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Outdoors on a residential street, a white minivan has its rear hatch open while several devotees gather around it. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at the back, and beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti reaches in. An orange-robed figure stands nearby. Women in colourful saris, including a blue-and-gold sari, a maroon-and-gold sari and a green sari, stand on the curb watching. Inside the van, a deity murti or decorated figure in red and gold cloth is visible. Palm fronds and a white building with a cream facade stand behind.

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October 14 20082008-10-14October 14 20082008-10-14A street procession on a residential road lined with cream stucco houses with terracotta-tiled roofs under a clear blue sky. Several men in white dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered edges walk in front, one bare-chested with a sacred thread. Behind them, a figure in an orange and red robe with a red and gold headdress is carried or escorted within a decorated palanquin-like structure draped with green and orange cloth. Women in saris and salwar kameez, and children in bright red, blue and green outfits, gather along the roadside and watch. A man in orange clothing stands among them.2008-09-30A photograph of a ceremonial arati offered to a deity murti seated in the open rear cargo area of a white minivan parked outside a building with glass doors. The murti wears an orange turban-style crown, a garland of orange and pink flowers, and a draped blue and red cloth. A man in orange robes and a red shawl, holding a silver arati lamp with a flame, stands at left facing the murti. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red and gold sari with a brass dish stand nearby, with more people and a white flag visible in the background.October 14 20082008-10-14Outdoor photograph at a white-pillared entrance where a priest in saffron-orange robes with an orange head cloth and white forehead marks stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a woman in a navy top and another in a dark olive-and-orange sari hold a brass aarti lamp with a bright oil flame, and an older woman in a brown-and-green sari with gold necklace stands near it. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a green sash and rudraksha mala stands, and other onlookers watch. A white car door edge is at the right. Priest's role: officiating aarti welcome. Number of visible people: about six.2008-10-14Outdoor 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. A man in a white dhoti with a red flower bundle stands behind the vehicle, and a bare-chested man appears at the right edge.2008-10-14Photo 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.2008-05-04Outdoor street scene in a residential neighbourhood with a white SUV's rear hatch open. Inside the vehicle sits a large deity murti or statue adorned with thick garlands of white flowers and multicoloured beads, a gold crown, and draped with a red and gold cloth. A saffron-robed person stands at the open hatch, reaching toward the murti. Several women stand on the roadside: one in a white sari with gold border holding a flower-decorated tray or pooja plate, another in a cream and gold sari, a woman in a pink sari with a hair ornament, and a woman in a pink top. Houses, a tiled roof and trimmed trees form the background.2008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsOutdoor street scene on a residential road with two-storey stucco houses and palm trees behind. A white minivan has its rear hatch open, and an orange-robed sannyasi stands inside the back with his back to the camera, next to a man in white dhoti and green-bordered shawl. A woman in a turquoise sari holds a small brass vessel and a yellow cloth while a man in white ritual clothes beside her offers it, and a woman in a pale sari stands at left beside a yellow van. Another man in a white shirt stands near the car. The scene suggests a ritual send-off of arriving or departing devotees.A street scene beside a parked white minivan with its rear hatch open. A bald man in white dhoti lifts one end of a deity murti decorated with a garland of red, yellow and green flowers and gold ornaments, resting on a red and gold cloth. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl supports it from the car. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari. A saffron-robed woman in an orange shawl with a long beaded necklace reaches toward the murti, and a bare-footed woman in orange stands at right. Palm trees and houses line the road behind.2008-05-03