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January 28 2014

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Close view of a puja arrangement on a polished brass tray. Three bronze-coloured metal murtis stand on pedestals: a standing deity with four arms, a crown, and a necklace in the centre, flanked by a small figure with a shaved head and sacred mark on the left and a female figure in a draped sari on the right. Yellow and orange marigold flowers are placed at their feet and in their hands. In front sits a black stone shivalingam on a yoni base, decorated with a marigold and smeared with orange kumkum. Behind, a large framed picture of a deity is garlanded with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. Scattered petals lie on the tray.2021-03-22KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/22/20212021-03-22KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03January 28 20142014-01-28Three gilded metal deity murti figures stand on a golden-yellow liquid in a tray decorated with yellow, white and purple flowers. The central figure, a four-armed deity wearing a tall crown, holds a trident and other objects, with a red tilak on the forehead. To the left stands a smaller bare-chested child figure with a red mark on the forehead, and to the right a female figure in a red and gold sari with a crown and red tilak. A carved wooden latticed screen stands behind the figures. Plates and glasses appear at the edges. No people are visible.2020-11-03A photo of a bronze metal deity group on a shrine ledge draped with a red cloth, decorated with yellow marigold flowers on each figure's head. In the centre stands a four-armed bronze deity murti holding a trident-like weapon and a drum-like object, with a bronze trident staff in front. To its left stands a smaller bare-chested bronze figure with hands raised, and to its right a bronze female figure in a blue brocade sari with a purple shawl. Small bronze figures, possibly Ganesha, sit at the base. Behind are yellow cloth panels, white cloth bundles and dressed figures in green and teal garments, with an oil lamp beside them. Petals are scattered on the ledge.KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/22/20212021-03-22A brass abhishekam scene on a tray of milky liquid with scattered red petals. Three bronze deity murtis stand centrally: a four-armed male form with a crown holding up a hand in abhaya mudra, a small bronze figure on the left, and a female figure in a yellow-draped sari on the right. A bronze Ganesha bust with a pearl and bead garland sits at the far right. Behind them are a pink and red flower garland, a pile of rudraksha beads, a brass kalasha-style vessel and small bowls. A hand pours liquid from a vessel at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame apart from partial hands.2020-12-07A photograph of a small altar arrangement on a silver tray decorated with yellow and orange chrysanthemum flowers and an orange cloth. At the centre sits a seated Shiva figurine with a crescent-topped matted hair, a snake draped over his arm and a trident in hand. Behind him stand golden figurines of Ganesha, on the left, and a multi-armed deity with a trident and a bull-like mount, on the right. A reddish-brown figurine of a goddess with a crown sits at the right front. Yellow marigold garlands hang at the top, and framed photographs of a temple complex and a gold figure appear in the background. No people are visible.Abhishekam offering on a white marble tray before three bronze-toned statues. In the centre stands a four-armed Shiva murti with a tall crown and raised hands; to the left stands a smaller male figure with a bare torso and folded palms, and to the right a female figure in a flowing yellow garment holding a white flower. In front lies a black Shiva linga wet from abhishekam, decorated with yellow and pink marigold-type flowers. Behind them are garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels, and a printed backdrop showing a person's hand and garland. No living people are visible.2021-04-05KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/19/20212021-06-19Close-up photo of a brass deity murti group on a yellow-dyed tray in a temple shrine. A standing four-armed figure with a crown and bare-chested devotee figure stand to the left, a smaller figure in a yellow cloth stands on the right, and a small brass animal figure sits in front. Red-orange kumkum marks dot the tray. Behind them a red and white flower garland and a portrait print are visible, with a silver Ganesha murti with jewelled garlands at the right edge. The setting suggests abhishekam and alankaram worship.2020-12-07