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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a cushion before a temple altar, speaking into a microphone with raised hands. Around him sit about nine devotees in front of a low offering table holding fruit, sweets and a coconut. Behind them, ornate shrine arches hung with flower garlands frame deity murtis dressed in colourful cloth, and a row of small painted figures in red, yellow and blue stands on the left. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan in a temple hall.

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April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsInside a temple hall, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a raised platform, speaking into a microphone. Before him, a group of about seven devotees sit on the floor in front of a deity murti display, including a woman in a dark patterned sari, a man in a light green shirt, a man in a blue shirt and a woman in pink. Behind them rows of small colourful dolls and deity figures are arranged on shelves. To the right, a golden shrine is decorated with garlands, blue and purple cloth, and brass lamps, with fruit, sweets and a melon set on an orange cloth in front. A dhol drum rests at the left edge.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA seated congregation of roughly two dozen devotees faces a shrine in a temple hall. A standing man in saffron-orange robes speaks at the centre, a microphone in front of him, beside a decorated altar with garlanded deity murtis and a brass lamp. Behind the devotees, a wall of rows of folded orange, red and multicoloured cloths is stacked on the left. Devotees wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, green, orange and blue, and several men wear white shirts. A large speaker stands at the far left and a white drape hangs behind the stage. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse with the speaker appearing as a probable Swamiji candidate based on saffron robes and visible presentation.Inside a temple hall, a woman in an orange sari stands at a microphone beside a golden shrine holding a deity murti with blue and purple cloth and marigold garlands. Seated on grey carpet in the foreground, devotees face her: a man in a blue hoodie with head bowed, a man in a brown shirt, a woman in a pink sari, and others with their backs to the camera. A seated drummer in red dhoti plays a drum at left beside a row of small painted figures in orange, green and purple. Fruit, coconuts and a brass plate sit on a tray at right.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of a ceremonial stage set with a large golden throne at centre, draped in red cushions and topped by a yellow canopy. Garlands of flowers decorate the throne and surrounding deity murtis, and a backdrop shows a temple architecture print. In front, devotees in white and cream clothes sit on mats, some in orange, including a woman in white and green-bordered garments, with brass oil lamps and offering plates on the floor. Gold thrones with garlands and deity murtis flank the stage, and a microphone stands at left beside a seated man in orange and white. The scene is a satsang or puja setting.2010-11-22Indoor temple puja in a shrine room with polished floors and decorated pillars. Two saffron-robed priests sit in front of a dark stone deity murti, one at left with palms pressed together and one at right with hands folded in prayer, both wearing orange cloth and rudraksha. Before them on an orange cloth are plates of fruit, sweets, a bowl of white offering and red flowers. Around them about twenty devotees sit on the floor, women in pink, orange, yellow and red saris and men in dark and light shirts, some with hands folded. Lamps and colourful ornaments fill the background.