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A photograph inside a temple shrine room decorated with marigold and green leaf garlands. A deity murti stands centre-right, dressed in a gold and pink textile with a crown and a garland, flanked by a blue figure and a painted panel of a temple scene. On the left, a woman in a teal sari and black face mask sits on the floor reading from an open book beside brass lamps and offering plates. Beside her, a bare-chested man with long hair tied in a knot and a rudraksha-style necklace reads from a book, seated before brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offering plates. A brass lamp stand and a framed image with a flower offering are also visible.

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KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/22/20202020-10-22Indoor shrine puja at KAILASA Ohio. A priest with a shaved-free long grey-streaked hair and beard, bare-chested, wears a white dhoti with a striped border and a purple beaded mala, and a blue face mask; he holds a brass bowl up toward a decorated deity murti of a goddess with gold crown, flower garlands and a red-and-gold sari, seated on a pink lotus before lit oil lamps. A woman in a blue and red sari with gold bangles and an orange mask sits with hands folded to the left. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers, a painted calendar-style picture and a painted mural of deities stand around the shrine. This is a Navaratri puja.2020-10-22KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21Indoor puja at a home shrine during Navaratri, with a woman in a green sari and black face mask holding a woven basket of fruit (banana, apple) toward a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and mask seated on a cushion. Brass oil lamps flank a decorated deity murti draped in green and blue cloth with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Behind them hangs a framed painting of a goddess seated in a golden throne-like setting, and a glass display cabinet holds ritual items. A brass tray with small vessels and a bowl of flowers sits on the floor, with a red rug beneath.2020-10-25A woman in a teal and dark blue silk sari stands with her palms pressed together in namaste before a home shrine during a Navaratri puja. She wears a black face mask, glasses, a red bindi, a long beaded mala and a gold bangle. Behind her, a deity murti with a gold crown is decorated with garlands of orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves against a red curtain. A framed picture sits before it with offerings of fruit and flowers. On the right, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti kneels on a striped mat before brass lamps and a plate of puja items, wearing a face mask. A large painted temple-scene tapestry hangs on the wall, and a red fire extinguisher is visible at lower left.2020-10-20A woman in a teal blouse, black face mask and glasses performs an aarti with a brass lamp before a decorated deity murti dressed in a green silk sari with a gold border. The murti wears a golden crown, a large green and gold mala, and is garlanded with orange marigolds, red and white flowers and green-and-white garlands. Around the altar are brass oil lamps, a small golden seated deity figure in red on the left, a framed picture and a golden kalasha-like object. A painted Hindu temple scene hangs on the right, and a blue figure of a deity is cut out on the left against a red cloth backdrop.2020-10-20A small temple room with a home shrine of deity murtis and framed pictures on a draped altar at left. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red floral garland sits on a striped mat reading from a sheet, with brass lamps, plates of fruit, sweets and flowers before him. A woman in a maroon top and black face mask sits opposite, tending a yellow-draped deity figure. At right, a wall shrine holds a portrait of a seated figure in saffron-red robes and a crown-like turban, and a monitor shows an online session with several small video participants.2021-11-23Photograph of a temple puja in a home shrine room. A large deity murti of a goddess stands centrally, adorned with a silver crown, pink and green silk, multicolored flower garlands and a long pearl-like necklace, with a bright green and blue draped base. A bare-chested priest with a shaved-looking head, white dhoti and a face mask kneels at right, holding his hand over a brass oil lamp. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand before the murti, a small brass kalasha with marigold garlands sits on a pink cloth, and a painted temple scene with multiple figures hangs on the right wall. A gold brocade backdrop and red curtains frame the shrine, and a small brass figure rests on a green-draped table at left.2020-10-25A seated man in white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold border, bare-chested with a purple rudraksha-style mala, a face mask and hands folded in namaskar, performs puja before a central deity murti of a dark-faced goddess crowned, holding a staff and a flower-decked form, decorated with red, orange and white garlands and wrapped in a green-and-gold sari. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, with a kalasha or silver offering plate, brass vessels and flowers on a striped mat in front. A large framed painting on the right shows multiple ornately dressed deities seated atop lions in a temple setting, and a blue-skinned Krishna figure appears on the left beside red drapes.2020-10-20Photo of a temple puja inside a shrine with deity murtis draped in garlands of pink, red and white flowers and carved wooden or metal frames behind them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, facing a second bare-chested man in white dhoti who reads from loose papers and holds a microphone. Brass plates with bananas, limes, oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a bowl of flower petals sit on the cloth. The scene suggests a puja and recitation at a shrine during a festival.2022-10-02 +3 copies