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A woman in a green and white sari sits cross-legged before a shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands. She wears a rudraksha mala and wrist bangles and has a flower in her hair. The shrine holds a gold-and-red deity murti flanked by bananas and rose petals, a small standing figure in red garland and green dhoti with a tall black headpiece, a silver handbell, oil lamps, a brass pot and a silver dish. The scene looks like a puja at the KAILASA Seattle centre.

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A woman in a green and white embroidered sari sits cross-legged at a shrine, hands pressed together in prayer, facing a golden deity murti standing with a raised ceremonial vessel and wearing a jeweled crown and necklaces decorated with garlands of white and yellow flowers. Beside the murti stands a portrait of a smiling man in a red-orange turban and rudraksha-style garland, draped with red and yellow flower garlands, and a sign reads KAILASA SEATTLE. A small golden figure sits in front, surrounded by fruit and flower offerings, with a brass puja setup of bells, lamps and vessels in the foreground.2024-08-16A woman in a white and green saree with a red coral mala sits on the floor at a gold-draped shrine, holding a small oil lamp over an offering tray with a silver bell, incense holder and brass vessels. Behind her stands a tall gilded deity murti with a jewelled crown and garlands, holding a trident-like staff, with a smaller murti in red and gold at its base. 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Before the portrait stand brass lamps, a conch shell, a small brass bell, and a bowl of pink rose petals and yellow grains as offerings, indicating puja worship.2024-08-07A woman in a white sari sits cross-legged on a red patterned cushion before a decorated temple altar, holding a small brass plate with a lamp and offerings toward the deities. Behind her, a golden arch frames a central deity murti of a dancing form with a trident and crown, flanked by two standing statues: one in a red turban and blue robe on the left, and one in a silver crown and green-and-red garments on the right. A black Shiva lingam with an orange cloth and marigold garlands sits at the center, a smaller figure in a maroon and green dress stands to its right, and a golden-decorated sculpture of a sleeping figure wrapped in white with a purple flower garland lies on a gold platform in the foreground. Orange marigold garlands hang from the top corners, and the red-and-gold draped backdrop completes the shrine. 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