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Overhead view of a puja altar on a red cloth with gold border. A large green coconut decorated with white daisies and pink-and-white flower garlands sits at centre. Brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and a small bronze deity murti stand nearby. A brass thali holds dal, rice, chickpea curry and sweets, and a platter of sliced fruit, pomegranate, apple, kiwi, dates and berries sits to the right. A small framed photograph is visible in the background. No people are visible.

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Photo 66781742021-03-11KAILASA NEW YORK, USA on 2/26/20212021-02-26A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth-covered table in front of a gold and yellow draped backdrop. Silver and brass plates hold fresh fruit including bananas, a pineapple, apples, grapes, a green coconut, pomegranates, papaya and guava. Small bowls contain cooked rice dishes, lentil preparations, sugarcane pieces, nuts and seeds, decorated with red flowers. A deity murti or decorated figure is partially visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene. This appears to be a naivedyam offering arrangement.Overhead photo of a ritual offering setup on a wooden floor. On the left, a red cloth with gold border holds a round stainless steel thali with small bowls of rice with cardamom, yellow dal-like sweet, a vegetable curry with potato and cilantro garnish, a beetroot-coloured dish with herbs, sesame-coated sweets, dates, and a small cup of liquid. On the right, an orange cloth covers a low stool holding a whole coconut decorated with yellow flowers in a white wire stand, beside a brass plate with a lamp or incense stick and a ritual item. No people are visible.2024-11-07A home shrine setup for a Navaratri puja offering. At the centre a yellow-turmeric-coated coconut sits atop a brass kalasha with a white floral marking, flanked by an ornate gold-framed picture behind it. Fresh flowers in yellow, white and red lie at its base. In front stands a small silver stool with a brass bell, oil lamp, incense holder, spoon and a copper tumbler of water. A brass thali holds five bowls of rice preparations, yellow and white, for naivedyam. The cloth backdrop and floor runner are multicoloured paisley. No people are visible.2020-10-21Overhead photo of a Navaratri naivedyam offering laid on a woven straw mat over a red and cream patterned rug. A brass thali holds three small bowls of lentil-based preparations and a bowl of white grated coconut. A round brass plate holds a mound of orange-brown sweet halwa. Another brass thali holds bananas, a green apple, a red apple, a yellow lemon or citrus and a small clay or brass cup. A woven basket holds a banana, an apple and white flowers. A red and gold silk cloth with a paisley border lies at the upper left, and a small brass bowl floats pink flowers. A purple and white flower arrangement sits in a silver dish. No people are visible.2020-10-25A puja altar setup on a red cloth for a Satyanarayan Puja. In the centre a copper pot holds a coconut wrapped in green leaves and topped with a yellow flower, surrounded by pink and white flower petals. Behind it stands a framed image of a blue-skinned deity wearing a crown and garland, and to the left a framed photograph shows a robed figure receiving a garland. On the right a brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, and small brass cups and a dark pot sit at left. No people are visible.2021-02-26Indoor puja arrangement on a tiled floor: a low ornate wooden stand holds a brass tray with a small red box, a yellow fruit, a lit oil lamp and offerings, beneath a pink and gold draped canopy with a framed deity murti. In front, on woven mats, stand a brass plate with banana and orange, a brass lamp with a lit wick, a steel thali with rice, dal, pickle and curry, and steel bowls with lids. No people are visible.2020-12-25KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/23/20222022-02-23KAILASA UNITED KINGDOM on 11/14/20202020-11-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja offering arranged on a red cloth with gold border. A brass bowl holds heaped white cooked rice dotted with black specks, beside a green unripe banana and a small dish of nuts. Pink flower petals are scattered across the cloth. At upper right stand a gilded metal figure and a small brass deity murti, with an orange-brown carved figure at right. A small brass vessel sits at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2024-09-19Overhead photo of a ritual puja arrangement on an orange-red silk cloth over a white tiled floor. A large brass thali holds a conch shell, small brass cups, a red cloth, a green cloth, a lamp and a kumkum box. Nearby stand a steel plate with cooked rice, dal, a lemon, an apple and a bowl, a brass plate with lit oil lamps and flowers, a copper vessel with a spoon and white flowers, and a brass plate with a lamp. Above, a deity murti dressed in a pink and gold brocade cloth wears strands of pearl necklaces and flowers, draped over a tiger-striped fabric. No people are visible.2021-07-28