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A young girl in a pink embroidered kurta sits cross-legged on a striped green, red and orange mat in front of an altar within a yellow-walled room. Before her stands a decorated deity murti dressed in a green sari with orange border, draped in red and white flower garlands, with brass bowls, a brass lamp, apples and flower offerings arranged around it. Behind, three larger deity murtis stand under gold-trimmed garlands, one holding a trident-like implement, with more murtis on a smaller shrine to the left. A paper banner reading Happy Diwali hangs on the left wall, and a small oil lamp burns on the floor. Petals are scattered across the mat.

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A seated person in a red and maroon patterned shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged on a striped rug in a yellow-walled room, facing an altar. Behind them, three deity murtis in gold and yellow garments with garlands stand on a raised platform, the central figure wearing a tall crown and holding a staff. A seated murti in blue and gold with a crown sits on a green-and-gold throne at left. Brass and silver puja vessels, a bell, a plate of fruit, a kalasha and a red-flower offering sit on the floor. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA SINGAPORE. The scene shows a puja in progress.2025-05-08Photo 82860792022-07-12 +1 copiesA photograph inside a golden-walled shrine room during a Varalakshmi puja. In the foreground, a woman in a dark polka-dot top sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Two women in white saris with gold borders sit in front of an altar, hands folded, one with flowers in her hair and a rudraksha-style mala. 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Brass lamps, offering trays with flowers, and draped maroon altar cloths are arranged around the room.2020-10-25A woman in a white sari with an orange blouse kneels on a red patterned rug in a temple room with yellow walls, her palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. Several deity murti stand on maroon-draped platforms, decorated with green and red silk, marigold and flower garlands, and gold ornaments. A brass tray holds fruit, a bowl of puffed grain, a silver lamp and small brass vessels in front of the shrine. Hanging oil lamps and framed pictures decorate the walls, and a red banner reads Happy Diwali.Photo of a Navaratri Devi Durga puja setting in a pink-walled room with a yellow side wall hung with garlands. Three seated deity murtis, metal statues adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands and jewelled ornaments, sit on golden-yellow thrones, with a lion figure beside the right figure. 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Around ten people are visible.2024-11-28KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/24/20202020-11-24A puja in a temple room with yellow walls and hanging brass lamps. Three gilded deity murtis with garlands and jewelled crowns stand in the background. In front, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on a red mat, facing a silver murti surrounded by brass lamps, fruit, bananas, flower plates and petals. Two young boys in lilac t-shirts stand before the altar, one pouring liquid from a small vessel, while an adult in white traditional dress bends forward beside them. Another child kneels nearby. Paper diya decorations hang on the wall.2023-01-02