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Jan 3 2022 sripuram2022-01-03A woman sits cross-legged on a woven mat in a hall with a wooden stage and a framed colourful painting of a multi-armed Shiva figure holding a trident, set against a sunburst. She wears a cream sari with pink border and pink blouse, gold bangles, and a red bindi, with palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. Before her is a round woven tray with brass vessels, a conch, a small oil lamp, bowls of kumkum and food offerings, and yellow flowers. To the right, a low table draped in orange cloth holds a large floral arrangement of white jasmine and red roses with incense sticks, and a brass pot sits in the background niche. The scene suggests a puja offering.2022-01-03Jan 3 2022 sripuram2022-01-03A woman in a cream saree with a pink blouse and floral border sits cross-legged on a woven mat in a home room, performing puja with a brass bell and lit oil lamp. A low table draped in orange and gold cloth holds a white flower garland, red flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lamp. A tray in front holds brass bowls of kumkum, turmeric, flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind her a flat-screen TV shows a bearded man with long dark hair, a crown-like headdress, rudraksha-style beads and ornate saffron clothing, and a laptop beside it displays a live event. Framed portraits and red curtains are visible behind. The woman is in the foreground and the figure on screen is a depiction.2022-01-03A woman in a cream-coloured sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on a patterned mat in a home shrine, ringing a gold handbell with her raised right hand while holding a small object in her left. A brass tray in front holds puja items, small oil lamps and bowls. A golden kalasha-style vessel filled with red flowers and a lit lamp stands on an ornate gold base beside a bowl of rose petals. Behind them, a shelf displays small deity murtis and framed images, and a television sits above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti performed at home, with a silver tray and an open silver dish on the floor.2022-02-05October 20 20102010-10-20A woman seated on the floor in a white saree with gold border and a gold-toned blouse, with a red bindi on her forehead and a gold bangle on her wrist, is placing pink petals onto a brass plate. In front of her is a puja arrangement on a red cloth with a brass tray, a whole orange, a white conch shell, a copper cup, a small brass bell and a brass lamp, with scattered pink and red rose petals. A pink and red flower arrangement sits in the foreground. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the upper right.A woman in a cream and striped saree with a magenta blouse sits on a low wooden seat before a gold-decorated shrine, performing puja with her hands raised near incense sticks. Behind her, a silver-clad deity murti of Lakshmi stands within a garlanded frame of white and pink flowers and green leaves, with a red cloth draped on the altar. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot wrapped in green leaves, bananas, flower-filled plates and a brass aarti lamp surround the offerings, and a sign reading 'KA... HYD...' is visible at the right. A phone is visible at the lower left edge. Scene consistent with a Varalakshmi Vratham worship.2024-08-16Jan 3 2022 sripuram2022-01-03A photograph of a woman seated at lower left in a magenta blouse and cream saree with a striped border, a white tilak on her forehead, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands before a deity murti. The murti of Goddess Lakshmi stands in a gold carved shrine with a crown, white jasmine garlands and pink and green floral decorations, wearing an orange-red saree. A red cloth covers the altar in front, with a kalasha topped with leaves and yellow and red flowers, brass bowls, burning incense sticks, and a plate of offerings with flowers. Hanging green mango leaves and beaded strings decorate the top of the shrine. This appears to be a Varalaxmi puja.2024-08-16KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/25/20202020-10-25Close-up photo of a puja offering on a striped woven mat. A woman in a white dress with pink dot print and a red and white bangle reaches toward a brass plate of white flowers with red rose petals and yellow marigold petals. A small brass lamp with a lit flame, a steel plate of flowers, a brass bowl, a brass lamp stand and small dishes of offerings sit nearby, with a steel tray of petals at the top. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2022-02-05