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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/2021

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/21/20212021-04-21KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/21/20212021-04-21KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02 +1 copiesKAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/14/20212021-06-14Four women sit in front of a large printed portrait of a smiling man with a red and gold turban, gold necklaces and a garland, on a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flowers. The woman on the left wears a white and gold sari with a red thread bangle and a kumkum bindi; the woman second from left wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti marking. The two women at the right wear red and pink turbans, pearl and gold necklaces, and marigold garlands. The altar holds oil lamps, a deity murti with garlands, a silver kalasha, trays of fruit, sweets and prepared food, and a colourful rangoli at the front. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a person present in the scene.2020-11-29KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/27/20212021-04-27Photo 66784752020-11-29 +2 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits on the floor pouring liquid from a copper vessel over a small deity murti on a gold tray, as part of an abhishekam. The shrine table is draped in orange cloth with a pink cloth, garlanded idols, a brass lamp, fruit and flower offerings. Behind it, a large printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a maroon turban, rudraksha and yellow-and-purple flower garland, with an arched Panchamukhi Hanuman image above. A red-cabinet kitchen wall stands in the background.2021-04-27A woman in a grey knitted cardigan and yellow floral skirt, with a white tilak on her forehead, pours from a small vessel over brass figures on a gold tray scattered with red petals during a puja. Behind the altar, a large printed portrait shows a bearded man in a red turban and red robe, wearing a garland of pink and white flowers, gold necklaces and bangles, seated with hands raised in blessing. Two smiling women seated on pink cushions flank the altar, one in a red sari and one in a magenta sari, both with palms together, red turbans and gold necklaces. A gilded deity murti with a flower garland stands on the pink-draped altar cloth alongside a decorated ritual vessel and small brass dishes.2020-12-07A photograph inside a temple shrine where five people sit in prayer before a central figure seated on a raised red-draped seat. The seated figure wears a red robe, a red turban, and a garland of flowers, with hands joined in namaste; a dark deity murti stands in an arched gold niche behind him. Before the group are brass oil lamps, a brass vessel, bowls of flower petals, and offerings on a low wooden table. On the left, a young man with bare chest, white dhoti and sandalwood markings on his arms and chest kneels with palms joined. Next to him, a woman in a white and gold sari kneels in prayer. On the right, a woman in a white top and a woman in a pink sari with bangles kneel with palms together, and a woman in orange robes with a headwrap kneels at the far right. Gold curtains, a marigold-decorated arch and a colourful striped banner frame the scene, with a second deity figure to the far left. Five physical people are visible in the scene.2019-02-17