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KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 7/22/20212021-07-22Devotees sit in rows on red and gold carpets, palms pressed together in anjali, many wearing face masks. A seated man in a white shirt and grey trousers and a bare-chested young man in white dhoti at front lead the prayer, with a woman in cream sari and a girl in cream floral dress nearby. Behind them, a deity murti in red and green garments stands beside a gold Nataraja-style dancing Shiva image framed by a golden arch, with a second seated deity figure in purple beside it. Small figures and offerings stand on a side table at left.2021-07-22Men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests stand with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a temple hall, many wearing face masks. Several robed devotees in white stand near the front, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands with hands folded at the back. Behind them are decorated deity murtis draped with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel. On the red floor rug at the front is a small tray with a brass lamp, incense and offerings, and a laptop sits on a small table at left. Scene suggests a guru purnima puja.2020-07-04A temple interior during a Guru Purnima puja. Rows of seated men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on red and gold rugs, several bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and white markings on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets sit before them. Behind them, women in saris and salwars sit in the hall, and a woman in orange stands near the centre. Ornate gold shrines hold deity murtis and garlanded figures, and a large decorated altar fills the background with marigold garlands.2019-07-15KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02Indoor puja in a temple hall where devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs on a wooden floor. A large framed portrait of a bearded figure in a turban and beaded garlands, labelled as a printed caption, hangs on a saffron and gold draped backdrop above a gold throne-like seat holding a small deity murti. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits before a tray of flowers, fruit and a small lamp, while women in white and pink saris and other devotees in white and orange sit in rows with offering plates. Oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on the floor. A man in a white shirt sits at the left edge near a low table.2022-12-19A 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.2022-04-25A 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.2019-10-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/14/20222022-07-14 +1 copies