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Indoor temple puja in progress. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange mat, performing ritual worship with a small silver vessel over a shivalinga-shaped object decorated with pink and orange flowers. Beside him a second saffron-clad man sits with hands folded in prayer. A woman in red and green sits on a blue cloth at right, near ornate murti statues of deities in bright red, pink and gold garments and crowns. Silver bowls, a tray of rose petals and offerings sit on the mat in front, and a gold-framed altar with a Ganesha figure stands behind.

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A temple puja in a shrine room with a deity murti and colourful garlands behind. Four people sit on the floor on an orange mat. The man on the left in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali. Beside him a man in red and white robes sits with his hands joined. In the centre a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds an oil lamp for aarti toward the altar. On the right a woman in a red blouse and purple saree sits with hands folded before a flower-decorated tray. Brass bowls, flowers and a plate of offerings lie on the floor. Standing figures of deities in red and yellow clothing are on the right.A temple shrine interior with several golden and colourful deity murtis adorned with flower garlands and jewellery, including a dark-faced figure at left and a figure with a trident at right. In the foreground on an orange mat, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and arranges a silver plate of flowers and offerings, while a man in saffron sits near a microphone holding a book, and a woman in a red sari with a dupatta kneels behind them. Another person in red and a woman in red sari stand near the shrine. A brass lamp stands at right beside a silver vessel and a brass kalasha-like vessel on a low table. Puja or abhishekam setting.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph of an indoor Hindu temple ritual with several deity murtis in front of a gold-framed shrine decorated with flower garlands. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp toward the murtis while a seated man at left in saffron clothes presses palms together. A woman in a red sari with a red-and-purple skirt kneels in prayer near a flower arrangement, and a person in red clothing sits near a drum. A brass plate with flowers and metal vessels rests on an orange cloth in front. Statues in gold and colourful garments line the shrine, and a row of rudraksha-style garlands hangs at left. No identity is asserted for the central man, whose appearance is uncertain. The scene shows a puja with an aarti lamp.Indoor temple puja scene at a Hindu temple. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a small ritual implement and attending to a small seated deity figure dressed in an orange and purple silk sari with a jewelled headpiece. Behind him, a woman in a red dress and a man with white forehead markings sit watching. Three larger deity murtis in colourful saris and garlands stand on a blue-draped platform behind. Foreground shows brass bowls, a plate of flower petals and garlands, and a kalasha-like vessel on a red mat. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person by appearance.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple puja in progress before a row of colourful deity murtis and garlanded idols draped in saffron, red and blue cloth. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a vibhuti forehead mark sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange-red robes sits on a mat, and a third man in saffron robes waves a large white chamara fly-whisk over an offering tray of flowers, fruit and brass bowls laid on orange cloth. A kalasha and brass vessels sit before the deities, and a seated woman in red robes is also visible behind the group. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam with padapuja-style offerings.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA seated puja in a temple room with a golden Ganesha murti on a blue-draped altar behind. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar while another in orange robes holds a small oil lamp. A third seated man in red-orange cloth sits behind them. Trays of flowers, brass vessels, and a kalasha with flower garlands sit on an orange cloth. Shelves behind hold rows of saffron and colored garments. Several people in saffron and red robes are seated; the person in the foreground center wears saffron robes with a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.