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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/20/20192019-12-20KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/20/20192019-12-20KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/26/20192019-10-26Indoor temple ritual in a large warehouse-style hall with exposed ceiling pipes and fluorescent lights. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala raises a brass lamp toward a deity murti set on a decorated altar. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a flower garland and a bearded head covering stands with hands folded, beside a woman in a pink sari. Devotees in white kurtas, saris and salwar kameez stand with palms joined along a wall lined with seated figure murtis and standing deity figures. A brass oil lamp and offerings sit on white-draped tables in the foreground, with a shivalinga covered in flowers at right.Indoor temple-hall puja with a row of devotees in saffron-orange and white clothes standing with palms pressed together. A kneeling woman in white attends a small wooden table holding offerings and an oil lamp, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl stands at right near a tray of flowers and a brass kalasha. Ornate gold and purple shrines with deity murti and garlands line the back, with brass lamps and incense in the foreground on red-patterned carpets.2019-03-04Indoor temple ritual in a bright hall with yellow-tan walls and exposed ceiling fixtures. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred ash markings holds a lit aarti lamp raised toward a black stone altar. Beside him, another bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and ash marks stands with palms pressed together. On the left, a figure in orange robes with a red flower garland stands near a brass offering table with a lamp and gold vessels. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands in white, teal, pink and yellow clothing, and a row of dark deity murtis lines the back wall. Brass bells, plates and orange cloth sit on a white table in the foreground.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21A photograph of a puja at KAILASA Toronto inside a large hall with exposed ductwork and a yellow cinderblock wall. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and white forehead markings raises his right hand and holds a brass bell over a black shivalingam set in a pink flower-decorated altar. Before him stand a man in an orange shawl with a flower garland and a woman in a teal sari with folded hands, along with several devotees in white kurtas and colourful saris standing with palms joined. Along the back wall, rows of dark murti figures and a red draped backdrop frame the room. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar table in the foreground.A photograph of an indoor ritual in a large hall with bare concrete block walls, exposed ceiling pipes and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his arms and chest holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass bell overhead. Beside him a woman in white holds a brass lamp, and a black lingam with pink flowers sits on a yellow cloth. On the left a man in an orange robe with a red-and-white garland stands with hands folded. Behind them, people in saris and kurtas stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in turquoise, a woman in a red sari and a man in white. Along the back wall a row of black sculptures in ornate robes and tall crowns is displayed, along with a red banner and a garland-decorated figure. Devotees are gathered in prayer during a puja.Indoor temple puja at KAILASA Los Angeles during Paramashivaratri. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head, red tilak and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaste beside a woman in white with a grey shawl, also in namaste. Behind them, bare-chested men in white dhotis sit in prayer, one with white markings on the body. An elderly man in white kurta and a woman in a red jacket sit on a low seat at right. A gold kalasha-style vessel with flowers and fruit stands on a tray, with oil lamps and brass plates in front. Behind them, deity murti figures in red and gold saris and a gold throne-like altar complete the scene.2019-03-04