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A photo inside a temple-like hall with yellow walls and a red flag bearing a blue bird emblem. Three black stone deity murtis stand on pedestals draped in pink, red and orange cloth, garlanded with white and orange flowers. A framed standing portrait on the left shows a figure in white robes with a large gold-framed backdrop. Four people sit on the floor in front of a puja tray with fruits, a pineapple, brass lamps and a small lit lamp. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a blue sari sit near the tray, while a man in a pink shirt and a bald man in white sit in the foreground. Plastic chairs and a colourful hanging textile stand at the left edge.

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September 01 20112011-09-01April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsTemple-style puja inside a hall with a dark drape backdrop and tall striped ceremonial poles. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at a black stone shivalinga on a tiled platform, pouring or offering over it, flanked by decorated deity murtis with flower garlands and gold arches. A woman in a red sari kneels at left beside a black Nandi bull, another woman in a pink top and a woman in a white sari sit at the right foreground near brass vessels and a kalasha, and a cameraman stands at the far left with a tripod. Brass oil lamps and offering trays surround the platform. Because the appearance cues are only the shaved head and orange robes, the central priest is described by role and the identity is left uncertain.2007-11-15Indoor temple room with a concrete floor where a standing man in a white dhoti and cream shawl, wearing a long beaded necklace, raises a hand in blessing before a decorated arch. Seated on the floor in front, a woman in a blue sari sits with her back to the camera before a red-and-white checked cloth holding fruit, a pineapple, brass lamps and puja items, with a man in white beside her. To the left, several people sit on mats and cushions, including a bald man in white and men in t-shirts. At the back, three small deity murti in green and red garlands stand on a golden throne, while a large black deity figure in orange cloth and garlands stands on a pink-draped pedestal on the right. A standing fan and a multicoloured hanging textile complete the scene. The page lists no a person presence.2011-09-01April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsDevotees sit on striped rugs in a temple shrine room with dark maroon drapes and ornate gold arches, performing a puja before a deity murti dressed in orange and garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a purple sari sits behind a platter of fruit, sweets and red offerings, with a brass lamp and tray among them. A man in white with a folded cloth sits near the central murti, while several men in white dhotis and a woman in a red and white sari kneel around the offering spread. Other deity figures in colourful garlands stand in alcoves at the back and sides. No one in the scene is identified as a person, and the setting is a ritual worship gathering.2011-04-19Indoor temple hall with a polished reddish floor during a puja. A priest in white clothing sits at the left near a row of small oil lamps and offerings on banana leaves. Devotees sit on the floor in rows facing the shrine; in the foreground a woman in a pink and red sari with a long braid and a woman in blue with a yellow flower in her hair are seen from behind. At the centre, a deity murti stands in an arched shrine lit by lamps, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala statues. To the right, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and beads rests on a golden throne-like seat draped with orange cloth, with a kalasha and brass lamps before it. Colourful striped pillars decorate the hall and framed pictures hang on the walls.A temple shrine scene with a sacred fire pit of stacked bricks burning in front of a decorated deity altar. Two black stone dvarapala guardian statues in orange-saffron dhotis flank a central shrine with a garlanded deity murti. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits at left, and a woman in a yellow sari sits center-right beside two women in red and maroon saris on the floor. Behind them, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange flower garland hangs on a draped stand, with a sacred fire burning in the homa. Marigold and red flower garlands decorate the shrine, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style offering in front.Indoor temple shrine hall with white pillars and a ceiling fan. A priest in white dhoti and shirt sits at left, holding a lamp or ritual implement over a small brick fire pit where a flame burns; a fire ritual is underway. Two women in white and a woman in a red and gold sari sit on the floor before brass plates of bananas, fruits, coconuts and leafy offerings. Behind the fire pit, a deity murti stands in a red-and-gold shrine with two orange-clad female figures flanking it, and a framed portrait on a draped stand, garlanded with red flowers, shows a figure in saffron with rudraksha beads seated in meditation. Brass lamps and bell-like vessels stand on the floor. Only the priest and three women are physically present.A temple ritual photograph inside a hall with a dark backdrop, with several deity murtis dressed in colourful garlands standing on golden peethas and arches. In the centre, a tall figure in a golden crown and multicoloured garland is seated on a raised platform. In the foreground a priest in orange-brown robes sits beside a central puja platform with brass lamps and offerings. Two women in saris sit facing the altar, one in a pink sari, another in a red-and-gold sari holding a book. Several seated devotees with hair in braids are visible in the lower foreground, and a saffron flag stands on a pole behind the altar. Other decorative poles with painted bands frame the scene.2007-11-22A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja before a row of deity murtis decorated with garlands in pink, red and white. The central figure is a crowned deity murti flanked by golden prabhavali arches. To the left, a priest in orange robes stands at the altar waving white fly-whisks, and a larger ornate deity murti with a gold crown sits to the right. Devotees in saffron, orange, red and white saris and kurtas sit on the floor facing the altar, several with heads bowed. A framed portrait of a saint hangs above the altar on a dark drape. Brass lamps and offerings are placed before the altar.2009-10-17Interior of a temple hall with a dark draped backdrop and gold-framed shrine arches holding several deity murtis decorated with marigold and rose garlands and red silk. A small framed portrait hangs above the shrine. A man in an orange robe stands at the left of the shrine holding a ritual lamp, and a priest in orange stands near the center. A seated congregation in colourful saris and kurtas, several in orange and yellow, faces the shrine on a tiled floor, with a child in orange at the lower right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels sit on the altar platform.2009-10-17