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A photograph of a home room during a devotional gathering around a small shrine on a white mantel. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame with a blue backdrop, a deity murti draped in blue cloth and marigold garlands, and a kalasha-like vessel in front. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged at the shrine with hands joined in prayer, while a man in white dhoti-style cloth sits nearby. Dozens of seated devotees, many women in saris and salwar in teal, orange and red, fill the floor. Behind the shrine are two carved dark wood chairs with red upholstery, a white lion statue, framed photographs and a dancing Nataraja figurine on the mantel.

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April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA crowded domestic-style room with a seated congregation on a blue floor mat facing a gilded shrine at right. Shrine holds a blue-draped deity murti garlanded with red flowers. Two dark carved wooden thrones with red cushions stand near the fireplace. Several people sit on the floor in saris and kurtas, including a woman in red sari at left and a woman in orange sari in the foreground. A shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth sits near the shrine, next to a man in white dhoti and green-striped shawl. A man photographs the gathering from the back. Walls hold paintings, a figurine of a dancing deity and framed photos. Satsang or home darshan setting.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor home shrine gathering. A seated man in orange robes sits on a carved wooden chair near a gold-framed shrine holding a small deity murti draped in blue cloth and garlanded. Behind it, a framed photo with a garland hangs above a white fireplace. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left holding a fan-like object, and a woman in white stands at right. Seated devotees in front include a woman in turquoise, others in orange and white, and books and boxes lie on the floor at right. A framed Krishna painting hangs on the wall above. The robed man's ritual role and clothing are visible, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.A photograph of a home interior where a seated group of devotees gathers on a blue floor cloth for a puja-style gathering in front of a fireplace mantel decorated with small figurines. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl sits with his back to the camera, facing a dark-haired woman in a pink top seated on a low platform in front of a framed portrait garlanded with orange flowers. A golden arched shrine niche with a blue backdrop holds a deity murti. Devotees in white, teal, orange and blue clothing sit in rows, and food offerings in steel bowls lie on the cloth. A flat-screen television sits behind the group.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA home darshan puja in a living room with cream walls, a tiled fireplace on the left and orange-and-tan curtains. A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, offers flowers at a gold arch containing a deity murti draped in orange and garlanded with flowers. Devotees sit on mats and a rug: a man in white with a shawl, a woman in a green sari, a man in a pink shirt, and children, with a fruit and oil-lamp puja thali in front. A framed portrait with a flower garland on the right shows a seated figure in orange robes beneath a tree. Roughly ten people are visible.2008-04-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events