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A woman in a white and cream sari with gold trim sits cross-legged on a red and gold patterned rug, touching a small brass deity figure placed on a round gold-rimmed table during puja. Around her are arrangements of pink and red tropical flowers, green palm fronds and a bowl of grapes and a lime. On the right stands a large cutout photograph of a smiling bearded man wearing an orange-pink turban and a garland of flowers, placed behind a table draped in gold cloth, with brass deity murtis, rose petals, a lit oil lamp, brass bells and a brass kalasha. A printed sign on an easel reads KAILASA GUADELOUPE BAIE-MAHAULT. The floor is covered with green artificial grass. Hanging on the upper left wall is a red and gold fabric toran with tassels.

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A woman in a white sari with gold-trimmed blouse sits cross-legged on a red patterned rug, performing puja at a home altar. She holds a brass aarti-style lamp over a gold tray with a lit flame. Behind her, a large cutout portrait labelled with a KAILASA sign shows a smiling bearded man wearing an orange turban and garlands; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. The altar has a draped gold cloth, pink rose petals, small deity murtis, brass oil lamps, tropical flowers and fruit. A red sign reads KAILASA GUADELOUPE BAIE-MAHAULT.2025-03-29A woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari kneels before a shrine at the lower right, pouring or offering flowers from a brass plate. Behind her, a framed portrait of a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace sits in meditation against a rocky backdrop, garlanded with yellow, orange and white flower strands and set on a magenta and gold draped seat between woven screens. 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The scene is a puja offering of food to the portrait, which is a depiction rather than a physical person in the scene.2024-12-07A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels before a shrine, holding a blue-rimmed plate of small glass bowls with offerings while she bows her head toward them. Behind her, a framed portrait shows a smiling man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated with his hand raised, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and red flower strands. Below the portrait sit a wooden book stand with an open book, a pair of wooden sandals, and a red cloth-covered platform decorated with flower garlands. On the floor in front are brass and silver ritual items, including a bell-shaped vessel, a spouted pot, a small oil lamp and a lit lamp, on a patterned table. A red floral carpet covers the floor.2024-07-13A smiling woman with a white tilak on her forehead, wearing a white sari-style garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, stands at left with her palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her is an altar table draped in a cream cloth with gold and brown motifs, holding red flowers, a kalasha-like brass pot with an orange cloth, and small framed photographs. Behind the altar is a large printed image of a bearded figure with pink and red flower garlands, gold chains and ornaments, and a tall crown-like headpiece. A framed signboard on the right reads KAILASA GUADELOUPE GOYAVE, and a pink banner or cloth hangs behind the woman.A woman with dark hair pulled back sits cross-legged on a rug before a shrine, wearing a white cardigan over a white patterned skirt and a rudraksha mala around her neck, her hands joined in prayer near her face. 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