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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/4/2022

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Photo 99191902022-10-04Puja offerings laid out on an orange cloth at a temple ritual. A priest in white dhoti with a maroon and gold border sits at left, holding a small spoon, with a gold bangle on his wrist. Brass and silver trays hold cashews, dried red fruit, dal and grains in brass bowls, a yellow powder, a silver bowl of rose petals, and a small brass cup. A red velvet cloth with silver embroidery holds ornaments. A bed of yellow and red flower petals and a gilded deity murti appear at right. No a person candidate is visible.2022-09-29 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/2/20222022-10-02 +3 copiesA priest seated cross-legged on a purple cloth performs a puja at a temple altar. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl over his bare upper body, glasses and a grey face mask, and rings a brass handbell with his left hand while holding a small spoon in his right. Before him sit silver and brass bowls of pink and yellow flower petals, yellow powder, fruit, sweets and rice dishes. A red cushion holds an ornate silver-and-stone mask-like ornament, beside a green and gold silk saree. Behind him an orange draped altar bears a garlanded deity murti, bamboo stalks and pink roses, indicating an Ashtotarra Namavali puja at a Hindu temple.2020-10-21KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/2/20222022-10-02 +3 copiesA seated priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, his hands pressed together in front of an ornate brass puja stand. The brass bowl on top holds pink flowers, a small brass vessel and a kalasha-like container. A silver thali in front holds rice, lentil dishes, vegetable curries and bowls of food, a naivedyam offering. A brass dish with a pink flower, a brass cup and a wooden box sit on a leopard-print cloth. A flat-screen television and glass cabinets with small framed photographs stand behind. The scene shows a home shrine puja with food offering.2022-02-18A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a face mask sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, performing puja before a deity murti of Devi Mahalakshmi decorated with a red flower garland. He holds a small brass vessel and a bell-like object near offerings on silver and steel trays, including fruit, sweets, rice and turmeric-coloured grains. A teal draped backdrop, marigold-style flowers and folded red, yellow and green silk cloths fill the scene, with rose petals in a silver bowl.2020-10-22Photo 99203532022-04-30 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/28/20222022-09-28 +1 copiesA priest seated cross-legged on a leopard-print mat performs naivedyam offering before a large ornate gold bowl on a gold pedestal stand, decorated with pink flowers and a small silver cup. He is bare-chested, wearing white dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, and holds his hand over the offering. In front, a silver thali holds rice, dal, vegetable curries and side dishes in small steel bowls, and a brass tray holds a lamp, a brass pot and a small cup. Behind, a shelf displays small framed deity images and a flat-screen television is mounted above, with white orchids on the right. No readable text is visible.2022-03-10A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-white sash sits cross-legged behind a long table set for puja, pouring liquid from a small vessel. Eyeglasses and a rudraksha-style necklace are visible. Before him are silver and brass trays with grapes, bananas, pink flowers, coconut-shaped offerings, and a ornate gold-and-orange festival mask or deity image on a yellow cloth. A copper kalasha and brass lamps stand on the table, and a colourful deity shrine with green and gold decoration sits at the upper right against a yellow wall with green bunting.2021-08-20KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/14/20222022-03-14