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September 28 2011

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April 24 20122012-04-24October 17 20102010-10-17July 30 20122012-07-30KAILASA SINGAPORE on 8/8/20212021-08-08A temple puja in progress in a yellow-walled room. Three large deity murtis stand on a raised platform, decorated with garlands and crowns, with smaller figures in red and blue flanking them and oil lamps hanging above. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped red and green mat, holding a ritual object and gesturing, while an attendant in an orange-red shirt and white dhoti sits to the left with hands joined. Brass plates of fruit, sweets and red offerings are arranged on the mat before them, and a small table holds further offerings.2021-07-02October 07 20112011-10-07 +1 copiesA temple shrine shows three seated deity murtis dressed in ornate jewelled garments and garlands, the central figure wearing a green stone pendant and a crown. Each murti rests on a cushioned seat against a gold-toned arched backdrop, with hanging lamps above. In front, a green cloth covers the floor beside a brass oil lamp, a tray of flower garlands and fruit, and a small brass vessel. No people are visible in the scene.2021-08-06A temple puja at an altar with gold-framed arch and deep red curtains. A deity murti of Shiva with black face and tall crown stands at the back, garlanded with pink and white flowers. In front, a silver-adorned goddess murti in a gold and orange sari is garlanded with white, yellow and red blooms. Brass pots of pink roses flank the altar. Below, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala reads from a paper, while another person in white sits at left beside brass vessels, bananas, fruit and a brass bell, performing the puja.2022-10-01 +3 copiesInside a temple shrine, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, offers fruit on a brass plate to a woman in a pink and green sari and a face mask who sits on a striped mat. Three ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a green-draped altar behind them, adorned with green skirts, gold jewellery and flower garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver puja plate, bowls of food, apples, oranges and a bowl of white offering sit on the mat in front of the altar, with a red and green striped cloth beneath. The yellow walls are hung with garlands.2021-10-24Photograph of a temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, San Jose, showing a gilded arched shrine framing a central deity murti draped in a blue cloth and heavily adorned with white and red flower garlands. Two smaller seated figures flank the central image, one in green garments with a green crown. In the foreground a hand holds a brass aarti lamp with flames rising, and another hand is visible at the bottom edge near offerings of marigolds and flowers on the altar. The scene suggests a puja in progress; no person is clearly identifiable as a person.2020-10-25Photo 11682565 +1 copiesDecember 16 20112011-12-16