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A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring or offering from a small brass vessel over a tiered copper sri yantra or meru-style object on a yellow tray. He wears a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Beside him is a brass plate with a small oil lamp, bowls and offerings. To the right, a deity murti with a silver crown and jewelled ornaments wears a blue silk sari with silver border and white jasmine garlands with red roses. Behind, a second deity figure is draped in a green cloth. Flower petals and a metal pot appear nearby.

Devotional puja scene in a shrine room with pink and yellow walls. A seated young man with a shaved head, wearing a green short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a golden sri yantra-style meru base on a tray. Behind him are a steel vessel, a bowl of water, and a tray of red, orange and pink flowers. Behind the altar, a deity murti dressed in red with a red and white garland and large crown-like headdress is seated on a throne, with a smaller standing murti in red garments beside it. Garlands hang on the yellow wall and brass lamps stand nearby.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white turban and bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, performing ritual worship at a golden shrine. He pours liquid from a golden vessel over a gilded kalasha-shaped object on a tray scattered with pink petals. Beside him stands a silver-and-jewelled deity murti wrapped in white and red garlands on a brass plate, and a brass ritual rod lies on a red velvet cloth. Behind him is a gold-carved pillar and a sign reading KAILASA LOS ANGELES.

A priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a face mask pours water from a gold vessel over a black lingam in a shrine, with a small gold-plated figure and a gold Shiva-style statue beside a pyramid-shaped gold base. Behind him, another masked priest in white stands by golden deity murti figures and a red and green backdrop, with a gold-clad standing figure at right and rose petals scattered on the base. The scene appears to be abhishekam at a temple shrine.

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Photo inside a temple shrine decorated with gold and marble. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours water from a copper pot onto a silver shivalinga-style object placed on a gold square abhishekam stand. Behind them a large dark stone deity murti is draped in a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and an orange cloth, with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Brass lamps, a small gold pyramid-shaped object, incense sticks and a bowl of rose petals sit in the foreground, and a lit oil lamp glows at lower left. A small brass figure of a standing devotee with folded hands stands nearby. No readable text is visible.

A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti performs abhishekam on a dark black Shiva lingam set on a black stone yoni pedestal. He pours liquid from a gold kalasha vessel held in both hands, and the liquid splashes over the pedestal and scatters petals. Behind him stand large golden deity murti figures, one wearing a crown and holding a trident, dressed in blue and orange silk with gold jewellery and pink and white garlands. A small golden pyramid-shaped object and flower petals lie on a wooden tray in the foreground, against a red curtain backdrop.

Photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his arms and chest, pouring water from a gold kalasha over a black Shivalinga during abhishekam. Behind the linga stands a richly adorned deity murti with jeweled necklaces, red-and-white garlands and golden ornaments, with floral garlands draped on the sides. The linga is decorated with a pink cloth and white and orange flowers. The scene is a Hindu temple shrine with a dark backdrop.

A temple puja in progress before a gilded shrine with a large deity murti dressed in green and gold garments and a crown, with flower garlands hanging at the top edge. Three men sit on the floor, shirtless and wearing white dhotis with orange borders. On the left, a man with glasses and a rudraksha mala around his neck leans forward to handle a copper kalasha placed on a wooden tray. In the centre, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti bends over the same tray, and on the right a masked man in a white dhoti kneels nearby. Brass plates, a bell and a small metal vessel rest on a red cloth in front of them, and a smaller deity figure sits on a green-draped stand to the left. The scene shows a puja with a kalasha and a tray of offerings.

A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-style shrine with an ornate gold-carved canopy and red and gold draped curtains. A priest bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white and gold turban, stands at left holding ritual items over a fire pit where flames rise. Behind the fire, brass pots decorated with flowers and a deity murti sit on a red-draped altar, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. Red flower petals are scattered on the stone platform. A person in a white silk dhoti with a gold and green border kneels before the fire pit as the offering is performed.

Inside a temple shrine with yellow walls, a priest in white dhoti sits on a red cloth before a silver and gold altar. Three deity murtis stand behind, adorned with garlands and gold jewellery. A woman in a white top and floral skirt pours liquid from a small vessel over a central figure, while another kneeling woman in a pink floral top holds a small brass cup. Offerings of fruit including bananas, oranges and apples, flower petals, brass plates, diyas and oil lamps surround the ritual area.

A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders pours liquid from a copper vessel over a brass linga-style abhishekam stand decorated with pink and white flowers and green leaves. A rudraksha mala hangs from his neck and white ash marks his arms. Beside him a woman in a maroon shawl holds a copper pot, and a bucket of white liquid sits below the stand. Onlookers in saris and white kurtas stand behind on patterned rugs, and gilded deity figures with crowns are visible in the background.