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A photograph of a home shrine in a purple-cabinet room. A man kneels at left, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border, sacred white markings on his chest and arms, and joins his palms in prayer. Central figure is a smiling statue wearing a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala beads, a garland and a red shawl, holding a trident, seated behind a brass vessel on a red cloth. In front are bananas, a plate of sweets, a brass bowl and coconut-like fruit on a patterned cloth. A gilt-framed picture above shows a standing figure with a trident and rudraksha beads. Shelves on both sides hold small framed deity images and peacock feathers.

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Kailasa mangadu july 23 20212021-07-25KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/27/20212021-04-27A home shrine room with purple cabinets and an orange wall. A man kneels at left, bare-chested with white sacred thread and white dhoti, hands joined in prayer, with white paste markings on his shoulder. A woman kneels at right in a cream sari with a green and floral border, hands joined, a white cloth draped over her shoulder. Between them stands a large seated statue of a guru in saffron robes wearing a red and gold turban, with rudraksha beads and a garland, holding a staff and a red-tipped object, with peacock feathers behind. Before the statue are a brass kalasha-style vessel, flowers and offerings on a red cloth. Above, a framed picture of a figure holding a trident, and two large framed portraits in red robes with garlands at upper left and right. Shelves hold small deity figurines. Devotional home worship is shown.2021-07-25Kailasa hosur july 18th 2021A small shrine room with pink walls where a young priest in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and rudraksha malas around his neck, pours liquid from a brass vessel over three small brass deity murtis on a yellow-gold tray set on a green table, a puja or abhishekam. Yellow flowers are scattered on the tray and in metal bowls at the bottom. Behind the table is a large printed poster of a smiling figure in an orange turban, saffron garments and ornate gold and beaded necklaces, labelled as a depiction, alongside framed deity pictures and a standing statue holding a trident-like staff with rudraksha malas. Framed pictures of deities and a man in a white shirt hang on the walls.2021-12-26KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/27/20212021-04-27A shirtless priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits on the floor pouring liquid from a copper vessel over a small deity murti on a gold tray, as part of an abhishekam. The shrine table is draped in orange cloth with a pink cloth, garlanded idols, a brass lamp, fruit and flower offerings. Behind it, a large printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a maroon turban, rudraksha and yellow-and-purple flower garland, with an arched Panchamukhi Hanuman image above. A red-cabinet kitchen wall stands in the background.2021-04-27Kailasa kanchipuram december 28th 2021A small room with a cracked white wall and a maroon metal cabinet. A shirtless man with white ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, wearing a white dhoti, kneels on a mat in anjali mudra before an altar. On the altar, a life-size cutout figure of a seated guru wears a pink-red turban, a pink-red robe, layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised in greeting. Behind it hangs a framed photograph of a smiling figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk, and marigold and pink flower garlands decorate the frame. In front of the cutout sits a golden peetha bearing a pile of marigold and pink flowers, a small lingam-like object, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a shrine top; lamps, brass vessels and flowers are arranged on a tray.Kailasa mangadu july 23 20212021-07-25A small shrine room with pale green walls. A man kneels at the lower right in a bare-chested state with white dhoti, performing puja before a seated figure in an orange and red garland-draped sitting form with an orange-red headpiece, with a white and red garland. Oil lamps burn on the floor in front of the seated figure, and a white paper label sits on its base. On the left, a framed painting shows a standing figure holding a trident, with a small figure and offerings below. A smaller framed picture of a deity with a blue background hangs on the wall, and a trident is mounted on the wall at right.2024-08-28Photo inside a yellow-walled temple shrine. A large framed image on the wall shows a deity figure with a glowing halo beside a sage-like figure. In front, a seated life-size figure in an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears an orange-red turban, a long garland, multiple rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and an orange-red shawl; this is a depiction, a statue or portrait rather than a living person. At lower left, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and white sacred markings, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his palms together in prayer. Golden trident-shaped standards, a brass kalasha-style offering bowl and small oil lamps stand on the floor.2022-08-26 +1 copies