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March 13 20222022-03-13A shrine table draped in purple cloth holds a framed picture of a goddess garlanded with yellow marigolds, flanked by a small framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, also garlanded. Brass bowls on a brass tray hold sliced bananas and orange fruit pieces, with a brass bell, incense sticks, a lit oil lamp, a small brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small bowl of kumkum. Tall brass lamps stand in the background. No people are visible.2022-03-13A photograph of a home-style shrine set up for the Pachai Pattini Viratham observance. A large framed printed image of a goddess with a red-tinted face, crown and jewelled ornaments stands at the centre, garlanded with yellow marigold flowers, with a small blue-grey Ganesha figurine and a few loose marigolds on a magenta and gold-bordered cloth. Two brass lamps with lit wicks flank the shrine, and a brass plate holding a flower and offerings sits in front. On the left, a framed photo shows a smiling man in an orange saffron head covering and a smaller framed image beside him; both are wreathed in yellow flowers. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the cloth. No people are visible in the scene.2022-03-13Photograph of a shrine room with a large seated deity murti in red and gold on a golden throne backdrop, flanked by ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrellas and tall brass lamps. In the foreground a framed picture of a goddess in red and gold, wreathed with yellow marigold garlands, sits on a purple and maroon cloth beside two lit brass oil lamps. A small framed photo of a man in an orange turban is placed at the lower left among yellow garlands, and a brass plate with a marigold sits in front. No people are visible.2022-03-13A woman in an orange saree stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a shrine. Behind her a seated statue on a red-cushioned golden throne wears layered beaded necklaces and a red garment, flanked by golden trident standards and tall decorated parasols with red and yellow fringe. A mural of a temple-topped hill forms the backdrop. On a purple cloth in front stand two brass oil lamps, yellow marigold garlands, a framed photo of a deity, a framed black-and-white portrait, a brass plate with flowers, and a small figurine. Only the one woman is a physical person; the statue and framed images are depictions.2022-03-13A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left with her back partly turned, reaching toward a purple-draped table lit by several brass oil lamps. On the table are a framed photograph garlanded with yellow marigolds, a brass plate, a small deity figurine, and a smoking incense or camphor flame at the lower edge. Behind the table, a large deity murti seated on a golden throne with peacock-feather motifs stands in a temple-like shrine with a mural of a South Indian temple tower and golden trident-topped kalasha finials. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at a home shrine.2022-03-13Photograph of a devotional altar set up with a purple and maroon cloth over a low platform. A tall brass oil lamp with several lit flames stands at left, and a brass plate with a yellow flower sits at right. A framed portrait of a deity murti, a goddess with a crown and many jewelled ornaments, is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red beaded necklaces. In front, a framed photo shows a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing saffron clothing, beside a second deity image; the photo is garlanded with yellow flowers. A small grey figurine stands at the right edge. No people are physically present in the scene.2022-03-13Kailasa seeragapadi december 26th 2021March 13 20222022-03-13March 13 20222022-03-13October 01 20082008-10-01KAILASA OMAN on 11/27/20202020-11-27 +1 copies