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A photograph of a home temple shrine. Behind the altar stands a large cutout of a smiling man in a red turban and red robes, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas, red-beaded armbands and raised palms in blessing, and a small framed portrait pendant on his chest. A handwritten paper sign on the cream door reads MELBOURNE HOME TEMPLE. In front sit two brass deity figures: a smaller one in a red-pink garment with a pearl-studded turban, and a taller one in a magenta and gold embroidered dress and crown holding a ladle and a cup. The altar offerings include a silver tray with a banana, strawberries, two small brass vessels with spoons, and a small brass oil lamp, all on a leopard-print cloth. The cutout is a printed depiction, not a person in the room.

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A photograph of a home shrine in front of a cream-coloured door. A large cutout of a seated figure in a red turban, red robes and rudraksha malas is propped against the wall, with raised palms and a smile, and a handwritten paper sign reads "MELBOURNE HOME TEMPLE". Probable Swamiji cues: the red turban, red robes and multiple rudraksha malas on a depiction. Below the cutout sit two brass deity murti, one in a red garment and one in a pink floral dress with a silver crown, a silver cup, two steel vessels with a spoon, a banana, strawberries and a small brass oil lamp on a leopard-print cloth.2024-06-10A photograph of a life-size cutout standing against a cream panelled door, showing a smiling man in a red turban with a red bindi, red robes and a long rudraksha mala, raising both palms in blessing. A handwritten paper sign is attached to the door beside the cutout. 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Beside them are a steel bowl of fruit (a banana, an apple and an orange) and a small silver oil lamp. The image is of the cutout and statues only, with no physical people present.2024-02-10A photograph of a home altar set up in front of a cream-painted door. Behind the altar stands a large cutout figure of a smiling man seated cross-legged, wearing a red turban, red robes, a dark red rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, and red beaded bracelets; his palms are raised in blessing. A handwritten paper sign pinned to the door reads MELBOURNE HOME TEMPLE. In front, a small brass deity pair stands on a pedestal: one in a teal garment and one in a green embroidered sari with a sheer veil and a green parrot perched on the figure's shoulder, with a red flower at the waist. Before them sit a stainless steel bowl holding an orange and an apple, a small silver oil lamp, and a yellow cloth spread across the base. 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Around him are offerings: a silver tray with bananas, currency notes, rudraksha beads and a small lamp, a bowl of red kumkum, a white marble Ganesha, a small gold Lakshmi figure, a gold Sri Yantra plate, a golden pyramid-shaped object, a black Shiva figure in red cloth, a Tirupati-style framed deity print above, and a handwritten paper sign reading 'KAILASA SAN DIEGO'. No physical people are present. a person appearance in the central figure is a printed or cutout depiction, not a physical person, and identity is not established from appearance.2024-09-23A home shrine corner with a large life-size cutout of a smiling man seated in cross-legged pose against a beige wall, wearing a red turban, red-orange robes, a dark rudraksha mala and white flower garlands, holding a trident in one hand and raising the other in blessing. In front stands a gold framed Sri Yantra, a white marble Ganesha figurine, a small gold deity figure, a gold kalasha-like brass tray with yellow bananas, a coin or money, and a bowl of red kumkum, all on an orange cloth. A dark statue of Shiva stands at right beside a window, and a framed yantra hangs above. A paper sign reads KAILASA SAN DIEGO in pink marker. Several people are not visible.2024-10-09A indoor puja corner with a seated figure dressed in a red turban, red robes and a red shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and white flower garland, holding a golden trident in one hand and raising the other in blessing. The figure is a life-size cutout or statue-like depiction rather than a live person. A white Ganesha figurine, a golden yantra plate, brass deity figures, a silver kalasha, a brass tray with fruit, coins, bangles and a bowl of kumkum, and lit tea lights sit on an orange cloth altar. A framed gold-embossed deity picture hangs above and a paper sign on the wall reads KAILASA SAN DIEGO. Mounted on the left wall is a framed gilt deity picture above the altar.