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Women sit cross-legged on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja at the KAILASA Los Angeles centre. In the foreground a woman in a lilac sari with red trim and a woman in white with a red beaded necklace sit beside brass plates of sliced fruit, bananas and flowers. Behind them other participants in red, orange and white saris and a seated woman in a red top sit in rows, with brass vessels and a small wooden table holding offerings in the background.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A group of women sit cross-legged on a red patterned rug performing a Varalakshmi Vratam kumkum archana puja. In the foreground a woman in a turquoise saree with gold border holds a small offering and kumkum, while a woman in a pink and red saree with a rudraksha mala keeps her eyes closed and hands together. Behind them, women in saris of purple, pink, white and orange sit with palms pressed in prayer. Brass oil lamps, bowls, bananas and a yellow fruit on a leaf sit on low wooden stands in front. A man in a white dhoti sits in the background near a red-draped bench. Several people wear tilak and red bindis.2019-08-09Women seated cross-legged on red and patterned floor mats during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. In the foreground a woman in a pink floral-embroidered top and white trousers, wearing glasses and a red tilak, holds a small brass bell. Beside her a woman in a teal and gold sari holds a brass vessel, and at right a woman in a yellow and red sari with green border holds a brass bell and extends her hand over a brass plate. Before them stand a kalasha with a yellow coconut-like fruit wrapped in green leaves, brass plates with flower petals, small brass cups and a lit candle. Other women sit behind in dress with kumkum and white tilak marks, one in a gold and black printed jacket.2019-08-09A smiling woman in a lavender sari with small butterfly motifs and a rudraksha pendant necklace sits on a red floral carpet during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman with light hair, wearing a white top and a beaded red necklace, holds bananas and a yellow flower near the first woman's wrist, with a red kumkum mark on the first woman's forehead. Behind them a kalasha with a yellow fruit and green leaves sits on a red cloth.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Women sit in a row on a red patterned carpet performing a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. In front of them are several red and gold brocade-wrapped kalasha pots, each topped with a yellow coconut and green leaves, set on wooden platforms over leopard-print cloths. Brass plates hold bananas, rose petals, flowers and brass cups, and the women reach forward with their hands to offer items. The women wear saris and kurtas in white, yellow, red and lavender.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15Women seated on a patterned red carpet perform a Varalakshmi Vratam puja with brass vessels and offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a red and magenta silk sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small brass bowl beside a coconut wrapped in red cloth. To her left, a woman in a turquoise sari with gold embroidery holds a brass cup. Behind them, other women in saris and salwar sets sit with brass lamps, banana bunches, fruit and green leaves on wooden stands, and kumkum-marked brass vessels.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Women seated on the floor in a temple hall performing a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. Several women in saris sit in a row behind brass-and-wood low tables holding decorated kalasha pots topped with yellow flowers and red cloth, with fruit, bananas and brass lamps. A woman in a white sari with a red border and rudraksha mala, and a woman in a yellow sari with orange shawl, perform hand gestures. A phone on a tripod records the scene. A deity murti draped with yellow flower garlands stands at left and a dark wooden shrine above, indicating kumkum archana puja.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09