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Indoor temple scene in front of a black deity murti with a green backdrop, decorated with pink roses, white jasmine garland and a red-and-gold silk skirt; a fruit offering of bananas, grapes and a pineapple sits to the right. Two women sit on the floor: a woman in a grey top and grey trousers, wearing glasses, ties a yellow thread on the wrist of an older woman in a white and gold-bordered Kerala-style saree, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, who holds the thread. Petals lie on a striped mat and a brass vessel stands nearby. No a person candidate is visible.

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A woman in a pink short-sleeved top and blue skirt with a flower in her hair stands bending forward while an older woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, with rudraksha beads, glasses and a red forehead mark, kneels and ties a yellow thread or rakhi-like string on her wrist. Behind them stands a black stone deity murti draped in a red and gold silk skirt, with pink roses and white jasmine garlands, backed by a green cloth. To the right is a tray of fruit with bananas, grapes and a pineapple. On the floor is a brass plate with bananas on green leaves. The setting is a temple shrine with a dark tiled platform and gold-toned wall panels.A photograph of a devotional ritual at a shrine. A woman in a blue blouse and navy saree with multicoloured tie-dye borders leans forward, her hands on her waist, toward a seated woman in a white saree with gold border and brown rudraksha beads. The seated woman wears glasses, a red kumkum bindi and gold bangles, and holds a small gold object in both hands while the standing woman extends her arm. Before them is a brass plate with bananas and an oil lamp, marigold flowers, scattered petals and a brass tray of fruit and items. Behind is a dark tiled wall, a deity murti dressed in a red and gold garment, adorned with pink roses and a gold crown, and a display of bananas and grapes.A photograph of a ritual in a temple-like room with a yellow-tiled wall. A woman in a royal blue silk sari with gold motifs and a rudraksha mala stands at left, bent forward while a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged at right, tying or fastening a thread around the standing woman's wrist. A third person in a white dhoti with gold border stands behind them, and another woman in a magenta and gold sari kneels behind. In front, a brass tray holds brass oil lamps with lit flames, a ripe banana, incense sticks, a small bowl of kumkum, and a bowl of yellow turmeric. Brass plates of food, including idli and rice, sit on the blue and green mat at lower left and lower right. A red and gold deity murti is partly visible at the top.Photo of a puja inside a temple shrine. A shirtless man with a topknot and rudraksha malas, wearing a white dhoti, stands at left holding turmeric or saffron in his palm over a brass plate of bananas. Seated at right on a blue cushion, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and glasses, with a red bindi, holds a gold plate of flower petals and turmeric. Behind them a woman in a purple sari holds a tray of bananas, pineapple and grapes before a deity murti draped in a red and gold silk garment, decorated with pink roses and a garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, incense and marigold petals lie on the floor mat and tiles. Black and gold temple walls frame the shrine.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/29/20222022-05-29 +1 copiesPhoto 99202942022-05-29 +1 copiesIndoor temple puja in a shrine room decorated with gold-framed pictures, flower garlands and small deity figures. A seated priest in white dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala watches from the back. Three women in saris sit on the floor around a brass yantra or small temple structure and a red cloth with offerings: a bowl of kumkum, fruits, grapes and flowers. The woman on the left wears a red blouse and grey-silver sari; the centre woman wears a magenta sari; the woman on the right wears a red sari. A large seated deity murti with a red and orange garment and yellow flower garlands is at the centre, with oil lamps nearby.2021-07-09 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/19/20202020-10-19Photo of a Varalakshmi puja in a temple room with golden walls. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with gold border and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, applying offerings from a brass plate. Beside her another woman in white with glasses and a red bindi tends the altar. A large deity murti of Goddess Lakshmi with a gold crown and face is draped in red and pink roses, yellow marigold garlands and an orange and pink silk cloth. Brass dishes hold rose petals, turmeric, yellow flowers and a small oil lamp burning, with fruit such as apples and grapes at right. A standing woman in a green kurta photographs the scene, and a seated person in white is at left. Ceremonial oil lamps glow at the top right.2024-11-28KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15 +1 copiesPhoto 82835282022-05-08 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09