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Indoor temple-hall scene with seated devotees on grey carpet facing a black stone Nandi bull on a tiled plinth, draped with a white and gold cloth and strung with white flower garlands. Behind it a decorated altar holds colourful deity murti figures with pink flowers. Two standing figures on the right wear orange-saffron robes; the man on the left wears a long orange garment and a beaded mala, and the woman beside him wears an orange sari. Brass bell, oil lamps, fruit, a kalasha-style plate and offerings are placed on a low table in the foreground. Several children sit at left, and rows of ornate ceremonial headdresses are lined along the back wall.

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Interior of a temple hall with a black stone Nandi bull statue on a tiled plinth in the foreground, draped in a pink and gold cloth with garlands. Seated devotees on the floor, several women in saris and salwar kameez, a man in a white shirt, watch a ritual. Behind them a wall of rows of small colourful mini shrine-like caps or hats in red, orange, green and purple. Left of centre stand painted murti figures of deities, including a figure in gold with a crown and a figure in green. On the right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate gold shrine and a kalasha-style lamp stand. Brass lamps, a brass vessel and offerings sit on a low wooden table.2008-04-27April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a temple hall with a dark stone Nandi bull statue in the foreground on a raised tiled base, with a small brass lamp and offerings beside it. A seated audience of about 25 people, many in colourful Indian clothing, sits on a grey carpet listening. At right, a robed figure in orange saffron garments stands and speaks, holding a microphone, beside an ornate altar with flowers. Behind them a wall of rows of small orange, red and multicolored cloth bags hangs, and colourful painted deity statues stand on a stage at the back. A woman in a green and red sari sits at lower left.October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph inside a temple hall with a grey carpet and white curtains. On the left, a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, bare-footed and wearing a beaded necklace, pours or offers something over a black stone Shivalinga on a low tiled pedestal, under a wooden canopy hung with fringed red cloth. Behind them, rows of small white and brass deity murti sit on a shelf. Several seated devotees on the floor watch: a woman in an orange sari holds papers, a woman in a green sari with a pink border holds papers, a man in a dark blue shirt sits, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Fruit and offerings sit on a tray in the foreground. Hanging banners and framed religious paintings decorate the walls.A large hall with white walls holds a seated congregation of devotees, mostly in white kurtas and saris, with bright saris in red, orange and blue among them. In the foreground a man in a gold-toned kurta sits beside a woman in a red sari, and a child in striped blue and white sits at right near a black shivalinga-like object with a gold kalasha beside it. Behind them, colourful deity murtis stand on a raised platform, and a row of orange-and-black decorated items lines the right wall. A man in a white dhoti stands at a microphone stand near the murtis, and a loudspeaker is mounted high on the wall.2009-10-17A temple hall at a Hindu shrine where a shaved-headed man in white dhoti kneels at a stone platform holding a black Nandi bull statue, while a woman in a red-bordered white sari pours water from a copper pot over it. Behind them, garlanded deity murtis and framed images stand against a pale wall, with brass bells and a brass urn in the foreground. Several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a green blouse and dark sari, a woman in a red sari, and another woman in a yellow sari kneeling at the right. A man in a long white robe stands near the right, and a child in a red shirt stands at the left. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi at a shrine. The man kneeling appears to be a priest in white; no candidate's appearance meets the criteria for a person.2008-05-03October 22 20082008-10-22May 03 20082008-05-03A temple interior during preparation for inauguration, with several deity murtis decorated with garlands in red, yellow and orange flowers. Hanging striped cloth-and-garland columns frame a central shrine. A priest in a saffron/orange robe kneels at a low platform, performing a puja and guiding a young boy in a red-striped garment. Nearby, women in white and orange saris sit in devotional postures. A large black stone nandi bull sits in the foreground beside a brass kalasha-style vessel and offering plates. Gold-framed arches and oil lamps surround the shrine area.