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A puja in progress before a shrine with three large deity murti, the central one golden-robed and crowned, flanked by two others, all garlanded with white and orange flowers. In front, a small brass murti sits on a golden base with fruit and flower offerings on plates. A woman in a red blouse and gold-and-green sari sits cross-legged at left, holding a text. A woman in a pink-and-white print kurta pours liquid from a small vessel toward the offerings, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti sits beside her and another person kneels nearby. Pink lotus, brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels surround the altar, with a bright pink and yellow wall behind.

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/23/2020

A 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.

A photo of a Lalitha Maha Tripurasundari puja in a temple room with pink and yellow walls. Three deity murtis sit on a raised altar decorated with flower garlands, including a central figure in a gold and blue dress. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala, seated at right, holds a small bell or ladle near brass vessels, while a woman in a purple sari adds items to the puja. Other women in blue and teal saris sit on the floor, and a shirtless young man sits at far right. Kalasha vessels, oil lamps, coconuts, fruit and framed pictures decorate the room.

Indoor puja in a temple room with yellow and pink walls and garlands of marigolds hanging from the ceiling. Three large deity murtis with crowns and flower garlands stand on a raised platform at the back. In front, a devotee in a teal sari with a flower in her hair sits on a striped mat beside a lit brass lamp and a brass pedestal, while a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a blue-green sari sit with folded hands. A man with bare upper body and a white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a brass bell and a lamp. Brass plates of fruit, including pomegranates, bananas, apples, grapes and coconut, lie on the floor in front of them, with flower petals and kumkum. Ritual items such as a plate of flowers and a small bowl of vermilion are placed on the mat.

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KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/20/2020

A photograph of a puja inside a yellow-walled room with deity murtis behind a red-and-green cloth backdrop, wrapped in marigold garlands. Seated on red and maroon mats, a woman in a teal-blue sari with gold bangles sits beside a girl in a green and blue dress with a red-tasselled hair tie. At right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala sits in front of a smiling woman in a gold-patterned kurta. The central altar holds a decorated murti with oil lamps, a kalasha, a brass bell, plates of bananas and fruit, and a small brass lamp in front of it.

KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/27/2022

2022-09-27 +1 copies

Indoor shrine room with yellow walls where devotees perform a naivedyam offering before deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands and gold-colored garments. Several golden deity figures stand on a raised platform on the left, one crowned and holding objects. A woman in a white top and red cloth kneels on a red floral mat, arranging a large spread of fruit, sweets, and small bowls of food on banana-leaf-style trays and plates. Oranges, a green coconut, and brass lamps sit among the offerings. In the foreground, two devotees with folded hands face the altar; one wears a pink top. A small shrine on the right holds smaller deity images and a decorated framed picture.

Inside 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.