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A photograph of three people in saffron-orange robes and matching saffron turbans seated behind a dining table set for a puja offering. Each wears a multi-strand garland of white and green flowers, and the two outer figures wear rudraksha malas. The table holds rows of brass offering bowls with yellow sweets, bananas, pineapple, apples and other fruit, a pink cloth with gold trim, brass oil lamps, a brass bell and a framed portrait with a garland. The room has a ceiling fan, a mirror, framed art and wooden flooring.A home shrine set against a cream wall, with two large life-size cutout or printed figures of seated saffron-robed men in orange turbans, garlands and rudraksha malas, one with raised hand. Before them is a central altar draped in a white cloth with an orange striped runner, holding framed photographs garlanded with marigolds and a black peacock-feather fan above, a small deity murti, a brass lamp and a glass vessel. Offerings on steel plates include fruits, a bowl of sweets, round savoury cakes or dosas topped with white flowers, a cup, and two small oil lamps with flames. No physical people are visible; the figures are depictions on a backdrop and the framed photos show portraits.2021-01-23A home shrine table set with brass plates of fruit (bananas, mangoes, lemons), sweets, rice dishes, corn and small steel bowls, with brass oil lamps lit on either side. Behind the table, two large printed cutout portraits show smiling figures in red and orange turbans and saffron-red robes, one with a rudraksha mala and the other with a yellow and white flower garland, both with raised palms. Smaller framed photographs of a robed figure in orange with a mala stand at right, and a glass case holds a small deity murti decorated with flowers. No physical people are visible; the figures shown are printed depictions.2021-01-23HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A table altar set with brass oil lamps, bowls of fruit (bananas, mangoes, lemons), sweets, yellow marigold garlands and a small deity murti. Behind it stand two large life-size cardboard cutouts of a smiling figure in saffron-red turbans, rudraksha malas and orange shawls, one with raised palm in blessing. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a mala and a smaller framed portrait of a turbaned figure in orange sit to the right. No physical people are present; the figures are printed cutouts and portraits.2021-01-23A photograph of a ritual arrangement set before a painted banyan-tree backdrop. At center stands a large printed portrait of a bearded man with a tall maroon turban bearing an OM symbol, wearing layered gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and a red-orange garland; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. Flanking it on each side, two physical women in red and pink saris with maroon turbans and gold necklaces sit on cushioned seats, smiling and raising their hands in greeting. In front, a brass oil lamp burns, with fruit, flower garlands, a golden kalasha-style vessel with an OM emblem, brass cups and marigolds laid out on a pink cloth. Two physical people are visible in the scene.2021-03-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja altar set up in front of a large printed portrait of a bearded man with a red-orange turban, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, seated and raising his hand in blessing. Two women seated on red cushions to either side wear red and magenta saris, gold necklaces and red turbans, with palms raised; they are flanked by similar cutouts. The central altar holds a gold-framed Om-shaped vessel and a gold figure with garlands, fruit, bananas, a coconut, sweets and a brass tray of lit oil lamps in front. The purple and gold brocade cloth covers the table, and the marble floor shows a stack of cardboard boxes at right.2021-03-02A woman in a red-and-white silk sari sits cross-legged at left with palms joined in namaste, wearing a red bead mala. Behind an altar draped in magenta and gold brocade stands a large printed portrait of a bearded figure in an orange-saffron turban, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, flanked by two more printed figures in turbans, one in purple and one in cream. Marigold and rose garlands hang across the portrait. In front lie brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a brass kalasha with flowers, fruit, a bowl of offerings, and a rangoli of pastel petals on the floor. The setting is a domestic room with bright festive decoration, consistent with a Diwali puja.2020-11-14KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 11/29/20202020-11-29HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A smiling person wearing an orange-red turban with a white tilak and garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds sits on a seat draped in red and gold cloth with a tiger-striped cushion. Before them stand small deity murtis of two figures dressed in pink and red silk, adorned with white jasmine and yellow flower garlands. A brass plate with a flower sits in the lower left, and a framed photograph and a printed portrait rest on the table. The backdrop shows large painted figures in red garments. Garlands and flowers are scattered across the table.KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02