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Devotees sit on the floor before a shrine in a Hindu temple, facing a richly decorated deity murti under a gilded arch framed by multicolour flower garlands. The murti wears layered gold and jewelled necklaces and a crown. Two priests kneel at left; the nearer one, in an orange-saffron cloth, extends a lit oil lamp toward the deities, while a companion in white sits beside him. Seated devotees in yellow, light blue, pale blue sari and dark shirts face the altar, with brass bells hanging at right and a silver curtain behind. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a low platform. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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October 22 20082008-10-22Devotees seated on the floor in a temple hall face a shrine with a gold arched frame and a multicoloured garland. Central deity murti wears a crown and jewelled necklaces, flanked by two smaller figures in orange and purple robes. A priest in orange with a shaved head holds a flame toward the altar, while a man in white dhoti sits at left. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells sit at right. Worshippers in yellow, blue and light blue clothing kneel with their backs to the camera.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Photo of an arati ceremony at a temple shrine decorated with garlands and gold-framed images of deities. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti sits cross-legged and holds a lit lamp toward the deity murti on a blue-draped altar. To the left, a bare-chested priest with a white forehead mark and a woman in a red sari with a green blouse sit with hands folded in prayer. A bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala also sits with palms pressed together. Brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates with flowers and fruit sit on the floor, and two people in the foreground are partly visible. Several people are visible in the scene.October 22 20082008-10-22A temple shrine interior with a row of decorated deity murti on a raised platform, draped in red and multicolored garlands and flower arrangements. A brass lamp stand and an ornate golden arch frame the central deities. Several seated devotees in the foreground face the shrine: a woman in red, a man in white, a woman in a green sari, and a man in an orange shirt, with a bald man at lower left. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person; the seated people are devotees in ordinary clothing, and the shrine suggests puja or darshan.2008-05-12October 22 20082008-10-22A temple puja in progress before a central deity murti draped in green, yellow and red garlands, with a gold crown and gold-framed arch behind it. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head sits at the lower right, facing the deity with hands folded, beside an offering tray holding apples, a bowl and a small arrangement of red flowers. On the left, a man in orange clothing kneels with palms pressed together, and another devotee in orange sits beside him. Devotees sit in rows on the floor in the foreground, with red rope barriers between them and the shrine. Two brass bells hang at the upper right, and a large second deity murti in a pink, green and gold skirt with garlands stands at the right edge.2008-10-22Interior temple scene with a decorated shrine lit by oil lamps and garlanded deity murti under a gold arch. A standing priest in orange-brown robes raises a lamp near the shrine. Seated devotees in red, orange and yellow saris and a white-robed bald man face the altar from the foreground. Flower garlands drape the deities, and a framed photograph sits on a small stand before the altar, with a readable caption placard beside the shrine.2008-05-04A photograph of a devotional shrine room where seated devotees face a central deity murti dressed in a garland of green, red, yellow and white flowers beneath an ornate gold arch. A small gilded canopied palanquin stands at left with a red cloth and a smaller figure inside, and another deity murti decorated with garlands stands at far left beside an oil lamp. Standing silver bells hang on the right. Devotees in white shirts, a red sari, an orange shirt and a man in white dhoti with a shaved head sit on the carpet in puja posture, with a flower arrangement and brass items near the altar. The seated figures are devotees; the deities are statues and the palanquin is a ceremonial object.2008-05-12April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 23 20082008-10-23