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A photograph of a puja inside a temple hall. Seated on mats in the foreground, several women in saris and salwar kameez, including one in a red and green sari and another in a teal top, face the altar. Behind them, three men in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised mat: one reads from an open book, another in orange sits beside him, and a third in orange performs ritual actions over a brass plate of flowers and offerings. To the left, a row of Shivalinga-style sculptures in orange, red, yellow and green cloth stands on a shelf. Behind the altar, a large golden deity murti wears a white garment and jewelled necklaces, with marigold garlands and red drapery. Brass vessels and a kumkum-marked plate sit on the floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.

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Indoor temple satsang in a Hindu temple hall with a row of ornate deity murtis and marigold garlands on the right. Several seated devotees in saffron, red, pink, green and maroon clothing face a man in orange robes holding an open book in the centre, while another man in orange sits near a microphone at the right, raising a hand. Dozens of hanging sacred cloths and colourful fabrics line the wall behind, and small brass vessels rest on the floor. In the foreground, a figure in red robes sits with bare shoulders at left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.Inside a temple shrine room, a group of devotees sits on the floor on mats and cushions performing a ritual. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit at the centre, one holding an open book and a small puja plate, with brass plates of offerings before them. A woman in red sits nearby. Along the left wall stands a row of small colourful deity figures in orange, red, green and blue garments. Behind the ritual area are large ornate gold arched shrines decorated with garlands, with a deity murti in a blue and gold setting at the centre. Several women in saris and salwar, one in green and red, sit facing the ritual. A tall brass kalasha stands at the right edge.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsDevotees sit on floor mats facing a temple shrine in a hall. Several women in saris of red, green, pink and blue sit in the foreground, one wearing a red sari with a white head covering. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit near a low wooden platform with offerings and brass vessels. To the right stands an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands, and oil lamps are on the floor. Behind them a long wall of fabric displays many small dressed deity figures in orange, yellow and purple garments. A camera-free ritual.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple ritual in front of a shrine of decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands and colourful silks. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak sits on a low seat reading from an open book at a microphone, while a second man in orange, bare-chested with a shawl, handles brass plates and small vessels. A woman in orange-red sari sits to the left, and children and a young woman in a red top and green sari sit in the foreground facing the shrine. Platters of flowers and offerings sit on the floor. The appearance of the seated central man is only suggestive, so identity is uncertain.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple puja at a Hindu shrine with richly decorated deity murtis draped in garlands and colourful cloth. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange cloth performs a ritual before the altar, with a brass aarti lamp and plates of offerings and flowers on the floor. Seated before him, a man in orange clothing sits near a microphone and a second man in orange sits alongside. Several seated devotees in front, including a woman in orange, a woman in green and red, a girl in red, and a small boy in white, watch the ritual. Stands of orange and black garments and a brass oil lamp frame the scene.