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Interior of a Hindu temple with a standing man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-saffron head wrap, wearing a long beaded necklace and a pendant, with hands at his chest. Two women kneel on a dark floor in the foreground, lighting or tending a tiered brass lamp and a small brass oil lamp. Behind them a black stone nandi bull with gold-trimmed garlands sits before rows of small figures in saffron, red and blue clothing. A palanquin-style throne draped in red and green cloth and marigold garlands stands at right beside a standing deity murti with gold crown and jewellery. A tall brass oil lamp stands at far right.

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A temple shrine interior with gilded arches and deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands. In the centre, a black Nandi bull statue sits on a tiled platform before a shivalinga. A man in saffron robes stands at the right side of the shrine holding a lamp toward the deities, while a woman in a red and green sari kneels near the lamp. A seated man in white ritual dhoti sits on the right edge beside brass lamps, and a woman in a red sari stands at the left beside a blue-robed deity figure. Several visitors sit in the foreground at the lower left. A red kalasha and brass pots sit on the floor.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple shrine interior with a richly decorated deity murti behind garlands and a tall brass lamp. A standing man in saffron-orange robe with red-and-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak raises his hands in ritual gesture beside a black stone Nandi bull statue. A woman in a magenta sari kneels with palms joined in front of a small table holding offerings, brass vessels and incense. A second woman in a red sari with a red bindi kneels in prayer behind them. Garlands of orange and red flowers hang around the shrine.2008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a temple shrine hung with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe, shoulders bare, holds a lit lamp or aarti tray before the deity murti. Golden and dark-stone deity figures fill the altar, and oil lamps stand on brass pedestals. Two people in the lower foreground are partly visible at the edges, one with dark hair.Photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine with a tiled dais. A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head cloth and white forehead markings stands at left beside a dark stone linga draped in white cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Behind him are ornate deity murtis decorated with multicoloured garlands. Tall brass oil lamps, lamps in the foreground, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stand on the dais. A woman in a yellow sari sits at right on a low seat, and several seated devotees in the foreground, including people in white and yellow clothing, face the shrine in darshan.2009-11-09April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsPhotograph inside a Hindu temple with ornate gold and red shrine decorations, marigold garlands draped over deity murtis and a black stone Nandi with floral adornment in the lower left. Several devotees stand in front of the shrine: a woman in a red top and a man in red with a rudraksha mala and a glass in hand, a woman in a white blouse and red sari with hands folded in namaste, a person in red at the right, and a woman in a yellow and blue sari seen from behind. A man in orange robes stands at center near the altar, appearing to conduct a puja, with a small bell and brass lamp on the altar. Ritual setting consistent with darshan or puja. Appearance-based identification of the orange-robed man is uncertain.A temple ritual in a hall with a tiled platform holding a large black Nandi statue and a shivalinga-style black stone. A man in orange saffron robes, with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace, stands behind the Nandi with his hands folded in front of him. A woman in a red sari kneels on an orange mat at left beside brass and copper kalasha vessels and pots, and two women in saris sit on the floor at front centre, one in green and pink and one in orange. Behind them, a seated woman in red and an ornate golden throne-style shrine with garlands and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man stand in the background. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA Events