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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and a bare upper body sits cross-legged on the floor performing a puja in a home room. He wears glasses and a sacred thread, and gestures with raised hands toward a large brass vessel on a low brass stand, topped with red flowers and a small cup. A brass tray holds kumkum, a lit oil lamp, a brass plate and bowls of cooked rice, curries and vegetables arranged as naivedyam on a steel thali. Framed deity pictures sit on a shelf below a flat-screen TV, beside white orchids and a leopard-print mat. Whether the priest is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and an unstitched white upper cloth sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat, performing a puja. His hands are raised in mudra gestures over a large ornate brass pedestal holding a brass bowl with a flower garland and small lamps. Around him is a silver thali filled with rice, dal, vegetable curries and pickles, plus brass tumblers and a brass cup on a tray. Behind him a flatscreen TV sits atop a shelf lined with framed portraits of gurus and deity images, with white orchids nearby. This appears to be a home shrine offering with food naivedyam.2022-03-18KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/14/20222022-03-14A priest seated cross-legged on a leopard-print mat performs naivedyam offering before a large ornate gold bowl on a gold pedestal stand, decorated with pink flowers and a small silver cup. He is bare-chested, wearing white dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, and holds his hand over the offering. In front, a silver thali holds rice, dal, vegetable curries and side dishes in small steel bowls, and a brass tray holds a lamp, a brass pot and a small cup. Behind, a shelf displays small framed deity images and a flat-screen television is mounted above, with white orchids on the right. No readable text is visible.2022-03-10KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/14/20222022-03-14A man seated cross-legged in a white dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a golden aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine. Behind him a shelf holds small deity murti, framed images, bells and a flowering white orchid. A large gold bowl with red flowers and a small silver cup sits in the foreground. A flat-screen TV stands above the shrine.2022-03-15KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/18/20222022-02-18KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/18/20222022-03-18A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine of small brass and gilded deity murtis arranged on a dark wooden shelf below a flat-screen TV. A gold tray with pink rose petals and a gold kalasha-style vessel lies in front. The man is a priest performing puja, not identifiable as the a person from appearance; a person is set to unsure.2022-02-22KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/10/20222022-03-10A seated priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, his hands pressed together in front of an ornate brass puja stand. The brass bowl on top holds pink flowers, a small brass vessel and a kalasha-like container. A silver thali in front holds rice, lentil dishes, vegetable curries and bowls of food, a naivedyam offering. A brass dish with a pink flower, a brass cup and a wooden box sit on a leopard-print cloth. A flat-screen television and glass cabinets with small framed photographs stand behind. The scene shows a home shrine puja with food offering.2022-02-18A bare-chested man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat beside a small shrine cabinet holding several small deity figures and framed images, with a flat-screen television above. He holds a small object near his hand, with incense smoke rising, and wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white dhoti. In front of him is a large ornate brass tray holding red rose petals, a small brass cup, and a brass lamp.2022-02-22KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/22/20222022-02-22