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November 14 2021

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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A woman in an orange and white patterned sari kneels before a large brass multi-tiered oil lamp with several flames, lighting it with her right hand while another hand from the right holds the lamp's base. She wears a gold necklace, bangles and a vermilion dot on her forehead. A polished metal tray sits at left beside a small red matchbox, and shelves of stacked books stand behind her. Only the woman and the hand are visible as people; no a person candidate is shown.2022-01-10A close-up photo of a ritual fire in a terracotta bowl set on a woven straw and grass base ringed with white jasmine and red and pink flowers. A flame rises from oil or ghee in the bowl, with a yellow flower and a dark twig floating in it. A hand in an orange-red sleeve pours or adds liquid from a small clay cup at the top of the frame. To the right, brass plates hold small clay dishes with offerings, and a brass lamp and a blue draped cloth appear in the background.Two women sit cross-legged on a woven mat on a wooden floor, performing a puja. The woman in front wears an orange and cream printed saree with a pastel striped border and gold bangles, holding a small item over a brass vessel with a lit wick. Beside her, a woman in a magenta saree with a green and gold border and a forehead mark sits with hands together. Brass plates hold flowers, leaves and offerings, a brass bell and a lit oil lamp rest nearby, and incense sticks stand in a metal bowl. Bookshelves stacked with papers are visible behind them.2022-01-10A photograph of a Diwali-style lamp arrangement in a temple hall. A woman in a magenta and gold sari leans forward at the left edge, placing or lighting small clay oil lamps on a stone floor. A tall polished brass standing lamp with a multi-tiered stem and a flame at the top rises at centre, surrounded by many lit clay diyas, red bowls and scattered yellow marigold petals arranged in a circle. Behind, a carved wooden throne-like seat with a red cushion is draped with a yellow flower garland, and a brass pillar and a bell-like gong hang in the background. No person matching the a person description is visible; only the woman is present.2017-10-18Photo 82841102022-07-10 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a group of women in colourful silk sarees gathered against a yellow wall beside red curtains. The woman at left in a purple and gold saree presses her palms together in anjali, and the woman beside her in a bright orange and blue saree also holds her hands in prayer. A woman in a pink and yellow saree holds a small child. A woman in a green and gold saree stands at right, and a man in a blue shirt stands behind them. In the foreground, a seated woman in an orange and gold saree with a long necklace works at a tripod-mounted camera. Bangles, earrings and bindis are visible.2021-11-14KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/25/20202020-10-25Photo 11682799January 15 20142014-01-15September 20 20112011-09-20A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a puja in a room with gold-painted walls, a gold curtain and a gold door. A woman in a pink and cream saree sits centre front on a blue mat, surrounded by brass plates, bowls, small brass lamps and a brass tray holding a red sri yantra-style sacred diagram. Other women in gold and cream sarees and a man in a cream kurta sit on mats along the wall, one woman in a purple saree with glasses at right. Brass vessels with flowers and kumkum sit on maroon cloths on the white marble floor. No a person candidate is visible.2024-02-25