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Outdoor photo beside a white brick wall at dusk, with saffron-and-red flags on poles in the background. A smiling woman in a green sari with a red shawl and red beaded mala holds a silver tray with a small oil lamp and a pile of blue powder. Beside her a bare-chested, bald man in white dhoti with a green border laughs, and another man in white dhoti and shawl laughs with a streak of white paste on his face. A man in a blue jacket stands at right, and more people in white ritual clothes are partly visible at the edges.

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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white wall and a golden pagoda-style canopy with red drapery. A smiling woman with curly dark hair wears a red and green silk sari with a rudraksha mala and red bindi, standing in the foreground. Behind her, a man in white ritual cloth with an orange head wrap and tilak on his forehead holds up white fabric. Other people in white and orange-bordered clothing hold a silver vessel and stand nearby, and a bald man in a grey shirt is at the right edge. Tall trees and a clear sky are visible above.2008-04-28October 15 20082008-10-15April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a ritual exchange on a pillared veranda with pink columns and a teal-framed window. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border, their bare back visible and dark hair with a gold ornament. Facing them, a smiling man in white kurta and dhoti with glasses and a red tilak holds a silver tray covered with an orange-and-gold cloth, while a woman in a white silk sari with pearl necklace and gold bangles reaches to take it. Behind them stand a man with white hair, a young man in white, and a woman in an orange sari. No readable event or deity is visible, so the scene is recorded as a plain ritual offering.2008-05-11A procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. In the foreground a man in white kurta holds a silver tray piled with orange marigold garlands, a kalasha-like metal vessel and green leaves. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a red border and rudraksha mala holds a tray of red rose petals. On the right a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and vertical tilak stands beside a golden staff. Behind them stands a decorated red and gold palanquin with ornate fabric, and several attendants in white with orange shawls hold long poles. Several onlookers, including a woman with red hair and a man in glasses, stand in the background.A street procession passes a white-brick wall beside a red-painted kerb. At the right foreground, a smiling man in a white kurta and an orange shawl holds a tall brass-topped staff. Behind him, a woman in white and magenta carries a small tray. Further left, a woman in an orange sari holds a brass kalasha-style pot, and a woman in a red sari carries a silver tray. Children in blue and white walk alongside. Behind them, a golden palanquin-style shrine topped with a golden finial is garlanded with flowers and holds a deity murti, carried in procession. A yellow banner with a red emblem hangs from a pole at the upper left.2008-04-27April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a temple procession in an open courtyard. A bearded man with long hair in saffron robes stands at left, hand raised near his face, facing a smiling man in an orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long garland of red and white flowers. In the centre, a man in an all-white dhoti holds a tall golden staff with a trident-like finial. Another man in white with a yellow-and-white flower garland stands at right, beside women in saffron and sarees. Behind them stand a brass trident and a green hanging decoration; metal plates with offerings line the left side under a shade canopy. A saffron-clad attendant stands at far right.2008-01-01November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16October 14 20082008-10-14A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor temple-style setting. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white tilak stripes on his forehead holds a brass-and-gold decorated tray with a kalasha topped by green mango leaves. Beside him a smiling woman in a rust-red sari and rudraksha mala holds a blue bowl of red flower petals and a brass cup. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl faces away at right, and another man in white and gold stands beside a red-and-white barrier. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from a raised area under a yellow-and-orange canopy.2015-05-13