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A seated congregation fills a temple hall with red floor carpets, facing an altar with ornate golden arches and multiple deity murti in colourful dress. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with red border sits on a chair, and a woman in a white and gold kerala-style sari sits on the carpet. A woman in a teal blouse and blue sari sits nearby, and a woman in a yellow and blue sari with a rudraksha mala kneels at the right edge. Behind them, many devotees sit cross-legged in white, orange and casual clothing. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits at the right, and a small wooden table with a brass vessel stands in the centre. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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Indoor temple hall with yellow-tiled walls and red and gold shrines holding multiple deity murtis, with a tall silver kalasha-style lamp stand in the centre. Several priests in white and saffron dhotis perform a puja near a raised platform. Around 30 seated devotees sit on red and patterned floor mats, facing the shrines; some wear white kurtas, saffron and dark clothing. Ornate gold canopies frame the murtis, and dark drapes hang behind them.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/26/2019

Devotees sit on grey carpet in a temple hall decorated with garlanded deity murtis and a wall of shoes. A priest in saffron robes sits at left before an altar with a brass tray and lamp, while a woman in red garments sits at the back near the central shrine. Seated devotees in saris and kurtas, including a woman in a striped blue and yellow sari and a woman in pink, face the altar. Brass lamps, flower garlands and gold-framed deity images fill the background.

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A photograph of a temple puja inside a hall with gold-draped walls and a row of white and painted deity murtis on a raised altar. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits on a red carpet before a brass lamp and a plate of flowers, tending a ritual vessel. To the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged beside a tray of offerings and fruit. Behind them, rows of devotees sit on the carpet: women in saris of green, purple and orange, a woman in a dark patterned top with folded hands, and a small child. Brass oil lamps and flower offerings are arranged on low tables.

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A photograph inside a Hindu temple hall with grey carpet, where a robed figure in saffron-orange clothes and a headcloth sits cross-legged at left beside a small brass tray and flower garlands, facing a seated group of devotees. Among the audience, a man in a white shirt sits near the centre, a woman in a red sari sits behind him, and other seated women wear pink, blue and striped saris. Behind them an ornate altar holds several deity murtis decorated with garlands, brass lamps and a row of colourful cloth-wrapped shoes at left. A seated figure in saffron clothing is at left.

Photo inside a temple hall with gold-and-red shrine niches holding deity murtis, a tall white ornate lamp stand in the centre, and a red-carpeted altar. Devotees sit on red mats and chairs facing the shrine, seen from behind: a woman in a leopard-print top, one in a green dress, one in a blue dress, and one in a pink sari. An elderly person in a wheelchair sits among them. A figure in white robes stands near the central altar, and a red-curtained deity shrine with decorative tassel banners lines the walls.

2022-05-08 +1 copies