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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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.2020-12-22Outdoor photograph at a KAILASA Los Angeles pada puja. 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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.2021-02-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/9/20212021-03-09 +1 copiesOutdoors 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.2020-12-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/7/20212021-01-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/1/20212021-02-01Outdoor 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.2021-03-08Outdoor photo of a ritual fire on a patterned rug in a parking lot. In the foreground a young person in orange robes and a white face mask sits cross-legged, wearing rudraksha mala bracelets and white horizontal markings on the arms, and is feeding a small fire pit with wood and offerings, with a brass cup and a brass bowl nearby. Behind, a seated figure in a red robe with a red and gold turban and a white flower garland with red roses sits on an ornate carved armchair with an orange embroidered cloth draped over its arm. Trees, street lamps and parked cars are visible in the background.2021-01-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/1/20212021-01-01Outdoor homa ritual on a sunny street with a parked white car and bare trees behind. In the foreground, a sannyasi in orange cloth with rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, wearing a white face mask and white ash markings on his body, sits cross-legged and stirs a fire pit with a long wooden ladle. Burning sticks sit in a dark metal tray with oil lamps and a small brass bowl nearby. Behind him, a seated figure in red robes and a red turban with white floral decoration, wearing garlands of white and red flowers and a red-and-white beaded necklace, sits in an ornate wooden armchair with a gold brocade cushion on a patterned rug, hands in a greeting gesture. a person: the seated figure's red-and-gold turban, flower garlands and ceremonial seat match the page's a person claim; treat as an uncertain appearance match.2021-02-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23