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A photograph of a temple puja in a small shrine room. Three deity murtis stand on a green draped altar, garlanded with white and orange flower strands, with a red-and-gold draped figure at the far left. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, stands at the altar holding a brass plate. In the foreground, a bearded man in a yellow kurta sits beside several young men in white, one with a white tilak on his forehead and another wearing a yellow sacred thread. The man at right in white with an orange shawl holds a silver plate of pink rose petals. A Kannada sign reading No Mobile reads on the wall above.

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June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10A seated group performs a puja ritual in a temple hall with a gold-covered seat and microphones in the background. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and gold bangles holds a pink lotus flower over a silver vessel. Beside him, a man in white with a rudraksha-style gold necklace and glasses holds a pink lotus, while a bald man with white forehead markings sits in front. Women in white saris with yellow shawls sit to the left and right, and silver trays with an apple and flowers are in the foreground. Priests in saffron robes with gold necklaces and tilak markings sit in the background.2010-11-02April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A seated figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and sits with palms pressed together in prayer on a raised red and pink cushioned seat, flanked by flower arrangements of white and yellow blooms. A bald man in an orange robe stands at left, extending his hand toward the seated figure as if offering blessings, while a man in an orange shirt kneels in front with brass vessels nearby. Several devotees in white kurtas and saris sit in the foreground with heads bowed. Behind them, gilded frames hold deity murtis and figures in ornate robes, and a shrine with a dark-skinned deity adorned with garlands stands at left. A small plate of flowers and fruit sits on a red cloth in the foreground.2009-10-03Four people sit on low wooden platforms on a red mat in a temple shrine performing a puja. On the left a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks reads from an open book. Beside him a younger man in red and saffron cloth with white forehead marks sits with hands folded. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing bangles and a necklace, holds a small bell and a metal cup over offerings. On the right a woman in a green blouse and purple-red sari sits behind a flower-garlanded silver object. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and bowls in the foreground, and gold and red deity figures and garlands fill the background shrine.A temple ritual photograph in which a priest in orange dhoti and shawl kneels at left, offering a brass plate of yellow and red marigold and rose petals. Beside him a bearded man with bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange cloth sits cross-legged, holding a small offering. Several seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothes watch, some with folded hands. Brass vessels, a copper pot, kumkum bowls, a plate of fruit and a small tray lie on the stone floor, with a green cloth and a pillar at left.2010-07-21Four men sit cross-legged on a white floor at a KAILASA event, eating from banana-leaf plates. The men wear white kurta-style clothes and red-orange shawls. The man in the centre is bare-armed with a golden waist cloth, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a red-and-white beaded necklace, and sits smiling with hands clasped. Beside him, a bearded man in white and a bespectacled man in white smile and watch. Plates hold rice, vegetables and sweets, with paper cups nearby. Other seated people in orange and white appear at the edges. Visible cues are consistent with a person seated among devotees, though the face-free appearance is not conclusive.2014-09-15December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor Hindu wedding ritual beneath a pink-curtained canopy before a shrine with a deity murti garlanded in yellow and orange marigolds. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe holds a brass tray of offerings, while another orange-robed man kneels at a fire pit of white bricks with brass oil lamps (diyas) and fruit and flower plates. A bride in an orange sari and a groom in white dhoti and shirt with garland sit cross-legged on a mat. Onlookers in white and pink stand and sit nearby with hands folded.2008-12-26September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesNovember 12 20072007-11-12