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A woman in a green and orange striped sari and a face mask lights an oil lamp on a silver stand, set on banana leaves spread across an orange cloth. Behind her, a seated figure in orange robes, wearing a maroon turban, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a red velvet cushion before a gold ornate backdrop flanked by gilded carved figures. In front of the seat is a tray of flowers and a small framed picture of a deity. The setting is a home shrine with a potted plant at right.

A woman in a rust-brown and gold patterned sari and a black blouse stands at right, facing a decorated deity murti on a golden-draped altar. She holds a brass plate with a lit flame toward the idol, an aarti offering. The murti wears a crown and jewelled adornments, with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and a pink lotus at its base. Brass oil lamps and a green-draped stand sit at left, and a framed painting of a deity appears at right. Ornate gold and maroon fabrics hang in the background.

KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/2/2022

2022-10-02 +3 copies

A person in a rust-red ochre dhoti and a bare upper body wears a long garland of white, pink and yellow flowers and gold armlets, bending forward with hands together over a metal platter or puja setup. Three bronze-coloured deity murtis stand on pedestals along a tiled wall: a central figure in white dhoti with a tall crown, holding a trident, drum and kalasha-like objects, and a figure on the right in orange and green sari with a crown and rudraksha-style beads. A smaller saint-like murti in ochre robes stands between them. Warm yellow walls and a red cushioned seat are visible in the background, with a few other people partly visible at the edges. This appears to be a puja or prana prathishta setting in an ashram room.

2014-06-28 +1 copies

Indoor shrine puja at KAILASA Ohio. A priest with a shaved-free long grey-streaked hair and beard, bare-chested, wears a white dhoti with a striped border and a purple beaded mala, and a blue face mask; he holds a brass bowl up toward a decorated deity murti of a goddess with gold crown, flower garlands and a red-and-gold sari, seated on a pink lotus before lit oil lamps. A woman in a blue and red sari with gold bangles and an orange mask sits with hands folded to the left. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers, a painted calendar-style picture and a painted mural of deities stand around the shrine. This is a Navaratri puja.

Photograph of a Hindu temple shrine during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman in a green-and-gold sari with a red border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari with jewelled necklaces and flower garlands. Two more devotees are visible at right: one in a green-and-blue sari kneeling and holding a lamp, another partly seen. Behind them, dark stone deity murtis are adorned with white flower garlands, gold ornaments and coloured silks. Coconuts and white flowers lie in front of the central murti. Lamps stand on brass stands against a yellow wall.

2022-08-05 +1 copies

2022-10-01 +3 copies

A woman in a cream sari with a maroon blouse and a face mask performs puja at a shrine, ringing a brass bell in her right hand while holding a small vessel in her left. Before her, a metal deity murti with a crown and a garland of white and yellow flowers stands on a dark maroon cloth. Brass bowls, a plate with a red-petal offering, and scattered rose petals sit on a blue and orange-patterned table. Behind her, a larger deity figure in dark blue and gold garments and garlands is visible, with a gold-framed shrine niche to the right.

Photograph of a temple puja in a home shrine room. A large deity murti of a goddess stands centrally, adorned with a silver crown, pink and green silk, multicolored flower garlands and a long pearl-like necklace, with a bright green and blue draped base. A bare-chested priest with a shaved-looking head, white dhoti and a face mask kneels at right, holding his hand over a brass oil lamp. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand before the murti, a small brass kalasha with marigold garlands sits on a pink cloth, and a painted temple scene with multiple figures hangs on the right wall. A gold brocade backdrop and red curtains frame the shrine, and a small brass figure rests on a green-draped table at left.

A priest in a maroon dhoti with a long-sleeved gold-bordered upper cloth, wearing a long multicolour flower garland, performs a ritual before metal deity murtis in an ornate room with orange curtains and a chandelier. He holds a long white stick or ritual implement toward a silver-finished standing murti with a tall crown, beaded necklaces and a white cloth, and a second murti with a plumed headdress and bead garlands sits at right. A seated attendant in saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding a ceremonial item, and a bald attendant in orange cloth at left holds a rudraksha mala. Several people in white and orange clothing stand in the background near brown sofas. Flowers and a metal plate with offerings are on the lower left.

June 28 2014