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A photograph inside a storefront-style temple office with large glass windows and a street view outside. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange wrap with a red headband stands beside a man in cream-gold ceremonial clothing holding a small object. Behind them, a canopied palanquin-like structure with red and gold drapery is carried through the doorway. Several women in colourful saris (red, teal, and blue-striped) and a child stand around the counter. In the foreground, a person in a red garment faces away, and a man in white sits at a desk with a laptop and a small framed picture. A man plays a drum at the far left. Multiple people are visible, roughly six to twenty.

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May 04 20082008-05-04Indoor photograph in a glass-fronted building with a palm plant and a drum. A man in an orange robe stands at right with hands pressed together in namaskar, beside a drummer in white and a woman in red. At left, a golden canopy hung with red and white flower garlands and peacock feathers is carried by people, and a woman in orange is near it. A blurred person at right holds a metal plate of fruit and offerings. Three to four people are visible, and a woman with blonde hair in a pink top is seen from behind at lower center. The scene suggests a procession or palanquin ritual.2008-05-04A procession outside a building entrance with glass doors and framed pictures on the wall. A man in a white dhoti with gold border plays a red drum hung on a strap. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala walks near a golden palanquin-style canopy decorated with green and red hangings. A woman in a green sari and a saffron-clad figure hold brass items, and a woman in a silver sari and another in a purple sari with silver border walk in front. A man in white shirt and dark trousers carries a white flag, and another white flag is raised near a dark car. Devotees stand along the entrance.2008-10-15Indoor photo at a glass-fronted hall with flags and flower arrangements. A central gilded canopied palanquin or ratha-like shrine stands draped with red and white garlands. Near it, a man in orange robes and a red-brown turban-style head covering, with a beaded mala, is being attended by a bare-chested man in white. Around them, devotees in orange, red, purple and white clothing stand or move, one holding a tray. Visible text on a wall poster is not legible enough to transcribe. a person appearance is uncertain; the central figure wears orange with a mala and head covering but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm.2008-05-04A photograph of a procession inside a glass-fronted building with a street and parked cars visible outside. In the centre, a small golden canopied palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands is carried by a man in orange robes with his back to the camera. Around it, devotees crowd closely: a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a woman in a red top and jeans, a woman in a green saree, and a man in a white kurta. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt holds a tall golden kalasha-style vessel. A yellow flag with red trim stands at the left edge, and a cloth banner hangs nearby. Trays of sweets are displayed at lower left. The scene is a devotional procession in an ashram or centre.2008-10-15Photo taken through a large glass storefront window of a Los Angeles-area building as a procession enters. A decorated palanquin with a gold-trimmed canopy and floral garlands is carried through the doorway by devotees, one shirtless man in an orange cloth and another in white walking with it. Women in red saris and a woman in an orange shawl stand near the entrance, and several onlookers watch from inside. Two white and blue flags are visible, a white-bearded man in white stands outside beside a car, and a polished metal kalasha-like ornament is in the lower right foreground. Traffic cones and parked cars are visible outside.2008-05-04A procession or puja inside an entrance foyer with glass doors and parked cars visible outside. A gold-roofed palanquin draped with white cloth, red and white garlands and a deity murti sits at left, attended by a woman in white with a long braid and a woman in a magenta blouse with a red sari. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand at right, one clapping hands in devotion, the other behind him. A woman in a red sari holds a brass tray or plate near the palanquin, and a man in white stands at far right holding a ceremonial object with smoke or incense rising. Gold kalasha-like adornments and marigold garlands decorate the palanquin.2008-05-04May 12 20082008-05-12Indoor gathering in a large hall with white pillars and a red curtain at right, crowded with devotees in white and saffron clothing. In the centre, a bespectacled man in white with an orange shawl stands before a young woman in an orange top who holds a silver tray of rudraksha malas, small pamphlets and framed prints. A young man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands behind them, and a woman in white with a braided plait holds the tray's edge at lower right. A man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style necklace stands at left-centre. Several onlookers in white and a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles watch nearby. The page names the event as a healing and blessings session, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2008-03-28December 20 20072007-12-20Outdoor arrival scene at a white building with palm plants, where a bald man in an orange-saffron shawl over orange dhoti, with a sandalwood mark on his forehead, gold necklaces and bangles, stands beside an open white SUV holding a bouquet of red and white flowers. Around him, several women in saris, including a woman in a green sari with a brass lamp, a woman in maroon-gold holding a silver plate with bananas and fruit, and women in blue and orange saris, stand in a welcoming line. 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