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Devotees gather in a temple hall for worship around a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a gold-trimmed garland on a raised tiled platform. A woman in a red-and-white striped salwar kameez stands with palms pressed together in namaste at right, beside a decorated deity murti with red flower garlands. Men and women in colourful salwar kameez, saris and kurtas queue or stand in the background, and a small girl in a white dress stands in the foreground. Brass lamps, a small offering plate and a metal dish sit on a low wooden table near the Nandi. Curtains and hanging festoons decorate the walls. a person is not visibly present in this scene.

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April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsDevotees line up inside a temple hall in front of an ornate golden shrine decorated with deity figures and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with green borders, on the left, holds a silver vessel toward a young boy in a striped polo shirt and jeans. Nearby, a woman in a turquoise sari with gold embroidery bends forward, and other devotees in saris, kurtas and casual clothes stand waiting along the dark carpeted floor. The scene reads as a temple darshan or prasad distribution line.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 22 20082008-10-22April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple scene at a Hindu shrine decorated with marigold garlands and gold-framed deity images. A man in a white dhoti with green border stands at left holding a silver vessel. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron robe and mala beads holds a small silver dish while a woman in a multicoloured sari receives an offering, with a girl in orange and pink beside her. A woman in a turquoise sari and a man in a blue striped shirt stand at right near the altar, and a woman in a brown sari is at the far right edge. Appearance-based candidate: the saffron-robed man with mala beads is a probable match for a person performing the offering as a priest-like role, though identity is uncertain from appearance.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsInterior of a Hindu temple hall with ornate gold-and-red shrine arches decorated with garlands and deity murti. A woman in a green silk saree with a red blouse and rudraksha-style beaded necklace walks across the carpet, with a second woman in a sparkly green salwar kameez in the foreground. Behind them, devotees in red and orange clothing stand near a black stone Nandi-like sculpture on a tiled platform, and a gold-toned metal urn stands on the floor. Shelves on the left hold rows of small colourful figures.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple scene inside a richly decorated Hindu shrine hall with gold and red ornaments and garlands behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green border holds out a silver plate or tray toward a woman in a turquoise salwar with gold embroidery. Beside them a man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands near a woman in a multicolour sari, and a young girl in an orange and green dress stands in front holding a small item. A man in a blue striped shirt and jeans and a woman in a brown sari stand on the right, with a pink floral arrangement and offerings on a table. The gathering looks like a puja or darshan exchange of offerings.Photograph inside a Hindu temple with ornate gold and red shrine decorations, marigold garlands draped over deity murtis and a black stone Nandi with floral adornment in the lower left. Several devotees stand in front of the shrine: a woman in a red top and a man in red with a rudraksha mala and a glass in hand, a woman in a white blouse and red sari with hands folded in namaste, a person in red at the right, and a woman in a yellow and blue sari seen from behind. A man in orange robes stands at center near the altar, appearing to conduct a puja, with a small bell and brass lamp on the altar. Ritual setting consistent with darshan or puja. Appearance-based identification of the orange-robed man is uncertain.