feathers and a purple cloth draped beneath it, set in front of a temple building with blue flags. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style ornament stands at left holding a silver vessel, pouring or offering over the shrine. Behind him two men in white dhoti and shawls stand near the canopy, and another person in white is at the right edge. Long, swept-back dark hair and orange clothing are visible on the central ritual figure, consistent with the page's description, but his features are not clear enough to confirm identity. Garlands of flowers hang from the canopy poles.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a temple ritual. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears an orange-red unstitched upper cloth over bare shoulders and a white lower cloth, with curly dark hair, a gold earring and a red-and-white beaded wrist band; his right hand holds a ritual object near a golden shrine. Beside him, a golden canopy shrine houses a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, peacock feathers, a gold crown and a pink-and-green embellished headdress, draped in a red and gold silk cloth. Behind, a man in a dark shirt and sunglasses and a woman in pink stand watching. A white brick wall and pine trees form the background.2008-10-15Outdoor photo beside a white brick wall of a golden palanquin-style canopy (ratha/palanquin) decorated with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers, sheltering a deity murti draped in white and violet cloth with an ornate gold crown. A man in orange robes with red borders, shaved head, a large gold-toned pendant on a beaded chain, is touching a peacock-feather fan above the deity; he appears to be an appearance-based a person candidate, though his cues are limited to orange robes and a gold pendant, so the identity is uncertain. A second man in white clothing bends at the palanquin's side, and partial hands of another person appear at the lower left. Flags with a blue emblem stand behind.