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Devotees sit cross-legged on leopard-print mats before silver plates in a temple hall with a canopied shrine on the left holding a deity murti and a framed photo. A woman in a teal blue sari with a gold-edged border sits in the foreground, her hands resting in her lap. Beside her, women wear red and pink saris and a child in white sits among them. Rows of white and gold seated figures.

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A photograph inside a Hindu temple hall with grey carpet and gold-framed shrines. Several women sit cross-legged on leopard-print mats in front of silver thalis, facing the altar. The woman in the foreground wears a turquoise sari and has long blonde hair; the woman at left wears an orange-red sari with gold border; another wears a green sari, and others wear teal, red and pink garments. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits in a gold-arched shrine, and a framed portrait sits beside it. Statues stand on a side table at right. No man is clearly visible in the scene, and the portrait's occupant is not clearly identifiable from appearance.A seated group of about ten women in colourful saris and salwar kameez sits on floor mats in a ritual setting before a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful garments. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a red blouse and rudraksha mala sits with a brass plate of offerings, next to a brass kalasha and a pink flower on a stand. Women in pink, red, teal and black sit behind her. A man in white kurta sits among them near the murtis, which stand on a red-draped platform with silver and white drapery. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with women holding offering plates before the deities.Several women and a young boy sit in rows on patterned mats in a temple hall, participating in a seated devotional ritual. In front, a woman in a turquoise and teal salwar kameez leans forward to place items on a silver plate, while a woman in orange and red sari with a rudraksha mala bends over her own plate. Left, a woman in a green sari with pearl necklace sits with hands on her lap. Behind them, a golden standing deity murti and a white-draped figure stand near a decorated altar with garlands and colourful costumed deity figures at the right edge.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a temple hall where a group of women sit cross-legged on floor mats in front of small brass plates, with a brass kalasha in the lower left foreground. Behind them a stage holds several decorated deity murti and a white-draped central figure seated on a red-covered platform, with a row of colourful dolls or figures on a stand at right. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, green, teal and orange; one woman wears a green sari and another a teal outfit. A speaker and tripod stand near the stage. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is named.A seated group of devotees practises meditation in a temple hall before deity murtis. Several people sit cross-legged on red and patterned mats, each with a small metal plate in front of them. Foreground: a woman in a pink dress with black curly hair, a young girl in a patterned kurta and red shawl with hands folded, a boy in white kurta, a woman in a green and red sari, and a woman in a blue dress with beaded necklace. Behind them stand large painted deity figures in red and gold garments, including two tall figures with crowns, and a row of rudraksha-style display stands in multiple colours. A black speaker stands in the centre. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple puja at a Hindu shrine with richly decorated deity murtis draped in garlands and colourful cloth. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange cloth performs a ritual before the altar, with a brass aarti lamp and plates of offerings and flowers on the floor. Seated before him, a man in orange clothing sits near a microphone and a second man in orange sits alongside. Several seated devotees in front, including a woman in orange, a woman in green and red, a girl in red, and a small boy in white, watch the ritual. Stands of orange and black garments and a brass oil lamp frame the scene.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple scene with seated devotees on floor mats facing a shrine decorated with deity murtis, marigold garlands and brass lamps. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera. Several women in saris and salwar kameez, including one in a yellow and maroon sari and another in pink, sit on mats with small brass plates before them. On the left, robed priests in orange and saffron sit near ritual items. A woman in a red-maroon outfit sits near the centre front facing the shrine, with no clear identification of any individual from appearance.