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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.

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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.Two women sit cross-legged on a glossy reddish-pink floor in front of a golden-pillared structure at night, facing forward during a puja. The woman on the left wears a white sari with a green blouse and a pink flower held in her hands, along with a pearl necklace and bangles. The woman on the right wears a maroon checked sari with a gold border, a gold necklace and bangles, and a long plait over her shoulder. Brass plates in front hold white flowers, fruit, sweets and small bowls, with a steel vessel and oil lamps nearby and a rolled mat beneath them.2022-02-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Photo 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.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.Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04A home interior with cream walls and dark wood flooring, where two women perform a ritual. A woman in a blue and white patterned sleeveless dress stands with palms pressed together at her face in prayer. Beside her, a woman in a white saree with a gold border and orange blouse, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, holds a brass tray with small bowls and a copper vessel, offering or serving the items. Orange and red cloths cover the floor, with brass lamps and a brass plate of flowers nearby.2022-06-11 +1 copiesIndoor 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.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09July 13 2022 Sripuram2022-07-13Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04A temple ritual scene on a red cloth floor scattered with yellow marigold petals. A bare-chested priest with a white and yellow turban and white dhoti leans in from the left, handling a folded blue cloth. Seated women in silk saris are part of the ceremony: one in a magenta and gold sari with a gold necklace, wearing a bindi, holds the blue cloth; another in a blue sari with a red blouse and a gold pendant sits at right, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti with garlands, a small elephant figure and rows of small figurines on a red-draped altar.