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A photograph of an annabiseham offering on a brass plate set on a red cloth. A large mound of white cooked rice is decorated with orange carrots and white radishes. Behind it stand small metal deity murtis: a gold-toned figure with a garland of white flowers and rudraksha beads, a red-robed figure in a crown with a rudraksha mala, and a blue-clad figure adorned with gold jewellery. A colourful printed backdrop with a seated figure in pink clothing fills the top of the frame. No people are visible.

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A photograph of an Annabiseham offering: a large mound of white cooked rice on a brass plate, decorated with red roses, orange carrots and white radishes. At the centre stands a small gold-coloured metal deity murti with a raised hand, draped in red roses and white flowers. Behind it, a larger deity statue wears red garlands, pearl necklaces and gold ornaments, and a smaller gold figure with gold jewellery and a blue garment sits to the right. Red cloth covers the floor with scattered rose petals, and a banana sits at the edge. No people are visible.A photograph of an annabiseham offering centred on a large brass plate heaped with cooked white rice, decorated with carrots, a white radish and red roses. A small gold deity murti stands in the rice, draped with a garland, with two more gold murtis wearing crowns and red tilaka behind it. To the left a lit oil lamp burns beside a brass bell and a brass ritual vessel. A framed picture of a deity with a halo sits on the left. Behind the offering, the lower legs of a seated person in orange-saffron cloth and a red-and-white flower garland are visible, but no face is shown. Orange cloth covers the altar surface, with loose red rose petals scattered around and a banana at the right edge.KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/15/20212021-05-15KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/19/20212021-05-19Photograph of a home temple altar with three decorated murti figures dressed in red and gold garments with gold jewellery, pearl necklaces and rudraksha malas, arranged on a red embroidered cloth. A dark stone lingam-shaped form sits at the centre base. In front, a brass plate holds a mound of white rice, a small brass bowl of dal and a brass tumbler. Behind the figures hang yellow garlands and a backdrop photograph showing a hand and a red-robed figure. A gold-framed container with pearl strands stands at right. No people are visible.2021-05-28A photograph of a temple altar with three small metal murtis, each on its own ornate silver-trimmed platform decorated with red and yellow-blue flowers. On the left stands a standing figure with a flower garland at the hands; in the centre a seated figure draped in white cloth and a jewelled gold collar; on the right a deity murti with a gold crown and red-and-white garments. In front on a round brass tray sit about eight brass bowls filled with rice-based offerings, including white rice, yellow and orange rice, and a brown dish, with flowers on the side. The altar is covered with an orange and gold embroidered cloth against a gold curtain. No people are visible.A temple altar arrangement with no people present. Two brass and wood-toned murtis stand on a black and white marble platform: a standing male figure with rudraksha-style beads and a red-and-gold dhoti, and a female figure in a purple and orange lehenga-style garment with gold jewellery. A garland of orange marigolds and white flowers hangs on each figure. In front, a stainless steel tray holds copper tumblers, small bowls of cooked rice, vegetables and fried food, and a large brass plate holds a silver-coloured box, a white conch-like vessel, a brass bell-lamp and a brass dish. Another brass plate holds a marigold and rose garland, and a small plate of pink petals sits in front. A red-and-gold cloth backdrop hangs behind.Photo of a shrine table on a dark glossy floor showing a bronze figure of a standing devotee-style deity with a leopard-print cap and braided hair, adorned with beaded necklaces and wearing a maroon cloth with gold border, next to a bronze female figure in a yellow and red sari and a purple and orange silk cloth with golden border draped over a stand. Behind them hangs a framed painted image and a garland of rudraksha beads, white jasmine and red-yellow marigold flowers. In front, a steel plate holds two bowls, one with white cooked rice and one with green paste, plus a small copper cup and scattered petals. No people are visible.2024-08-20KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/2/00212021-06-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 11/27/20202020-11-27Close view of a home temple altar with three deity murtis dressed in ornate jewellery and pearl garlands, set on a red embroidered cloth. The central murti is a crowned figure with a rudraksha-style garland and red and green ornaments, flanked by two smaller murtis in blue velvet covers with white pearl and gold trim. Yellow marigold garlands hang above. In the foreground a brass plate holds a mound of yellow-coloured rice with carrot pieces beside a small brass cup, offered as naivedyam. Jewellery sits on a black stone at left and a decorated silver palanquin-like object at right. No people are visible.2021-06-04KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/30/20212021-04-30