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MAy 24 20212021-05-24Night procession under a covered open-air pavilion. A line of devotees in orange and saffron robes, plus a woman in pink and others in white, walks past a large colourful ganesha deity murti on a yellow wheeled ratha, its trunk and crown painted red, blue and gold with a garland. Ornate yellow and orange parasols with embroidered emblems and tassels are carried on poles at left, and a blurred figure in white stands in the foreground. Several devotees have hands pressed together in anjali and appear to be chanting or bowing. Hanging decorative lanterns and streamers decorate the ceiling.2016-09-15March 04 20202020-03-04March 10 20202020-03-10A photograph inside a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop and yellow-and-red patterned pillars. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe walks down a yellow-striped aisle, barefoot, with a wide grin. Around him, devotees in white and cream ritual clothes stand and sit on red-and-green striped mats, several with palms joined in namaskar. A woman in a lavender sari stands at the back. Chairs are in the foreground, and a large lotus painting hangs on the left wall beside a banner.2008-01-25March 13 20202020-03-13March 10 20202020-03-10A photograph taken inside an unfinished concrete-block building during temple construction work. On the right, a large black stone deity murti lies on a wooden cradle with white padded pillows, partly wrapped in a yellow rope. A man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with an orange shawl, leans over the murti with one hand on it. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and orange shawl stands with his hands at his waist, and another man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind them. A woman with dark hair pinned up and a beaded necklace stands at the back. On the left, wooden planks, a broom and a red-handled broom stand against a white wall.2007-11-07March 05 20202020-03-05A procession under a striped shade tent with a large multicoloured umbrella, its panels in orange, green and red with a white bird emblem and tassels in pink, teal and yellow. At centre, a man in an orange robe and a multi-strand purple and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala and a golden trident-topped staff, walks barefoot; his long dark hair is swept back and he wears a red forehead mark. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a silver plate of offerings with a red cloth. Further left, a man in a black shirt and trousers with a white forehead mark holds a small object, and an older woman in a white sari smiles. Other devotees in white follow along, with a flag and umbrellas behind, and a white kolam floor design is visible in the foreground.2006-12-31KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/17/20222022-01-17June 06 20212021-06-06 +1 copies