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KAILASA PUDUVAI 12 Oct 2021

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A photograph of a large grid of identical offering packets arranged on a pale wall. Each square of coloured cloth (orange, pink, green, purple, maroon and teal) holds a bundle of bananas tied with yellow cord, a leaf, pink flowers, a small heap of fruit or sweets, and a folded paper packet. No people are visible in the frame, and the arrangement suggests prepared offerings laid out for a puja.2024-03-10Photograph of many small silver-toned plates arranged in neat rows on a patterned brown and gold floor cloth. Each plate holds a folded cloth napkin in red, purple, green, blue or white, topped with fresh fruit such as apples, limes, green chillies and small pink flowers, tied with orange thread. Shown as an offering arrangement for a Navaratri pooja. No people are visible.A top-down photo of women seated on the floor performing a ritual offering at a temple, with brass trays of flowers, bananas, betel leaves, saffron-coloured and pink flower petals, folded silk cloths in green, blue and orange, and a lit brass oil lamp at the upper left. Several women wear colourful silk saris: blue and gold on the upper right, green with gold motifs in the lower left, pink in the left middle, and teal on the right. Their bangles and jewellery are visible. The arrangement suggests a pushabhishekam-style offering to a goddess, with trays of flowers and fruit placed before them.Photograph of a temple offering ritual. A woman in a red saree with floral embellishment and gold bangles sits on the floor at lower left, arranging food on a silver thali with banana-leaf plates, flower garlands nearby. A large mat with pink and green stripes holds rows of food offerings in small bowls, decorated with yellow marigolds, with fruit at the centre. Behind, a figure in white dhoti stands at the top edge, and a red-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp.KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/20/20202020-10-20KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/22/20222022-01-22Feb 18 2022 sripuramFeb 18 2022 sripuramWomen seated on the floor of a gilded temple hall perform a puja before three deity murti shrines framed by gold arches and a gold lattice screen. Shrine figures wear green, red and pink silk and garlands. In front of them, a green cloth holds a lamp and flowers. Women in green, blue and maroon saris, one in white, sit around platters of bananas, flower petals, kumkum, coconut and sweets. Two young girls in green and pink sit among them, and a red-carpeted altar stands at the back.April 20 20112011-04-20KAILASA Tharamangalam 10 Sep 2021A ritual arrangement on a red cloth spread across the floor. Two lit oil lamps with brass bases stand at the back, flanked by small brass plates holding coloured powders, turmeric, vermilion, and white powder. Green leaves, green beans, betel-like leaves, purple brinjals, white and pink flowers, and a brass plate of orange and pink blossoms are arranged in rows. In the foreground a decorated maroon pot wrapped in gold-bordered fabric, topped with mango leaves, orange flowers and a golden cloth cone, sits on a magenta cloth. Behind it a dark maroon drape with a painted figure. No people are visible.2025-11-23