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KAILASA PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC on 12/7/20202020-12-07KAILASA PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC on 12/7/20202020-12-07 +2 copiesHDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Photo 66802612021-04-13 +2 copiesA photograph of a home altar offering table with fruit, sweets and plates of food laid on a white cloth with a burlap runner. Behind it stands a large life-size cutout of a smiling figure in a red-orange turban, red-orange robes, gold bangles and layered garlands of pink and white flowers with a gold pendant, seated on a floor-level mat. The cutout has a red bindi and is holding up a hand in a blessing gesture. A framed deity picture, a small bronze figurine, a pink flower-shaped candle and fresh leafy branches in a terracotta vase sit among the offerings, with coconuts and small figurines on a wall shelf. No living people are visible.2021-01-23Jun 19 2022 sripuram2022-06-19HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Jul 21 2022 svssjp ichapuram2022-07-21A photograph of a ritual offering set up in a red-draped shrine room. Centre back, a life-size cutout or printed image of a smiling figure in a red turban and pink-red robe, hands raised in greeting, seated on an ornate chair draped with a gold-bordered cloth. It is garlanded with a long strand of red, yellow and white flowers. Before it sit steel plates and bowls of food offerings including rice, dal, vegetable dishes, chutney, papads and sweets, plus a steel pot, a conch shell, a small oil lamp, rose petals and a bowl of red flowers on a red cloth. The figure is a printed or cut-out depiction, not a person physically present.A life-size cardboard cutout of a smiling figure seated cross-legged on a magenta silk-draped seat against a yellow-ochre wall. The figure wears a red and gold patterned turban with a gold chain, layered white jasmine and red-pink flower garlands, gold earrings, a pearl-and-gold choker, and a rudraksha-style mala. The right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and the left hand holds a pink rose. Because the figure is a printed cutout, no physical people are present.2024-08-24A life-size cutout standee of a smiling man in a red-orange turban, red-orange robes and a mala of gold-bead and rudraksha-style beads, with garlands of red and yellow flowers, seated cross-legged with raised palms on a red cloth-draped seat. Hands are raised in blessing. In front, on a red cloth, is a brass tray with a pink flower offering, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a small deity figure and a brass cup, beside a steel plate with sliced bananas, a yellow rice or dal preparation and a green garnish. Gold-bead garlands lie across the seat. The setting is a corner with a grey wall and a shrine with a painted image at right. No people are physically present.2025-06-07A life-size cutout figure of a seated guru, printed on flat board, stands against a gold-painted wall beside a pipe. The figure wears a red-and-maroon turban with a green leaf sprig, a red robe, gold jewellery and a bindi, and holds a pink flower in one hand while the other is raised in blessing. Heavy garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red roses hang from its neck. It sits on a purple brocade-draped table with a yellow and red flower arrangement at its base. No physical people are visible in the scene.2024-03-10