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Outdoors on a paved lot under a canopy, a seated figure in a throne-style armchair draped with a gold-and-red shimmering cloth sits on a patterned rug. She wears a red-and-gold headdress, a red garment, a long white flower garland with red flowers, and a beaded red mala, and holds her hands in a greeting gesture. In front, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow border and a rudraksha mala, wearing a blue surgical mask and white body markings on his shoulders, sits and feeds a wooden ladle into a roaring fire pit, with brass vessels and a tray of offerings beside him. Two people are present.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/9/20212021-03-09 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a paved lot beside a street with trees and low buildings. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border, wearing a black face mask and rudraksha malas, sits cross-legged on a woven mat and tends a small fire in a black tray, with a brass cup and bowl nearby. Behind him, a figure in a red-orange turban and matching robes, with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate dark wooden armchair with cream upholstery and an orange brocade cushion. The chair is set on a patterned rug, and a yellow-handled cart stands at right.2021-02-02Outdoor ritual in a paved lot: a seated figure in a red kurta, red and gold turban, and layered white and red flower garlands sits on an ornate wooden armchair draped with a shimmering gold and bronze cloth, with a framed portrait placed in front. Before the chair, a man in a black face mask, shaved-looking white and ochre body markings, brown rudraksha beads and white dhoti kneels at a small fire pit, pouring from a brass vessel into a flaming pit with pink flower petals scattered nearby. A patterned rug lies beneath, with palm and street trees behind. The seated figure matches the a person appearance cues: a red and gold turban, flower garlands, and ornate red clothing, so this is a person presence in person, though the face-free appearance leaves the identity uncertain.2021-01-05Outdoor photo on a paved lot beside a street with trees and houses. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with white ash markings on his arms and chest, wearing black face mask and rudraksha mala, feeds a flame from a wooden stick into a metal fire tray set on a brick base, with a small brass cup beside it. Behind him, a seated figure in red garments, a flowered crown or headdress, and a long white and red garland sits on a cushioned wooden chair under a striped fringed canopy. A patterned rug lies beneath the chair. A masked person at the right edge looks on. The seated figure has a distinctive presentation consistent with a person candidate on a throne, shown in person, with the crown and rudraksha cues visible.2020-12-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/24/20202020-12-24Outdoor photograph on a paved lot with trees and a building behind. A seated man in a red and gold turban and red robe sits on a dark wooden armchair with a gold-and-orange brocade cloth, wearing a white and pink flower garland. In front, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas on his arm and neck sits on a low wooden stool, wearing a black face mask and holding a ladle over a fire pit with flames. A devotee in an orange cloth sits on the right, facing the fire, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on the shoulders. A brass bowl and a small brass lamp sit on the ground by the fire, and a patterned rug lies beneath the chair, consistent with a homa offering.2021-03-08KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/16/20202020-12-16Outdoor photograph at a KAILASA Los Angeles pada puja. A seated figure in a throne-like armchair with carved dark wood and cream upholstery wears a red and gold turban with white flowers, a red garment, a long white and red floral garland, and ornate bangles, with palms pressed together in greeting. Dark-haired priest in a black face mask and white dhoti, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, kneels with palms folded in namaskar before a small fire pit with burning wood and a brass vessel with a ladle nearby. Orange floral cloth drapes the armchair; a patterned rug lies on wet pavement with trees and a low building behind. Probable Swamiji cues: red turban with flowers, red garment and floral garland seated on a throne while being honoured.2021-01-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/1/20212021-02-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/7/20212021-01-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/6/20212021-01-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25