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KAILASA SAO PAULO BRASIL on 2/28/2021

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January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25A row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on mats during a ritual puja. In the foreground a right hand holds a brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame, while another hand rings a small brass bell on the right. Brass plates hold flower petals, kumkum, and offerings, with incense sticks rising from the left, and several other lamps flicker along the white floor. Only hands and backs are visible, with no clear face of any central figure; the scene shows a courtyard session of initiation rites.2017-02-01A row of people in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, with lit oil lamps and brass puja plates along the line. In the foreground a right hand holds a small brass lamp with a flame, while another hand holds a lit lamp at the right edge. Brass trays hold rose petals, a rudraksha mala, brass bowls and incense sticks, and a reddish-brown cloth lies beneath them. Bare-shouldered participants with sacred thread and ash marks on their bodies sit in the background, with blurred orange garments and soft lamp glow throughout.2017-02-01A close photograph of a puja set-up during a seated ritual. In the foreground, a person in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha bracelet lights a brass oil lamp with one hand. Brass trays hold pink flower petals, a conch shell, small brass cups and a bowl with a handled ladle, placed on an orange cloth. Incense sticks and a crystal stand are nearby. Other people in orange robes sit cross-legged along the row in the background.2017-01-12A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames, with blurred bokeh lights of more lamps behind them. In the foreground, a grey stone tray holds brass plates and small brass cups with pink flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a brass spoon and offering bowls. Incense sticks stand upright at left beside a wooden box and a plastic container. A young woman in front has a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala around her neck. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering, but no specific figure is clearly visible.2017-01-13January 15 20172017-01-15A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes perform a puja with brass oil lamps (diyas) lit along a floor covered with flower petals. In the foreground a young man with rudraksha mala beads and a white ash line on his forehead holds a small lamp aloft, while beside him others sit with lamps and brass plates. On the left, a brass tray holds kumkum, flowers and incense sticks, and a wooden box with more lamps sits in the middle. Candle lights glow in the background. Scene is ritual lamp worship.2017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13Close view of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes performing a puja on the floor. Their hands, wrapped in rudraksha bracelets, reach toward brass puja plates set on a red cloth. The plates hold yellow flowers, green leaves, a small bowl of white rice or offering, a lit oil lamp, a brass bell, small brass cups and a silver shiva-linga shaped vessel. Black-and-white rudraksha malas hang from the wrists and necks of the seated figures.2017-01-12