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A group of devotees stands in a hall around a black stone Nandi bull statue set on a tiled platform, with brass bells, flowers, fruit and a small oil lamp arranged in front. Several women in colourful saris, including a woman in pink with hands joined in prayer, a woman in blue and green with hands folded, and a woman in yellow and a woman in turquoise, stand with palms pressed together or hands clasped. Behind them stands a row of dark metal deity murti heads on shelves and a decorated altar with a figure in green and red. Men in casual shirts and light kurtas stand among the crowd. No one is identified as a person in this image.

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March 10 20132013-03-10Indoor temple-hall scene with seated devotees on grey carpet facing a black stone Nandi bull on a tiled plinth, draped with a white and gold cloth and strung with white flower garlands. Behind it a decorated altar holds colourful deity murti figures with pink flowers. Two standing figures on the right wear orange-saffron robes; the man on the left wears a long orange garment and a beaded mala, and the woman beside him wears an orange sari. Brass bell, oil lamps, fruit, a kalasha-style plate and offerings are placed on a low table in the foreground. Several children sit at left, and rows of ornate ceremonial headdresses are lined along the back wall.2008-07-20Interior of a temple hall with a black stone Nandi bull statue on a tiled plinth in the foreground, draped in a pink and gold cloth with garlands. Seated devotees on the floor, several women in saris and salwar kameez, a man in a white shirt, watch a ritual. Behind them a wall of rows of small colourful mini shrine-like caps or hats in red, orange, green and purple. Left of centre stand painted murti figures of deities, including a figure in gold with a crown and a figure in green. On the right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate gold shrine and a kalasha-style lamp stand. Brass lamps, a brass vessel and offerings sit on a low wooden table.2008-04-27A photograph of women seated on a dark carpet in front of a large black stone Nandi bull statue beside a Shiva linga. Five women sit in a row in saris: a woman in white with red border on the left, a woman in yellow in front, a woman in orange with gold border at the centre-back, a woman in green in front right holding a white paper and a green-handled object, and a woman in purple behind. Behind them hang rows of decorated cloth garments in orange, red, yellow, green and blue on hooks against a wall, and a small table with items sits at the left edge.2008-07-15Indoor temple photo with bright orange walls. In the centre, a woman in a cream and red-bordered sari with a red shawl leans over a brass puja tray set on a gold-patterned cloth, pouring or offering something near a silver vessel. To the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange blouse and a rudraksha-style mala stands with her hands clasped in front of her. On the right, a woman in a lavender sari presses her palms together in namaste. Behind them, a young man in a grey shirt stands by a doorway. Several black deity murtis draped with orange cloth and red beads sit along the back wall. In the foreground, a black Nandi figure is adorned with gold garlands and a pink flower, next to a black shivalinga. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam in progress.2013-03-10A temple hall at a Hindu shrine where a shaved-headed man in white dhoti kneels at a stone platform holding a black Nandi bull statue, while a woman in a red-bordered white sari pours water from a copper pot over it. Behind them, garlanded deity murtis and framed images stand against a pale wall, with brass bells and a brass urn in the foreground. Several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a green blouse and dark sari, a woman in a red sari, and another woman in a yellow sari kneeling at the right. A man in a long white robe stands near the right, and a child in a red shirt stands at the left. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi at a shrine. The man kneeling appears to be a priest in white; no candidate's appearance meets the criteria for a person.2008-05-03October 22 20082008-10-22March 10 20132013-03-10January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA woman in a white sari with a navy blouse bends over a dark stone Nandi bull sculpture, pouring water from a brass pot onto it during abhishekam. Two women stand beside her in the background: one in a pale yellow sari, the other in a purple sari with a dark shawl, hands folded. Behind them stand white seated deity and guru figures, a golden shrine and a gold-framed sofa in a hall with a pink flower on the bull.2008-05-03A photograph inside a temple-like hall with dark floor and brass lamps. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red head wrap and layered beaded necklaces sits on the right, gesturing with one hand toward a bronze deity figure with raised arm. Seated before him is a woman in a pink sari with a maroon blouse, flanked by a child in red and other seated devotees. Several people in white, blue and orange clothing sit on mats and low wooden seats. A black carved animal sculpture rests in the foreground, and a small brass puja tray with lamps and offering bowls sits on a white cloth. Two large blue-robed bronze deity figures stand at the left and right edges. The orange-robed man matches the appearance cues of a person with saffron clothing, shaved head, red head wrap and beaded necklaces.2008-05-11