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Indoor ritual gathering in a temple hall with a grey carpet, where about eight people sit cross-legged on low mats around brass plates and small lamps. A man in orange robes on the left holds a microphone and a open book, while seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls listen. A woman in a yellow sari sits among them, and another woman in orange sits at the right. Behind them are ornate deity shrines decorated with garlands, and a white decorated figure with peacock-like plumes stands at the left edge. Puja trays with offerings are placed on each mat.

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A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a carpeted temple hall with deity statues and a golden throne-like seat at the back. About a dozen people sit cross-legged on mats with brass puja trays, small pink and blue bowls, and oil lamps in front of them. Several wear white ceremonial dhotis and shawls; one older woman in a yellow and maroon sari sits in the foreground, and a woman in an orange-and-white printed shawl sits at left. A figure in saffron robes reads from a book near the right. Behind them, white and colourful deity murtis stand on a raised platform, with a white winged figure in the centre and a tall yellow scaffold at left.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a Hindu temple hall where a seated figure in orange clothing leads a devotional ritual before a shrine. Many seated devotees face him on grey carpet, several in white, saffron, pink and blue garments, some with heads covered. Behind the central figure stands an ornate decorated altar with garlands, a golden murti and a large peetha-style throne-like structure. Rows of colourful small deity figures are arranged on the left wall, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels sit at the right.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOctober 02 20082008-10-02April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsInterior of a Hindu temple shrine with ornate golden canopies and deity murtis garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. Black stone Shivalingam-style forms sit on a central pedestal in front. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the right shrine beside a seated figure in white. Several devotees in saris and casual clothes sit cross-legged on a blue carpet in the foreground, facing the shrine. A brass kalasha stands near the front, with brass oil lamps and offering plates on the right. The scene is a puja or darshan at the shrine.Indoor ritual gathering in a temple room with grey carpet and small brass pooja plates set on leopard-print mats in a circle. Behind him stands a white draped structure with a decorated throne-like altar, and several painted deity murti and figures in colourful garments line the back wall. Participants in white dhoti and white saris sit cross-legged around the circle, one holding a brass vessel, with a woman in white at centre and a bare-chested young man at left.A photograph inside a temple hall with a grey carpet where a seated group performs a ritual. A man in saffron-orange robes sits centre-front, holding an open book and a microphone stand in front of him, with a small cushioned seat behind. Around him, several devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on mats in front of brass plates and small bowls of offerings. In the foreground, a woman with short reddish-brown hair in a white sari-style wrap sits with her back to the camera. Behind them stands a white winged deity figure on a golden peetha with a red cloth, flanked by colourful garlanded statues and a wall of hanging coloured ornaments. The scene looks like a satsang or puja gathering.A photograph of a Hindu temple shrine interior during a puja. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothing face the altar in the foreground. Standing before the central shrine, a woman in an orange sari holds a small white tray, while a man in white robes stands beside her. Behind them a black stone deity murti stands in a gold arched niche with a blue backdrop. To the left, decorated deity images wear garlands and stand before a red-patterned cloth, and tall striped ceremonial poles frame the room. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near a gold-framed altar with a red and gold cloth, while white marble statues with gold headbands stand in the lower right. Fresh flowers sit in a vase in front of the altar.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple ritual in a carpeted hall before a decorated altar with a white swan-shaped ornament and a row of colourful deity figures. A man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low seat at the centre, speaking or chanting with his hands raised, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits nearby. Several devotees sit on floor mats in front of brass plates and small brass lamps, including a woman in a patterned sari seen from behind and a man in white clothes. Blue-lidded bowls and offering plates sit on the mats, and a deity figure stands at the right with garlands.