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Photo of a temple puja inside a shrine with deity murtis draped in garlands of pink, red and white flowers and carved wooden or metal frames behind them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, facing a second bare-chested man in white dhoti who reads from loose papers and holds a microphone. Brass plates with bananas, limes, oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a bowl of flower petals sit on the cloth. The scene suggests a puja and recitation at a shrine during a festival.

2022-10-02 +3 copies

Two bare-chested priests sit cross-legged on an orange cloth during a puja in a temple shrine, flanked by gold-and-black deity murtis draped with garlands of marigolds and pink flowers. The priest on the left, with long hair tied up and a rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded. The priest on the right, with a shaved head and white dhoti, reads from a book and holds a phone. Brass and silver trays hold bananas, rose petals, fruit, flowers and brass cups, and an oil lamp stands at the left edge. Two orange-clad figures appear on the back shrine, and the setting suggests a Navaratri puja to Devi Annapoorneshwari.

2022-10-01 +3 copies

September 19 2012

Photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A seated priest with bare upper body, white dhoti, orange tilak and a gold lamp in his hands performs the ritual, while a second man in white dhoti with folded hands sits at the right edge. Behind them stand decorated deity murti figures adorned with fresh flower garlands, and a central figure is garlanded with red and white flowers in front of an orange cloth. Brass vessels, a kalasha, bananas, fruit, a bell and rose petals sit on an orange-cloth-covered floor, and a red and gold cloth hangs in the background.

2022-10-01 +3 copies

2022-09-28 +1 copies

2022-10-02 +1 copies

Photograph of a temple shrine during an evening Guru Puja and Naivedyam offering. Two men sit on the floor in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; the man on the left sits with hands resting in his lap, and the man on the right holds a brass bell while a large brass vessel of flowers sits on a low stand. In front of them, a long green cloth is covered with rows of fruit (oranges, apples, grapes, kiwis, watermelon slices), and dozens of small brass bowls of colourful food offerings fill the foreground. Behind them stand three painted deity murti in dressed finery and garlands, with a seated gold-decorated deity murti on a shrine to the right. A maroon patterned wall hangs behind the shrine.

2022-07-14 +1 copies

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 8/13/2021

Photograph of an evening puja inside a temple shrine. Two shaved-headed priests sit on the floor on a leopard-print cloth. The priest on the left, bare-chested with a red-orange sacred thread, holds a small brass lamp and a flower-decorated item. The priest on the right, in white dhoti and shawl, holds a silver bell-shaped implement and a brass lamp beside a large brass bowl of marigolds, roses and yellow flowers. Before them are rows of brass bowls filled with grains, nuts, dried fruit, sliced vegetables and sweets, plus a red-and-green ceremonial cloth. Behind them stand white marble deity murti of a flute-playing figure and a female figure, and a golden shrine holding a murti garlanded with white flowers. Yellow and red roses decorate the right edge.

2022-07-14 +1 copies