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A photograph of a Maha Lakshmi puja in a hall with a black backdrop and red curtains. Three large golden arched frames hold deity murtis: a Venkateswara-style figure with a golden crown and garlands on the left, a large golden murti on the right, and a central deity with a golden halo and crown on a raised platform. A framed portrait hangs above on the backdrop. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands centrally at the altar, performing the worship with offerings, a brass lamp and ritual items. A large seated audience of devotees in white and light clothing fills the foreground, many with their heads turned toward the altar.

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November 09 20092009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09Indoor temple-hall abhishekam in progress before a large seated audience. A central deity murti, dressed with white garlands and ornaments, stands under a golden halo arch flanked by two smaller golden arches holding dark stone idols. Several men in saffron/orange robes stand at the altar pouring liquids and holding ritual vessels, and a woman in a white sari stands at right. A man in white kurta operates a video camera on a tripod at left. A framed portrait hangs on the black backdrop above, and brass lamps and kalashas sit on the altar. Seated devotees in front fill the lower frame.2009-10-17November 09 20092009-11-09April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsNovember 09 20092009-11-09A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor facing a shrine decorated with gold arches and multiple deity murtis. On the left, a dark murti wears a flower garland with multicoloured floral strands and orange-and-gold ornaments. At centre, a standing figure in a saffron-orange sari holds a lamp before a raised platform, while a person in white kneels at the base of the central shrine. Deity murtis with gold halos and crowns fill the back, a framed portrait hangs above, and a seated gold-adorned deity murti occupies the right altar. Black drapes and white curtains frame the hall.2009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09February 01 20172017-02-01November 09 20092009-11-09Interior 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.2009-10-17A photograph of a Maha Lakshmi puja in a hall with a black backdrop and red drapes. Three golden deity arches frame a central altar with a golden halo-shaped backdrop holding deity murtis. A priest in orange-saffron robes stands at the altar, arm raised toward the central deity, with a brass pot and oil lamps set before the altar. A framed portrait hangs high on the back wall. Dense rows of seated devotees, many in colourful saris and kurtas, face the altar from the foreground, with a few visible at the right edge. Brass bells hang on the right wall.2009-11-09