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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/2/2021

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A woman in a red and white sari with red blouse trim sits before a brass tray during a puja, holding her palm over a small oil lamp with a flame. Beside it, a small metal murti of a deity stands on a base surrounded by red flowers and green leaves. She wears a long rudraksha mala, a red bead necklace, gold bangles and a white tilak on her forehead. Behind her are white tiled walls, cupboards and an orange cloth with brass vessels.2021-05-02A woman with hair pulled back and a white tilak on her forehead pours liquid from a brass vessel over a silver deity murti on a brass tray in a home temple setting. She wears a red and gold blouse with a red shawl and white garment. The tray holds milk-like liquid, red flower petals and a small lamp. Behind her stands a framed portrait of a bearded man in a red turban with a gold-bordered orange garment, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of yellow and pink flowers, with an orange cloth and gold ornaments in front. To the right is an ornate gold shrine, and a brass lamp and bowls sit on an orange altar cloth. The scene shows abhishekam offering being performed at home.2021-05-02A woman in a red and gold sari with a white shawl pours liquid from a small copper vessel over small metal deity figures on a gold tray, arranged before a large framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in a red turban, decorated with a yellow and magenta flower garland and a large floral garland, seated on a throne. A gold ornate throne and a second figure in a teal and gold garment stand to the right, with pink flowers, red cloth and brass lamps on the altar. Two framed images show a tree-lined background above. The scene resembles an abhishekam offering to murti figures.2021-06-14A woman in a maroon shawl and patterned dark dress pours milk from a copper vessel over a shivalinga on a brass abhishekam stand decorated with pink and white flowers and green leaves. Milk flows into a metal pail below. Behind her, a woman in a teal and floral shawl holds a copper pot, and other devotees in white and orange stand in the hall with draped gold curtains and a colourful striped rug.2019-03-04KAILASA PUDUVAI 03 Oct 2021June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/4/20222022-01-04 +1 copiesA woman with glasses, a white blouse and an orange-red shawl leans over a large ornate silver-and-gold tray, pressing a red rose petal between her fingers. The tray holds many small silver bowls and cups filled with red rose petals, and a younger girl in a yellow dupatta with a white-and-green border stands beside her. Another hand reaches in from the right edge. The setting looks like a temple floor. A faint bird-shaped logo appears at the upper left.2010-09-28September 26 20112011-09-26A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold patterned rug, performing a puja. She wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle, and holds a small offering item over a brass thali of flower petals on a red cloth-draped low table. Smoke rises from incense. Silver puja vessels, a bell, a silver tray with a red flower and kumkum sit around her. Behind, a deity murti stands on a draped pedestal beside a shrine decorated with colourful garlands, tassels and a gold-framed altar.2021-03-11KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11A bare-chested priest seated cross-legged on a wooden floor performs abhishekam to a Panchamukhi Hanuman murti on a brass tray. He wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over the small five-faced murti. Behind him an altar is draped in orange cloth, with a large deity murti wearing gold ornaments, pearl necklaces and yellow marigold garlands, plus brass lamps, fruit, red flower petals and a framed portrait. The priest's identity is not established by appearance, so he is described by role only.2021-04-27