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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/2022

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.

A seated group of roughly two dozen devotees sits on red and maroon patterned rugs in a yellow-walled hall lined with painted deity statues and golden shrine canopies. Several people wear face masks, and some sit cross-legged facing a small video camera on a tripod near a low wooden table with a laptop. Ornate murtis, a gilded peetha-style canopy and hanging fabric banners frame the room. A man in white kurta sits near the front-left. No clear figure is identified as a particular swami.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/18/2021

A photograph of a seated congregation in a temple hall during a Ganesha Chaturthi event. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and faces the audience, with a yellow cloth and fruit offerings before him. Rows of devotees sit on the floor, many in saris and salwar kameez in yellow, green, pink, blue and red; a woman in a white top and dark pants sits on a black mat at left. Behind them stand several deity murtis in colourful dress and a golden ornate palanquin or chariot, with a laptop and a small screen on a table at right. Attendees appear to be listening, with thali plates of offerings set on the floor.

2019-09-02 +1 copies

Interior of a temple hall with gold-framed shrines draped in red fabric, filled with deity murtis and decorated with colourful striped hangings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow border stands at a central puja table holding a ritual implement, with a tripod-mounted camera beside him. Several seated devotees sit on red mats facing the shrine: a woman in a pink saree at left, a person in a grey top, a woman in a yellow top with a braid, and a man in white. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the right near a shrine, and a seated person in a dark top is at far right. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged in front of the altar.

2022-05-03 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a large hall with yellow-ochre walls and exposed ceiling ducts. In the foreground, several women sit on mats with palms pressed together in namaste; one wears a red-and-gold sari, another an orange-and-blue sari, and another a white sari. A man in a white t-shirt sits beside them. Brass oil lamps (deepas) with flowers stand on the mats. Behind them, rows of seated devotees watch. On the right, a decorated altar holds a deity murti with garlands and fruit offerings, and a stepped tiered display of red-and-black figurines stands along the wall. A television screen on the left shows a video call.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/1/2022

A seated congregation sits on mats in a temple hall with golden thrones and decorated deity murtis under a red-and-gold canopy. Devotees wear saffron, orange, red and white garments, several in sarees and kurtas. In the foreground a bearded man in a black shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, while on the right a shirtless bearded man with a sacred thread sits in meditation. A tall brass oil lamp stands near the altar, and colourful ceremonial banners hang along the walls. A small framed portrait is visible on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present among the seated people.

Interior of a Hindu temple hall with gold-framed shrines and deity murtis, including a blue-skinned figure on a raised altar at the back. A seated congregation fills the floor on red patterned carpets. A man in an orange shawl over a grey top sits in the foreground, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti sits nearby. Women wear saffron, green and red saris, and a woman in a green sari wears a beaded necklace. Several devotees sit with hands folded in meditation or prayer. Gold drapes and a framed portrait hang on the walls, and a standing man in white stands near the far shrine. Satsang at a temple setting, with a visible shawl-wearing man whose appearance is uncertain as to identity.

Photograph of a Paramashivaratri puja inside a temple hall with red and gold drapery and multiple deity murtis in shrines along the walls. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and a white upper cloth stands holding a lit lamp (aarti) before a seated group. Near the front, several women in saffron-orange robes sit on red patterned carpet with brass plates and offerings, and a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the right beside a woman in white. Brass lamps and trays sit on low wooden tables. The scene shows an evening aarti during a group ritual.