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A seated group of devotees gathers on the floor of a bare garage-like room during a home puja. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the lower left, a woman in white sari sits beside a brass tray of lamps and offerings, and a seated figure in white sits near a deity murti set on an orange cloth at the right. Women in colourful saris and children in pink, purple and orange clothing sit around them. A flat-screen television at the back left shows a livestreamed gathering, and a table holds lamps and a small plate.

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 1/7/2021

Indoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.

A seated group of devotees gathers on striped rugs in a small room for a Varalakshmi Vratham puja. Several women wear saris in pink, red, orange and blue, and a woman in a white and gold border sari sits at the left near a shrine. A bare-chested priest with a white cloth and garlands sits at the left, tending the puja. Brass pooja plates, lit oil lamps, flowers, a kalasha-like vessel and fruit lie on the floor. Shrine images and framed pictures line the walls behind the group.

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/9/2021

2021-10-09 +1 copies

A photo of a group puja in a yellow-walled room with a framed devotional print on the left and three decorated deity murti with flower garlands on a shelf at right. Seated on a striped red, green and white mat around a golden puja vessel, a man with long dark hair and a leopard-print shawl over white dhoti-style clothes sits with palms together while a woman in white sari-style clothing offers items from a brass tray. Several devotees in white, pink and blue clothing sit in rows, some with hands folded. Plates of fruit, flowers, sweets and oil lamps are arranged on the floor, consistent with a naivedyam puja.

A photograph of a puja in a temple room with yellow and pink walls and three large deity murtis draped in garlands on an altar at the back. A man on the left wears an orange kurta and rudraksha mala and sits on a blue mat with his hands folded. A woman in a yellow sari kneels in the centre arranging offerings on a striped rug, beside plates of fruit, sweets and brass lamps. Seated women in purple, teal and yellow saris and a man in white kurta sit on mats around the offerings, while a child in a blue dress sits near the front. Silver thalis, a brass kalasha and flowers are laid out on the floor.

May 03 2008

A photo of a small home-style puja in a garage-like room with a white wall and a rolled-up garage door. Several people sit on the floor on rugs and foam mats. On the right, a seated figure in a golden-brown patterned top and blue skirt wears a red-and-white flower garland and a dark hair bun; the figure looks like a mannequin or statue rather than a person. Behind and beside it stand brass or bronze deity murtis, including a standing figure with a trident and a garland. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, flower petals and offering plates lie on the floor. Children in pink and cream clothes sit at left with hands joined, and women in saris lead the rite at centre.

2021-03-11 +1 copies

A multi-panel collage of a Varalakshmi Vratham puja at a KAILASA centre. Devotees sit on striped woven rugs in white saris and white kurta-style clothes, with rudraksha malas and flowers in their hair, performing rituals beside brass plates of rose petals, lit oil lamps, fruit, sweets and marigold and red flower garlands. A woman in a white sari with a flower-decorated bun pours from a vessel near a decorated deity murti with garlands. A man in a black top sits with hands joined among the participants. The panels show the ritual in progress, though some people are visible only in part.

Indoor photo of a seated group in a wood-floored hall during a puja. A large deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange cloth panels and palm fronds behind a central altar. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala sits with hands in namaste beside a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a mala on the left. Other seated women wear green, red, pink and white saris. Brass plates with fruit, flowers, lamps and small bowls sit on mats before them. Shelves of books and framed pictures line the walls.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a yellow-walled shrine room performing a puja before three large decorated deity murtis on a raised altar draped in green and maroon cloth with garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at the central puja arrangement with brass lamps and offerings, facing the group. Around him, a woman in a peach-patterned kurta, a woman in a teal-and-green sari, and several men and children sit on black and blue mats. Brass plates hold flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings in the foreground.