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KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 12/28/2021

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November 22 2022 sripuram2022-11-22A photograph of a home shrine room with yellow walls and white tiled floor. A person's bare arm and hand, wearing a bangle, holds a lit oil lamp at the right edge, while the body in white cloth is partly visible. On the left, a painted statue of a bearded man in a maroon-red robe and turban, with white pearl and gold necklaces, presses palms together in a pose of devotion, set in a wall niche decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers and paper butterflies. Brass plates, bowls, a small pot, a metal tray with offerings, and a golden deity murti sit on the marble-topped altar, with red flowers scattered in front. Brass sandals rest on a tray. The scene shows puja and abhishekam preparations.2021-06-14A small shrine room with pale green walls. A man kneels at the lower right in a bare-chested state with white dhoti, performing puja before a seated figure in an orange and red garland-draped sitting form with an orange-red headpiece, with a white and red garland. Oil lamps burn on the floor in front of the seated figure, and a white paper label sits on its base. On the left, a framed painting shows a standing figure holding a trident, with a small figure and offerings below. A smaller framed picture of a deity with a blue background hangs on the wall, and a trident is mounted on the wall at right.2024-08-28A photograph of a home shrine where a woman in a red garment lights a tray of oil lamps before a large printed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in a red turban, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and a raised hand, adorned with garlands of yellow and pink flowers. Beside it stands a gilded deity murti decorated with red and gold cloth, a golden canopy shrine holding fruit, and a small brass figure in the lower left wrapped in gold ornaments. The woman is the only physical person visible; the portrait is a depiction on paper.2021-04-18Indoor temple shrine with a woman in a floral red and pink salwar kameez and pink dupatta kneeling and reaching toward a deity murti seated on a red cloth-draped throne-like seat. The murti wears orange and marigold garlands, pink flower garlands and a gold crown-like headpiece. Behind it hangs a red curtain and a colourful striped banner with lotus-like and floral motifs. To the left stands a brass vessel and small brass figures on an orange-covered table, and a framed photograph of a temple gateway hangs on the wall. A plate of kumkum, flowers and small packets lies on the floor, and another person's hand in orange clothing is visible at the lower edge. A figure in a green garment and turban-like headwear stands in the background, partly obscured.2021-04-20A small shrine room with pink walls, crowded with framed pictures and posters. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans over a brass tray table holding small copper figures and a lit oil lamp, gesturing toward it with one hand. Behind the tray, a large framed photograph shows a smiling figure seated with raised hand, wearing an orange-red shawl, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and a red-orange turban; the figure is a printed image, not a physical person. A standing figure in red-orange garments with rudraksha and a trident stands at the right, and a framed portrait hangs above the shelf. A metal bowl of yellow liquid sits at the lower right, consistent with a ritual preparation.A shirtless priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, waves a lit oil lamp toward a large framed portrait on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion. The portrait shows a smiling bearded figure in a red-orange turban with a saffron-coloured robe, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, hands raised in blessing. Two small framed photographs of older saints hang on the right wall, with a brass bowl and a small oil lamp on a wooden stool in the foreground. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a gold cloth backdrop and floral garlands.2021-11-15KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/16/20212021-04-16Photograph taken indoors, rotated sideways, of a ritual scene in a shrine room. A priest in an orange-saffron garment stands at left holding a lit oil lamp over a small tray of brass vessels and offerings. Before him a golden frame holds three framed black-and-white portraits and a small deity murti in pink and blue clothing. Above, a seated figure in white and gold drapes sits on an ornate golden throne with a peetha-like seat and a small decorated canopy. A framed painting at the bottom shows a figure holding a trident, and framed photographs line the walls. The scene suggests an alankaram or aarti in progress.KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/17/20212021-06-17A woman in an orange saree stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a large framed portrait of a bearded man with a maroon turban and white flower garland seated on a wicker-backed throne. Brass urns with dry fruits flank the throne, and a purple cloth before it is covered with trays of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and small bowls of coloured powders and grains, with a brass lamp lit in the foreground. Gold-embroidered red and orange ceremonial fans stand on either side, indicating a home puja or annadan-style offering arranged in a room with beige curtains.2022-02-08Photograph of a temple shrine interior, image rotated sideways. A priest in saffron/orange garments stands at left beside a red-covered table holding brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a small offering. Center, a figure in a pale blue-green embellished garment with heavy jewelled necklaces stands before a golden ornate pedestal. Framed black-and-white portraits hang on the gold shrine, and a large framed picture with a trident on a dark background sits at lower right. Above, a white and gold ornate seat with a leopard-print covering holds a figure in red. A person in white stands among the gold shrine structures at upper center.