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A temple ritual photograph with an orange-robed priest bending over a fire-pit homa beside a shrine of deity murtis draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers. The priest wears a saffron dhoti and has a shaved head with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. A kneeling assistant in white ritual cloth tends the offerings, which include marigold petals, dried twigs, a bowl of food and brass lamps. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands beside a golden kalasha-topped structure and deity figures in red cloth. Orange curtains frame the scene.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24A photograph of a homa fire pit built of brick at left, with flames rising from it. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border leans forward over kalasha pots on silver plates, placing offerings with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Brass vessels, a plate of yellow flowers and marigold petals surround him. At right, deity murti are dressed with white garlands and a pink cloth, beside a teal draped table. A gilded throne stands in the background with people in white standing nearby.2010-12-26November 12 20102010-11-12April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsNovember 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits cross-legged on a red-carpeted floor, holding a microphone while performing a homa beside a lit fire pit. Behind him, a decorated deity murti of a standing figure with a tall crown is framed by garlands in red, pink, yellow and purple flowers and two smaller attendant figures. A red cloth covers the altar platform, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Plates of fruit, rice, sweets and flower offerings fill the foreground, and a figure in orange robes appears on a decorated throne in the upper background.2010-11-12 +1 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13Temple ritual at a shrine with a red carpet in the foreground. A shaven-headed priest in saffron cloth stands at left holding a tray. A priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and gold-beaded necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar. In the centre, a priest in orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a small metal murti of a standing deity on a wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a deity pair in red and gold garlanded with marigolds, and a golden kalasha with garlands. Brass lamps, bell stands and steel bowls surround the scene. A woman in orange sari sits at far left. Orange curtains frame the shrine.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple shrine with a deity murti of a goddess seated on a red-draped platform, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and flanked by coconut and mango leaf decorations. In front, a standing priest in orange saffron robes and a saffron head wrap bends over a fire or offering area, pouring from a brass vessel, while a seated devotee in white and yellow attire watches at left. Tall brass oil lamps line the steps, and a flame burns on a white-tiled platform with fruit and flower offerings.2009-09-22