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A photograph inside a temple hall of a decorated palanquin-style shrine topped with a golden canopy and draped in blue and purple silk, garlanded with white flowers and marigolds, with peacock feathers attached to its frame. A man in white clothing bends forward at the base of the shrine, while smoke or incense drifts from the left. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a blue dress holding a green-and-white item, a man in orange, and a young man in a denim jacket. White seated statues and figurines line the background shelves.

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Inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands, several devotees stand before ornate deity murtis and an arched gold frame. A woman in a hot pink saree and a girl in orange and lavender stand at left, while a woman in orange robes and a man in white dhoti hold silver bowls and offering vessels. A young man in white clothing and a woman in white with a mala stand at right. Brass ritual lamps and implements rest on the floor in front of a low tiled platform.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsDevotees sit on grey carpet in a temple hall facing a shrine. Left, a deity murti is draped in garlands of yellow, green and red flowers before a golden arch. Centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits with hands joined near a red-cushioned chair under a brown fringed canopy. A man in a red dhoti sits in the foreground with his back to the camera, and a woman in green and pink holds lamps near the canopy. Two white marble statues with garlands stand at right. Attention is directed toward the central seat during the ritual.2008-10-22Interior of a Hindu temple with several deity murtis draped in garlands of orange and yellow flowers and set in gold arched niches. Devotees in mixed clothing stand around the shrine: a bare-backed man in orange cloth at left, a woman in a blue sari and another in a pale sari, and a man in a white-collared shirt near the centre. In the foreground a man in a red-and-white striped top and white cap sits in a motorised wheelchair. A brass lamp stand and a black Nandi-style figure appear at left. A framed portrait hangs high on the back wall. Several people in white garments tend the shrine at right, one with a red-streaked forehead.Photograph inside a temple shrine where a deity murti stands on a silver-edged pedestal draped in an orange and gold silk cloth with a green and red garland, decorated with flower garlands and peacock-feather fans. Two men in white dhotis with green borders kneel or lean at the base: one in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala works near the pedestal, and a second in white with a green-bordered cloth attends from the right. Brass lamps with lit wicks and marigold garlands line the altar. Brass lamp stands and a gold-framed picture appear at left.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsDevotional scene in a temple hall with richly decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, one in a blue and gold cloth and another in green. A young man in white clothes and a red-orange shawl stands at left touching his forehead, while an older man in white and red shawl stands beside him. A woman in a red sari and a girl in a gold-and-red dress stand at left. At right, a smiling bald man in an orange-saffron garment and red shawl stands beside a golden decorated figure in front of a tray of offerings on a red cloth. Gold ornamental pillars and a golden arch frame the setting.2016-02-02Priests perform a puja before a gilded shrine in a temple hall. A central deity murti in an arched golden shrine is draped in blue and orange cloth and heavily garlanded with multicoloured flowers, with a red garland at its base. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands in front, with another priest in white dhoti beside him and a devotee in a green-and-maroon shawl kneeling at right. Smaller garlanded deity figures stand on pedestals behind, and a decorative umbrella with floral embroidery is at left.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events