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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/1/2022

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Photo 82841102022-07-10 +1 copiesA woman in a green blouse and multicolored silk sari, with glasses and hair tied back with a clip, leans in to perform aarti before two deity murtis on a draped purple and gold throne. The left murti wears a tall gold crown, red and gold necklaces and a white garment, while the right murti wears a gold crown, pearl-like garlands and an orange-gold cloth. A small brass lamp with a lit flame sits in front of them, and a pink floral garland hangs at the left edge. An orange wall, a wall heater and white window panes frame the room.2021-03-21KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/27/20222022-02-27A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours or offers liquid from a vessel onto a dark stone Shivalinga on a tiered black pedestal at a temple-style altar. Behind it stand large gold-finished murtis of a deity couple, a bearded male form in a crown and a female form in a green and purple sari, both garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. To the right stands a bearded sage-like figure in a dark cap, rudraksha mala and orange-brown cloth, and a small gold figure appears at the base. Red curtains and an ornate golden arch frame the scene.2019-03-04Photograph of a Hindu temple shrine during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman in a green-and-gold sari with a red border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari with jewelled necklaces and flower garlands. Two more devotees are visible at right: one in a green-and-blue sari kneeling and holding a lamp, another partly seen. Behind them, dark stone deity murtis are adorned with white flower garlands, gold ornaments and coloured silks. Coconuts and white flowers lie in front of the central murti. Lamps stand on brass stands against a yellow wall.2022-08-05 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/12/20222022-02-12KAILASA SINGAPORE on 12/18/20202020-12-18November 14 20212021-11-14A photograph of a Hindu puja at a shrine. A deity murti of a goddess, dressed in an orange and gold silk sari, is adorned with white jasmine garlands, gold necklaces and jewelled ornaments, with a lit oil lamp on a tray before it. Two women kneel at the lower left: the foreground woman wears a gold and pink sari and holds a brass bell, while the woman behind wears a cream sari. Brass oil lamps with flames stand at the left, and coconuts and flowers lie at the base of the deity. Red velvet drapery hangs in the background.2022-08-05 +1 copiesA woman in a cream sari with a maroon blouse and a face mask performs puja at a shrine, ringing a brass bell in her right hand while holding a small vessel in her left. Before her, a metal deity murti with a crown and a garland of white and yellow flowers stands on a dark maroon cloth. Brass bowls, a plate with a red-petal offering, and scattered rose petals sit on a blue and orange-patterned table. Behind her, a larger deity figure in dark blue and gold garments and garlands is visible, with a gold-framed shrine niche to the right.2022-01-13June 28 20142014-06-28KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04